Psalm 106:34-107:38

English Standard Version

³⁴ They did not ^(A)destroy the peoples,
    ^(B)as the Lord commanded them,
³⁵ but they ^(C)mixed with the nations
    and learned to do as they did.
³⁶ They served their idols,
    which became ^(D)a snare to them.
³⁷ They ^(E)sacrificed their sons
    and their daughters to ^(F)the demons;
³⁸ they poured out innocent blood,
    the blood of their sons and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
    and the land was ^(G)polluted with blood.
³⁹ Thus they ^(H)became unclean by their acts,
    and ^(I)played the whore in their deeds.

⁴⁰ Then ^(J)the anger of the Lord was kindled against ^(K)his people,
    and he abhorred his ^(L)heritage;
⁴¹ he ^(M)gave them into the hand of the nations,
    so that those who hated them ruled over them.
⁴² Their enemies ^(N)oppressed them,
    and they were brought into subjection under their power.
^43 (O)Many times he delivered them,
    but they were rebellious in their ^(P)purposes
    and were ^(Q)brought low through their iniquity.

⁴⁴ Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress,
    when he ^(R)heard their cry.
⁴⁵ For their sake he ^(S)remembered his covenant,
    and ^(T)relented according to ^(U)the abundance of his steadfast love.
⁴⁶ He caused them to be ^(V)pitied
    by all those who held them captive.

^47 (W)Save us, O Lord our God,
    and ^(X)gather us from among the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name
    and glory in your praise.

^48 (Y)Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
    from everlasting to everlasting!
^(Z)And let all the people say, “Amen!”
    ^(AA)Praise the Lord!

⁴ Some ^(AG)wandered in desert wastes,
    finding no way ^(AH)to a city to dwell in;
⁵ hungry and thirsty,
    their soul ^(AI)fainted within them.
⁶ Then they ^(AJ)cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
⁷ He led them by ^(AK)a straight way
    till they reached ^(AL)a city to dwell in.
^8 (AM)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
⁹ For he ^(AN)satisfies the longing soul,
    ^(AO)and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

^10 (AP)Some sat in darkness and in ^(AQ)the shadow of death,
    prisoners in ^(AR)affliction and in irons,
¹¹ for they ^(AS)had rebelled against the words of God,
    and ^(AT)spurned the counsel of the Most High.
¹² So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;
    they fell down, ^(AU)with none to help.
^13 (AV)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
¹⁴ He brought them out of ^(AW)darkness and the shadow of death,
    and ^(AX)burst their bonds apart.
^15 (AY)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
¹⁶ For he ^(AZ)shatters the doors of bronze
    and cuts in two the bars of iron.

¹⁷ Some were ^(BA)fools through their sinful ways,
    and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
^18 (BB)they loathed any kind of food,
    and they ^(BC)drew near to ^(BD)the gates of death.
^19 (BE)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
²⁰ He ^(BF)sent out his word and ^(BG)healed them,
    and ^(BH)delivered them from their destruction.
^21 (BI)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
²² And let them ^(BJ)offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
    and ^(BK)tell of his deeds in ^(BL)songs of joy!

²³ Some ^(BM)went down to the sea in ships,
    doing business on the great waters;
²⁴ they saw the deeds of the Lord,
    his wondrous works in the deep.
²⁵ For he ^(BN)commanded and ^(BO)raised the stormy wind,
    which lifted up the waves of the sea.
²⁶ They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;
    their courage ^(BP)melted away in their evil plight;
²⁷ they reeled and ^(BQ)staggered like drunken men
    and ^(BR)were at their wits' end.^[b]
28 (BS)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
²⁹ He ^(BT)made the storm be still,
    and the waves of the sea were hushed.
³⁰ Then they were glad that the waters^[c] were quiet,
    and he brought them to their desired haven.
^31 (BU)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
³² Let them ^(BV)extol him in ^(BW)the congregation of the people,
    and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

³³ He ^(BX)turns rivers into a desert,
    springs of water into thirsty ground,
^34 (BY)a fruitful land into a salty waste,
    because of the evil of its inhabitants.
³⁵ He ^(BZ)turns a desert into pools of water,
    ^(CA)a parched land into springs of water.
³⁶ And there he lets the hungry dwell,
    and they establish ^(CB)a city to live in;
³⁷ they sow fields and plant vineyards
    and get a fruitful yield.
^38 (CC)By his blessing they multiply greatly,
    and he does not let their livestock diminish.