Psalm 107:1-9
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Book V
(Psalms 107–150)
Psalm 107
Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Many Troubles
1 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.(A)
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
those he redeemed from trouble(B)
3 and gathered in from the lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.[a](C)
4 Some wandered in desert wastes,
finding no way to an inhabited town;(D)
5 hungry and thirsty,
their soul fainted within them.
6 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress;(E)
7 he led them by a straight way,
until they reached an inhabited town.(F)
8 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to humankind.(G)
9 For he satisfies the thirsty,
and the hungry he fills with good things.(H)
Footnotes
- 107.3 Cn: Heb sea
Psalm 107:33-43
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33 He turns rivers into a desert,
springs of water into thirsty ground,(A)
34 a fruitful land into a salty waste,
because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.(B)
35 He turns a desert into pools of water,
a parched land into springs of water.(C)
36 And there he lets the hungry live,
and they establish a town to live in;
37 they sow fields and plant vineyards
and get a fruitful yield.(D)
38 By his blessing they multiply greatly,
and he does not let their cattle decrease.(E)
39 When they are diminished and brought low
through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,(F)
40 he pours contempt on princes
and makes them wander in trackless wastes,(G)
41 but he raises up the needy out of distress
and makes their families like flocks.(H)
42 The upright see it and are glad,
and all wickedness stops its mouth.(I)
43 Let those who are wise pay attention to these things
and consider the steadfast love of the Lord.(J)
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