Psalm 107
Hoffnung für Alle
Fünftes Buch
(Psalm 107–150)
Herr, du hast uns gerettet!
107 Dankt dem Herrn, denn er ist gut,
und seine Gnade hört niemals auf!
2 Dies sollen alle bekennen, die der Herr erlöst hat.
Ja, er hat sie aus der Gewalt ihrer Unterdrücker befreit
3 und aus fernen Ländern wieder zurückgebracht –
aus Ost und West, aus Nord und Süd.
4 Manche irrten in der trostlosen Wüste umher
und konnten keinen bewohnten Ort finden.
5 Hunger und Durst raubten ihnen alle Kraft,
sie waren der Verzweiflung nahe.
6 In auswegloser Lage schrien sie zum Herrn,
und er rettete sie aus ihrer Not.
7 Er half ihnen, den richtigen Weg zu finden,
und führte sie zu einer bewohnten Stadt.
8 Sie sollen den Herrn preisen für seine Gnade
und für seine Wunder, die er uns Menschen erleben lässt!
9 Denn er hat den Verdurstenden zu trinken gegeben,
die Hungernden versorgte er mit reichlich Nahrung.
10 Andere lagen in der Finsternis gefangen
und litten unter ihren schweren Fesseln.
11 Sie hatten missachtet, was Gott ihnen sagte,
und die Weisungen des Höchsten in den Wind geschlagen.
12 Darum zerbrach er ihren Stolz durch Mühsal und Leid;
sie lagen am Boden, und keiner half ihnen auf.
13 In auswegloser Lage schrien sie zum Herrn,
und er rettete sie aus ihrer Not.
14 Er holte sie aus den finsteren Kerkern heraus
und riss ihre Fesseln entzwei.
15 Sie sollen den Herrn preisen für seine Gnade
und für seine Wunder, die er uns Menschen erleben lässt!
16 Denn er hat die gepanzerten Türen zerschmettert
und die eisernen Riegel aufgebrochen.
17 Andere hatten leichtfertig gesündigt;
wegen ihrer Verfehlungen siechten sie nun dahin.
18 Zuletzt ekelten sie sich vor jeder Speise
und standen schon an der Schwelle des Todes.
19 In auswegloser Lage schrien sie zum Herrn,
und er rettete sie aus ihrer Not.
20 Er sprach nur ein Wort, und sie wurden gesund.
So bewahrte er sie vor dem sicheren Tod.
21 Sie sollen den Herrn preisen für seine Gnade
und für seine Wunder, die er uns Menschen erleben lässt!
22 Aus Dank sollen sie ihm Opfergaben bringen
und voll Freude von seinen Taten erzählen!
23 Wieder andere segelten aufs Meer hinaus,
um mit ihren Schiffen Handel zu treiben.
24 Dort erlebten sie die Macht des Herrn,
auf hoher See wurden sie Zeugen seiner Wunder.
25 Nur ein Wort von ihm – und ein Sturm peitschte das Meer.
Wogen türmten sich auf,
26 warfen die Schiffe hoch in die Luft
und stießen sie sogleich wieder in die Tiefe.
Da verloren die Seeleute jede Hoffnung.
27 Sie wankten und taumelten wie Betrunkene,
mit ihrer Weisheit waren sie am Ende.
28 In auswegloser Lage schrien sie zum Herrn,
und er rettete sie aus ihrer Not.
29 Er bannte die tödliche Gefahr:
Der Sturm legte sich, und die Wellen wurden ruhig.
30 Da jubelten sie, dass endlich Stille herrschte!
Gott brachte sie in den sicheren Hafen, an das ersehnte Ziel.
31 Sie sollen den Herrn preisen für seine Gnade
und für seine Wunder, die er uns Menschen erleben lässt!
32 Vor der ganzen Gemeinde sollen sie ihn rühmen
und ihn loben vor dem Rat der führenden Männer.
33 Gott verwandelt wasserreiches Land in dürre Wüste,
und wo vorher Quellen sprudelten, entstehen trostlose Steppen.
34 Fruchtbare Gebiete lässt er zur Salzwüste veröden,
wenn die Bosheit der Bewohner dort überhandnimmt.
35 Doch er verwandelt auch dürres Land in eine Oase
und lässt mitten in der Steppe Quellen aufbrechen.
36 Hungernde Menschen siedeln sich dort an
und gründen Städte, um darin zu wohnen.
37 Sie bestellen die Felder, legen Weinberge an
und bringen Jahr für Jahr eine reiche Ernte ein.
38 Gott segnet sie mit vielen Kindern
und vergrößert ihre Viehherden immer mehr.
39 Doch wenn sie immer weniger werden,
wenn sie gebeugt sind von Unglück und Leid,
40 dann macht Gott ihre Unterdrücker zum Gespött
und lässt sie in der Wüste umherirren.
41 Die Hilflosen aber rettet er aus ihrem Elend
und lässt ihre Familien wachsen wie große Herden.
42 Die aufrichtigen Menschen sehen es voll Freude,
und alle niederträchtigen müssen verstummen.
43 Wer verständig ist, der soll immer wieder daran denken
und erkennen, auf welch vielfache Weise der Herr seine Gnade zeigt!
Psalm 107
Living Bible
107 Say thank you to the Lord for being so good, for always being so loving and kind. 2 Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has saved you from your enemies.
3 He brought the exiles back from the farthest corners of the earth. 4 They were wandering homeless in the desert, 5 hungry and thirsty and faint. 6 “Lord, help!” they cried, and he did! 7 He led them straight to safety and a place to live. 8 Oh, that these men would praise the Lord for his loving-kindness, and for all of his wonderful deeds! 9 For he satisfies the thirsty soul and fills the hungry soul with good.
10 Who are these who sit in darkness, in the shadow of death, crushed by misery and slavery? 11 They rebelled against the Lord, scorning him who is the God above all gods. 12 That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell and none could help them rise again. 13 Then they cried to the Lord in their troubles, and he rescued them! 14 He led them from the darkness and shadow of death and snapped their chains. 15 Oh, that these men would praise the Lord for his loving-kindness and for all of his wonderful deeds! 16 For he broke down their prison gates of brass and cut apart their iron bars.
17 Others, the fools, were ill because of their sinful ways. 18 Their appetites were gone, and death was near. 19 Then they cried to the Lord in their troubles, and he helped them and delivered them. 20 He spoke, and they were healed—snatched from the door of death. 21 Oh, that these men would praise the Lord for his loving-kindness and for all of his wonderful deeds! 22 Let them tell him thank you as their sacrifice and sing about his glorious deeds.
23 And then there are the sailors sailing the seven seas, plying the trade routes of the world. 24 They, too, observe the power of God in action. 25 He calls to the storm winds; the waves rise high. 26 Their ships are tossed to the heavens and sink again to the depths; the sailors cringe in terror. 27 They reel and stagger like drunkards and are at their wit’s end. 28 Then they cry to the Lord in their trouble, and he saves them. 29 He calms the storm and stills the waves. 30 What a blessing is that stillness as he brings them safely into harbor! 31 Oh, that these men would praise the Lord for his loving-kindness and for all of his wonderful deeds! 32 Let them praise him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation.
33 He dries up rivers 34 and turns the good land of the wicked into deserts of salt. 35 Again, he turns deserts into fertile, watered valleys. 36 He brings the hungry to settle there and build their cities, 37 to sow their fields and plant their vineyards, and reap their bumper crops! 38 How he blesses them! They raise big families there and many cattle.
39 But others become poor through oppression, trouble, and sorrow. 40 For God pours contempt upon the haughty and causes princes to wander among ruins; 41 but he rescues the poor who are godly and gives them many children and much prosperity. 42 Good men everywhere will see it and be glad, while evil men are stricken silent.
43 Listen, if you are wise, to what I am saying. Think about the loving-kindness of the Lord!
Psalm 107
King James Version
107 O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
8 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.
13 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
15 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
17 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
19 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.
20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
21 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;
24 These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
28 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
30 Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
31 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
32 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
35 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
39 Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
43 Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.
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