Psalm 107:1–43

¹Give thanks to the Lord,^f for he is good;^g

his love endures forever.

²Let the redeemed^h of the Lord tell their story—

those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,

³those he gatheredⁱ from the lands,

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

⁴Some wandered in desert^j wastelands,

finding no way to a city^k where they could settle.

⁵They were hungry^l and thirsty,^m

and their lives ebbed away.

⁶Then they cried outⁿ to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

⁷He led them by a straight way^o

to a city^p where they could settle.

⁸Let them give thanks^q to the Lord for his unfailing love^r

and his wonderful deeds^s for mankind,

⁹for he satisfies^t the thirsty

and fills the hungry with good things.^u

¹⁰Some sat in darkness,^v in utter darkness,

prisoners suffering^w in iron chains,^x

¹¹because they rebelled^y against God’s commands

and despised^z the plans^a of the Most High.

¹²So he subjected them to bitter labor;

they stumbled, and there was no one to help.^b

¹³Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he saved them^c from their distress.

¹⁴He brought them out of darkness,^d the utter darkness,^e

and broke away their chains.^f

¹⁵Let them give thanks^g to the Lord for his unfailing love^h

and his wonderful deedsⁱ for mankind,

¹⁶for he breaks down gates of bronze

and cuts through bars of iron.

¹⁷Some became fools^j through their rebellious ways^k

and suffered affliction^l because of their iniquities.

¹⁸They loathed all food^m

and drew near the gates of death.ⁿ

¹⁹Then they cried^o to the Lord in their trouble,

and he saved them^p from their distress.

²⁰He sent out his word^q and healed them;^r

he rescued^s them from the grave.^t

²¹Let them give thanks^u to the Lord for his unfailing love^v

and his wonderful deeds^w for mankind.

²²Let them sacrifice thank offerings^x

and tell of his works^y with songs of joy.^z

²³Some went out on the sea^a in ships;^b

they were merchants on the mighty waters.

²⁴They saw the works of the Lord,^c

his wonderful deeds in the deep.

²⁵For he spoke^d and stirred up a tempest^e

that lifted high the waves.^f

²⁶They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;

in their peril^g their courage melted^h away.

²⁷They reeledⁱ and staggered like drunkards;

they were at their wits’ end.

²⁸Then they cried^j out to the Lord in their trouble,

and he brought them out of their distress.^k

²⁹He stilled the storm^l to a whisper;

the waves^m of the sea^b were hushed.ⁿ

³⁰They were glad when it grew calm,

and he guided them^o to their desired haven.

³¹Let them give thanks^p to the Lord for his unfailing love^q

and his wonderful deeds^r for mankind.

³²Let them exalt^s him in the assembly^t of the people

and praise him in the council of the elders.

³³He turned rivers into a desert,^u

flowing springs^v into thirsty ground,

³⁴and fruitful land into a salt waste,^w

because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

³⁵He turned the desert into pools of water^x

and the parched ground into flowing springs;^y

³⁶there he brought the hungry to live,

and they founded a city where they could settle.

³⁷They sowed fields and planted vineyards^z

that yielded a fruitful harvest;

³⁸he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,^a

and he did not let their herds diminish.^b

³⁹Then their numbers decreased,^c and they were humbled^d

by oppression, calamity and sorrow;

⁴⁰he who pours contempt on nobles^e

made them wander in a trackless waste.^f

⁴¹But he lifted the needy^g out of their affliction

and increased their families like flocks.^h

⁴²The upright see and rejoice,ⁱ

but all the wicked shut their mouths.^j

⁴³Let the one who is wise^k heed these things

and ponder the loving deeds^l of the Lord.