Psalm 107-111

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁴ They ^(F)wandered in the wilderness in a ^[b]desert region;
They did not find a way to ^[c]an inhabited ^(G)city.
⁵ They were hungry ^[d]and thirsty;
Their ^(H)soul fainted within them.
⁶ Then they ^(I)cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He delivered them out of their distresses.
⁷ He led them also by a ^[e](J)straight way,
To go to ^[f](K)an inhabited city.
^8 (L)Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His ^[g]wonders to the sons of men!
⁹ For He has ^(M)satisfied the ^[h]thirsty soul,
And the ^(N)hungry soul He has filled with what is good.

¹⁰ There were those who ^(O)dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death,
^(P)Prisoners in ^[i]misery and ^[j]chains,
¹¹ Because they had ^(Q)rebelled against the words of God
And ^(R)spurned the ^(S)counsel of the Most High.
¹² Therefore He humbled their heart with labor;
They stumbled and there was ^(T)none to help.
¹³ Then they ^(U)cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them out of their distresses.
¹⁴ He ^(V)brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death
And ^(W)broke their bands apart.
^15 (X)Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His ^[k]wonders to the sons of men!
¹⁶ For He has ^(Y)shattered gates of bronze
And cut bars of iron asunder.

¹⁷ Fools, because of ^[l]their rebellious way,
And ^(Z)because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
¹⁸ Their ^(AA)soul abhorred all kinds of food,
And they ^(AB)drew near to the ^(AC)gates of death.
¹⁹ Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them out of their distresses.
²⁰ He ^(AD)sent His word and ^(AE)healed them,
And ^(AF)delivered them from their ^[m]destructions.
^21 (AG)Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His ^[n]wonders to the sons of men!
²² Let them also offer ^(AH)sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And ^(AI)tell of His works with joyful singing.

²³ Those who ^(AJ)go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters;
²⁴ They have seen the works of the Lord,
And His ^[o]wonders in the deep.
²⁵ For He ^(AK)spoke and raised up a ^(AL)stormy wind,
Which ^(AM)lifted up the waves ^[p]of the sea.
²⁶ They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths;
Their soul ^(AN)melted away in their misery.
²⁷ They reeled and ^(AO)staggered like a drunken man,
And ^[q]were at their wits’ end.
²⁸ Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.
²⁹ He ^(AP)caused the storm to be still,
So that the waves ^[r]of the sea were hushed.
³⁰ Then they were glad because they were quiet,
So He guided them to their desired haven.
^31 (AQ)Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His ^[s](AR)wonders to the sons of men!
³² Let them ^(AS)extol Him also ^(AT)in the congregation of the people,
And ^(AU)praise Him at the seat of the elders.

³³ He ^[t](AV)changes rivers into a ^[u]wilderness
And springs of water into a thirsty ground;
³⁴ A ^(AW)fruitful land into a ^(AX)salt waste,
Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
³⁵ He ^[v](AY)changes a ^[w]wilderness into a pool of water
And a dry land into springs of water;
³⁶ And there He makes the hungry to dwell,
So that they may establish ^[x](AZ)an inhabited city,
³⁷ And sow fields and ^(BA)plant vineyards,
And ^[y]gather a fruitful harvest.
³⁸ Also He blesses them and they ^(BB)multiply greatly,
And He ^(BC)does not let their cattle decrease.

³⁹ When they are ^(BD)diminished and ^(BE)bowed down
Through oppression, misery and sorrow,
⁴⁰ He ^(BF)pours contempt upon ^[z]princes
And ^(BG)makes them wander ^(BH)in a pathless waste.
⁴¹ But He ^(BI)sets the needy ^[aa]securely on high away from affliction,
And ^(BJ)makes his families like a flock.
⁴² The ^(BK)upright see it and are glad;
But all ^(BL)unrighteousness shuts its mouth.
⁴³ Who is ^(BM)wise? Let him give heed to these things,
And consider the ^(BN)lovingkindnesses of the Lord.

⁷ God has spoken in His ^[ac]holiness:
“I will exult, I will portion out Shechem
And measure out the valley of Succoth.
⁸ “Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine;
Ephraim also is the ^[ad]helmet of My head;
^(BT)Judah is My ^[ae]scepter.
⁹ “Moab is My washbowl;
Over Edom I shall throw My shoe;
Over Philistia I will shout aloud.”

^10 (BU)Who will bring me into the besieged city?
Who ^[af]will lead me to Edom?
¹¹ Have not You Yourself, O God, ^(BV)rejected us?
And will You not go forth with our armies, O God?
¹² Oh give us help against the adversary,
For ^(BW)deliverance ^[ag]by man is in vain.
^13 [ah]Through God we will do valiantly,
And ^(BX)it is He who shall tread down our adversaries.

⁶ Appoint a wicked man over him,
And let an ^[al](CH)accuser stand at his right hand.
⁷ When he is judged, let him ^(CI)come forth guilty,
And let his ^(CJ)prayer become sin.
⁸ Let ^(CK)his days be few;
Let ^(CL)another take his office.
⁹ Let his ^(CM)children be fatherless
And his ^(CN)wife a widow.
¹⁰ Let his ^(CO)children wander about and beg;
And let them ^(CP)seek sustenance ^[am]far from their ruined homes.
¹¹ Let ^(CQ)the creditor ^[an]seize all that he has,
And let ^(CR)strangers plunder the product of his labor.
¹² Let there be none to ^[ao](CS)extend lovingkindness to him,
Nor ^(CT)any to be gracious to his fatherless children.
¹³ Let his ^(CU)posterity be ^[ap]cut off;
In a following generation let their ^(CV)name be blotted out.

¹⁴ Let ^(CW)the iniquity of his fathers be remembered ^[aq]before the Lord,
And do not let the sin of his mother be ^(CX)blotted out.
¹⁵ Let ^(CY)them be before the Lord continually,
That He may ^(CZ)cut off their memory from the earth;
¹⁶ Because he did not remember to show lovingkindness,
But persecuted the ^(DA)afflicted and needy man,
And the ^(DB)despondent in heart, to ^(DC)put them to death.
¹⁷ He also loved cursing, so ^(DD)it came to him;
And he did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.
¹⁸ But he ^(DE)clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
And it ^(DF)entered into ^[ar]his body like water
And like oil into his bones.
¹⁹ Let it be to him as ^(DG)a garment with which he covers himself,
And for a belt with which he constantly ^(DH)girds himself.
^20 [as]Let this be the ^(DI)reward of my accusers from the Lord,
And of those who ^(DJ)speak evil against my soul.

²¹ But You, O ^[at]God, the Lord, deal kindly with me ^(DK)for Your name’s sake;
Because ^(DL)Your lovingkindness is good, deliver me;
²² For ^(DM)I am afflicted and needy,
And ^[au]my heart is ^(DN)wounded within me.
²³ I am passing ^(DO)like a shadow when it lengthens;
I am shaken off ^(DP)like the locust.
²⁴ My ^(DQ)knees ^[av]are weak from ^(DR)fasting,
And my flesh has grown lean, without fatness.
²⁵ I also have become a ^(DS)reproach to them;
When they see me, they ^(DT)wag their head.

^26 (DU)Help me, O Lord my God;
Save me according to Your lovingkindness.
^27 [aw]And let them ^(DV)know that this is Your hand;
You, Lord, have done it.
^28 (DW)Let them curse, but You bless;
When they arise, they shall be ashamed,
But Your ^(DX)servant shall be glad.
^29 [ax]Let ^(DY)my accusers be clothed with dishonor,
And ^[ay]let them ^(DZ)cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

³⁰ With my mouth I will give thanks abundantly to the Lord;
And in the midst of many ^(EA)I will praise Him.
³¹ For He stands ^(EB)at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who ^(EC)judge his soul.

^4 (EL)The Lord has sworn and will ^(EM)not ^[bd]change His mind,
“You are a ^(EN)priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”
⁵ The Lord is ^(EO)at Your right hand;
He ^[be]will ^(EP)shatter kings in the ^(EQ)day of His wrath.
⁶ He will ^(ER)judge among the nations,
He ^[bf]will fill them with ^(ES)corpses,
He ^[bg]will ^(ET)shatter the ^[bh]chief men over a broad country.
⁷ He will ^(EU)drink from the brook by the wayside;
Therefore He will ^(EV)lift up His head.

⁷ The works of His hands are ^[bq](FF)truth and justice;
All His precepts ^(FG)are ^[br]sure.
⁸ They are ^(FH)upheld forever and ever;
They are performed in ^[bs](FI)truth and uprightness.
⁹ He has sent ^(FJ)redemption to His people;
He has ^[bt]ordained His covenant forever;
^(FK)Holy and ^[bu]awesome is His name.
¹⁰ The ^[bv](FL)fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A ^(FM)good understanding have all those who ^[bw]do His commandments;
His ^(FN)praise endures forever.