NRSV Psalms 107 Chapter
107:1
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.
107:2
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, those he 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 an inhabited town;
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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, until they reached an inhabited town.
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Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind.
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For he satisfies the thirsty, and the hungry he fills with good things.
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Some sat in darkness and in gloom, prisoners in misery 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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Their hearts were bowed down with hard labor; they fell down, with no one to help.
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Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress;
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he brought them out of darkness and gloom, and broke their bonds asunder.
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Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind.
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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 sick through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities endured 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 saved them from their distress;
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he sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from destruction.
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Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind.
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And let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices, and tell of his deeds with songs of joy.
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Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the mighty 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 calamity;
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they reeled and staggered like drunkards, and were at their wits' end.
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Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out 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 because they had quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven.
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Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind.
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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 wickedness 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 live, and they establish a town 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 cattle decrease.
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When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, trouble, 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 distress, and makes their families like flocks.
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The upright see it and are glad; and all wickedness stops its mouth.
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Let those who are wise give heed to these things, and consider the steadfast love of the LORD.