Psalms 107 / 150
- 1(Book Five)
(Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So)
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
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Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
whom he has redeemed from trouble
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and gathered in from the lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.
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Some wandered in desert wastes,
finding no way to a city to dwell in;
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hungry and thirsty,
their soul fainted within them.
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Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
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He led them by a straight way
till they reached a city to dwell in.
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Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
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For he satisfies the longing soul,
and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
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Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
prisoners in affliction and in irons,
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for they had rebelled against the words of God,
and spurned the counsel of the Most High.
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So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;
they fell down, with none to help.
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Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
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He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
and burst their bonds apart.
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Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
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For he shatters the doors of bronze
and cuts in two the bars of iron.
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Some were fools through their sinful ways,
and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
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they loathed any kind of food,
and they drew near to the gates of death.
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Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
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He sent out his word and healed them,
and delivered them from their destruction.
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Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
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And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
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Some went down to the sea in ships,
doing business on the great waters;
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they saw the deeds of the Lord,
his wondrous works in the deep.
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For he commanded and raised the stormy wind,
which lifted up the waves of the sea.
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They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;
their courage melted away in their evil plight;
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they reeled and staggered like drunken men
and were at their wits' end.
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Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
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He made the storm be still,
and the waves of the sea were hushed.
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Then they were glad that the waters were quiet,
and he brought them to their desired haven.
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Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
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Let them extol him in the congregation of the people,
and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
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He turns rivers into a desert,
springs of water into thirsty ground,
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a fruitful land into a salty waste,
because of the evil of its inhabitants.
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He turns a desert into pools of water,
a parched land into springs of water.
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And there he lets the hungry dwell,
and they establish a city to live in;
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they sow fields and plant vineyards
and get a fruitful yield.
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By his blessing they multiply greatly,
and he does not let their livestock diminish.
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When they are diminished and brought low
through oppression, evil, and sorrow,
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he pours contempt on princes
and makes them wander in trackless wastes;
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but he raises up the needy out of affliction
and makes their families like flocks.
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The upright see it and are glad,
and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
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Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;
let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.