Psalms 107
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| O give thanks unto Jehovah; For he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. |
| Let the redeemed of Jehovah say [so], Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary, |
| And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south. |
| They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; They found no city of habitation. |
| Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them. |
| Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he delivered them out of their distresses, |
| He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city of habitation. |
| Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men! |
| For he satisfieth the longing soul, And the hungry soul he filleth with good. |
| Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron, |
| Because they rebelled against the words of God, And contemned the counsel of the Most High: |
| Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help. |
| Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he saved them out of their distresses. |
| He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And brake their bonds in sunder. |
| Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men! |
| For he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron in sunder. |
| Fools because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, are afflicted. |
| Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; And they draw near unto the gates of death. |
| Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he saveth them out of their distresses. |
| He sendeth his word, and healeth them, And delivereth [them] from their destructions. |
| Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men! |
| And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare his works with singing. |
| They that go down to the sea in ships, That do business in great waters; |
| These see the works of Jehovah, And his wonders in the deep. |
| For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth up the waves thereof. |
| They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths: Their soul melteth away because of trouble. |
| They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits' end. |
| Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he bringeth them out of their distresses. |
| He maketh the storm a calm, So that the waves thereof are still. |
| Then are they glad because they are quiet; So he bringeth them unto their desired haven. |
| Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men! |
| Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, And praise him in the seat of the elders. |
| He turneth rivers into a wilderness, And watersprings into a thirsty ground; |
| A fruitful land into a salt desert, For the wickedness of them that dwell therein. |
| He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water, And a dry land into watersprings. |
| And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, That they may prepare a city of habitation, |
| And sow fields, and plant vineyards, And get them fruits of increase. |
| He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease. |
| Again, they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression, trouble, and sorrow. |
| He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way. |
| Yet setteth he the needy on high from affliction, And maketh [him] families like a flock. |
| The upright shall see it, and be glad; And all iniquity shall stop her mouth. |
| Whoso is wise will give heed to these things; And they will consider the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah. Psalm 108 A Song, A Psalm of David. |
