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Psalm 107:1–9

Give thanks to the Lord,f for he is good;g

his love endures forever.

Let the redeemedh of the Lord tell their story—

those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,

those he gatheredi from the lands,

from east and west, from north and south.a

Some wandered in desertj wastelands,

finding no way to a cityk where they could settle.

They were hungryl and thirsty,m

and their lives ebbed away.

Then they cried outn to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

He led them by a straight wayo

to a cityp where they could settle.

Let them give thanksq to the Lord for his unfailing lover

and his wonderful deedss for mankind,

for he satisfiest the thirsty

and fills the hungry with good things.u

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Psalm 107:1–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

for his steadfast love endures forever!

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,

whom he has redeemed from trouble

and gathered in from the lands,

from the east and from the west,

from the north and from the south.

Some wandered in desert wastes,

finding no way to a city to dwell in;

hungry and thirsty,

their soul fainted within them.

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

He led them by a straight way

till they reached a city to dwell in.

Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

For he satisfies the longing soul,

and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

Psalm 107:1–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good:

For his mercy endureth for ever.

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,

Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

And gathered them out of the lands,

From the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.

They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way;

They found no city to dwell in.

Hungry and thirsty,

Their soul fainted in them.

Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble,

And he delivered them out of their distresses.

And he led them forth by the right way,

That they might go to a city of habitation.

Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness,

And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

For he satisfieth the longing soul,

And filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

Psalm 107:1–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!

His faithful love endures forever.

Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out!

Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.

For he has gathered the exiles from many lands,

from east and west,

from north and south.

Some wandered in the wilderness,

lost and homeless.

Hungry and thirsty,

they nearly died.

Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble,

and he rescued them from their distress.

He led them straight to safety,

to a city where they could live.

Let them praise the Lord for his great love

and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

For he satisfies the thirsty

and fills the hungry with good things.

Psalm 107:1–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!

For His mercy endures forever.

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,

Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,

And gathered out of the lands,

From the east and from the west,

From the north and from the south.

They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way;

They found no city to dwell in.

Hungry and thirsty,

Their soul fainted in them.

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,

And He delivered them out of their distresses.

And He led them forth by the right way,

That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.

Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,

And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

For He satisfies the longing soul,

And fills the hungry soul with goodness.

Psalm 107:1–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

Thank the Lord because he is good.

His love continues forever.

That is what those whom the Lord has saved should say.

He has saved them from the enemy

and has gathered them from other lands,

from east and west, north and south.

Some people had wandered in the desert lands.

They found no city in which to live.

They were hungry and thirsty,

and they were discouraged.

In their misery they cried out to the Lord,

and he saved them from their troubles.

He led them on a straight road

to a city where they could live.

Let them give thanks to the Lord for his love

and for the miracles he does for people.

He satisfies the thirsty

and fills up the hungry.

Psalm 107:1–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

O give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so,

Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

And gathered out of the lands,

From the east and from the west,

From the north and from the south.

They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way;

They found no city of habitation.

Hungry and thirsty,

Their soul fainted in them.

Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble,

And he delivered them out of their distresses,

He led them also by a straight way,

That they might go to a city of habitation.

Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness,

And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

For he satisfieth the longing soul,

And the hungry soul he filleth with good.

Psalm 107:1–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the oppressor, And gathered out of the countries, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the sea. They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way, they found no city of habitation; Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them: Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses, And he led them forth by a right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men; For he hath satisfied the longing soul and filled the hungry soul with good.

Psalm 107:1–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Give thanks to the Lord because he is good, 

because his mercy endures forever. 

Let the people the Lord defended repeat these words. 

They are the people he defended from the power of their enemies 

and gathered from other countries, 

from the east and from the west, 

from the north and from the south. 

They wandered around the desert on a deserted road 

without finding an inhabited city. 

They were hungry and thirsty. 

They began to lose hope. 

In their distress they cried out to the Lord

He rescued them from their troubles. 

He led them on a road that went straight to an inhabited city. 

Let them give thanks to the Lord because of his mercy. 

He performed his miracles for Adam’s descendants. 

He gave plenty to drink to those who were thirsty. 

He filled those who were hungry with good food. 

Psalm 107:1–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;

His faithful love endures forever.

Let the redeemed of the Lord proclaim

that He has redeemed them from the hand of the foe

and has gathered them from the lands—

from the east and the west,

from the north and the south.

Some wandered in the desolate wilderness,

finding no way to a city where they could live.

They were hungry and thirsty;

their spirits failed within them.

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;

He rescued them from their distress.

He led them by the right path

to go to a city where they could live.

Let them give thanks to the Lord

for His faithful love

and His wonderful works for all humanity.

For He has satisfied the thirsty

and filled the hungry with good things.

Psalm 107:1–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

for his steadfast love endures forever.

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,

those he redeemed from trouble

and gathered in from the lands,

from the east and from the west,

from the north and from the south.

Some wandered in desert wastes,

finding no way to an inhabited town;

hungry and thirsty,

their soul fainted within them.

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress;

he led them by a straight way,

until they reached an inhabited town.

Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wonderful works to humankind.

For he satisfies the thirsty,

and the hungry he fills with good things.

Psalm 107:1–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good,

for his loyal love is forever.

Let the redeemed of Yahweh declare it,

those whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy

and gathered from the lands,

from east and from west, from north and from south.

They wandered in the wilderness, in a desert.

They could find no way to a city to inhabit.

Hungry and thirsty,

their soul grew faint within them.

Then they cried out to Yahweh in their trouble.

He delivered them from their distresses

and led them by a straight way

to get to a city to inhabit.

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love,

and his wonderful deeds for the children of humankind,

for he satisfies the longing soul,

and the hungry soul he fills with good.

Psalm 107:1–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good.

His faithful love continues forever.

That’s what those who have been set free by the Lord should say.

He set them free from the power of the enemy.

He brought them back from other lands.

He brought them back from east and west, from north and south.

Some of them wandered in deserts that were dry and empty.

They couldn’t find their way to a city where they could settle down.

They were hungry and thirsty.

Their lives were slipping away.

Then they cried out to the Lord because of their problems.

And he saved them from their troubles.

He led them straight

to a city where they could settle down.

Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love.

Let them give thanks for the miracles he does for his people.

He gives those who are thirsty all of the water they want.

He gives those who are hungry all of the good food they can eat.

Psalm 107:1–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good,

For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,

Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary

And gathered from the lands,

From the east and from the west,

From the north and from the south.

They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region;

They did not find a way to an inhabited city.

They were hungry and thirsty;

Their soul fainted within them.

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;

He delivered them out of their distresses.

He led them also by a straight way,

To go to an inhabited city.

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,

And for His wonders to the sons of men!

For He has satisfied the thirsty soul,

And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.


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