Psalm 107-109

New King James Version

⁴ They wandered in ^(C)the wilderness in a desolate way;
They found no city to dwell in.
⁵ Hungry and thirsty,
Their soul fainted in them.
^6 (D)Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He delivered them out of their distresses.
⁷ And He led them forth by the ^(E)right way,
That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.
^8 (F)Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
⁹ For ^(G)He satisfies the longing soul,
And fills the hungry soul with goodness.

¹⁰ Those who ^(H)sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
^(I)Bound^[b] in affliction and irons—
¹¹ Because they ^(J)rebelled against the words of God,
And ^[c]despised ^(K)the counsel of the Most High,
¹² Therefore He brought down their heart with labor;
They fell down, and there was ^(L)none to help.
¹³ Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them out of their distresses.
^14 (M)He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
And broke their chains in pieces.
¹⁵ Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
¹⁶ For He has ^(N)broken the gates of bronze,
And cut the bars of iron in two.

¹⁷ Fools, ^(O)because of their transgression,
And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
^18 (P)Their soul abhorred all manner of food,
And they ^(Q)drew near to the gates of death.
¹⁹ Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them out of their distresses.
^20 (R)He sent His word and ^(S)healed them,
And ^(T)delivered them from their destructions.
²¹ Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
^22 (U)Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And ^(V)declare His works with ^[d]rejoicing.

²³ Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters,
²⁴ They see the works of the Lord,
And His wonders in the deep.
²⁵ For He commands and ^(W)raises the stormy wind,
Which lifts up the waves of the sea.
²⁶ They mount up to the heavens,
They go down again to the depths;
^(X)Their soul melts because of trouble.
²⁷ They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,
And ^[e]are at their wits’ end.
²⁸ Then they cry out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brings them out of their distresses.
^29 (Y)He calms the storm,
So that its waves are still.
³⁰ Then they are glad because they are quiet;
So He guides them to their desired haven.
^31 (Z)Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
³² Let them exalt Him also ^(AA)in the assembly of the people,
And praise Him in the company of the elders.

³³ He ^(AB)turns rivers into a wilderness,
And the watersprings into dry ground;
³⁴ A ^(AC)fruitful land into ^[f]barrenness,
For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
^35 (AD)He turns a wilderness into pools of water,
And dry land into watersprings.
³⁶ There He makes the hungry dwell,
That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,
³⁷ And sow fields and plant vineyards,
That they may yield a fruitful harvest.
^38 (AE)He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly;
And He does not let their cattle ^(AF)decrease.

³⁹ When they are ^(AG)diminished and brought low
Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow,
^40 (AH)He pours contempt on princes,
And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;
^41 (AI)Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction,
And ^(AJ)makes their families like a flock.
^42 (AK)The righteous see it and rejoice,
And all ^(AL)iniquity stops its mouth.

^43 (AM)Whoever is wise will observe these things,
And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.

^5 (AQ)Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,
And Your glory above all the earth;
^6 (AR)That Your beloved may be delivered,
Save with Your right hand, and ^[h]hear me.

⁷ God has spoken in His holiness:
“I will rejoice;
I will divide Shechem
And measure out the Valley of Succoth.
⁸ Gilead is Mine; Manasseh is Mine;
Ephraim also is the ^[i]helmet for My head;
^(AS)Judah is My lawgiver.
⁹ Moab is My washpot;
Over Edom I will cast My shoe;
Over Philistia I will triumph.”

^10 (AT)Who will bring me into the strong city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
¹¹ Is it not You, O God, who cast us off?
And You, O God, who did not go out with our armies?
¹² Give us help from trouble,
For the help of man is useless.
^13 (AU)Through God we will do valiantly,
For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.

⁶ Set a wicked man over him,
And let ^(AZ)an ^[j]accuser stand at his right hand.
⁷ When he is judged, let him be found guilty,
And ^(BA)let his prayer become sin.
⁸ Let his days be ^(BB)few,
And ^(BC)let another take his office.
^9 (BD)Let his children be fatherless,
And his wife a widow.
¹⁰ Let his children ^[k]continually be vagabonds, and beg;
Let them ^[l]seek their bread also from their desolate places.
^11 (BE)Let the creditor seize all that he has,
And let strangers plunder his labor.
¹² Let there be none to extend mercy to him,
Nor let there be any to favor his fatherless children.
^13 (BF)Let his ^[m]posterity be cut off,
And in the generation following let their ^(BG)name be blotted out.

^14 (BH)Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,
And let not the sin of his mother ^(BI)be blotted out.
¹⁵ Let them be continually before the Lord,
That He may ^(BJ)cut off the memory of them from the earth;
¹⁶ Because he did not remember to show mercy,
But persecuted the poor and needy man,
That he might even slay the ^(BK)broken in heart.
^17 (BL)As he loved cursing, so let it come to him;
As he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him.
¹⁸ As he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
So let it ^(BM)enter his body like water,
And like oil into his bones.
¹⁹ Let it be to him like the garment which covers him,
And for a belt with which he girds himself continually.
²⁰ Let this be the Lord’s reward to my accusers,
And to those who speak evil against my person.

²¹ But You, O God the Lord,
Deal with me for Your name’s sake;
Because Your mercy is good, deliver me.
²² For I am poor and needy,
And my heart is wounded within me.
²³ I am gone ^(BN)like a shadow when it lengthens;
I am shaken off like a locust.
²⁴ My ^(BO)knees are weak through fasting,
And my flesh is feeble from lack of fatness.
²⁵ I also have become ^(BP)a reproach to them;
When they look at me, ^(BQ)they shake their heads.

²⁶ Help me, O Lord my God!
Oh, save me according to Your mercy,
^27 (BR)That they may know that this is Your hand—
That You, Lord, have done it!
^28 (BS)Let them curse, but You bless;
When they arise, let them be ashamed,
But let ^(BT)Your servant rejoice.
^29 (BU)Let my accusers be clothed with shame,
And let them cover themselves with their own disgrace as with a mantle.

³⁰ I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth;
Yes, ^(BV)I will praise Him among the multitude.
³¹ For ^(BW)He shall stand at the right hand of the poor,
To save him from those ^[n]who condemn him.