Psalms 107
1O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: 1 For his mercy endureth for ever. 1
2Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, 1 Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 1
3And gathered them out of the lands, 1 From the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. 1
4They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; 1 They found no city to dwell in. 1
5Hungry and thirsty, 1 Their soul fainted in them. 1
6Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, 1 And he delivered them out of their distresses. 1
7And he led them forth by the right way, 1 That they might go to a city of habitation. 1
8Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, 1 And for his wonderful works to the children of men! 1
9For he satisfieth the longing soul, 1 And filleth the hungry soul with goodness. 1
10Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, 1 Being bound in affliction and iron; 1
11Because they rebelled against the words of God, 1 And contemned the counsel of the most High: 1
12Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; 1 They fell down, and there was none to help. 1
13Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, 1 And he saved them out of their distresses. 1
14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, 1 And brake their bands in sunder. 1
15Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, 1 And for his wonderful works to the children of men! 1
16For he hath broken the gates of brass, 1 And cut the bars of iron in sunder. 1
17Fools because of their transgression, 1 And because of their iniquities, are afflicted. 1
18Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; 1 And they draw near unto the gates of death. 1
19Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, 1 He saveth them out of their distresses. 1
20He sent his word, and healed them, 1 And delivered them from their destructions. 1
21Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, 1 And for his wonderful works to the children of men! 1
22And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, 1 And declare his works with rejoicing. 1
23They that go down to the sea in ships, 1 That do business in great waters; 1
24These see the works of the Lord, 1 And his wonders in the deep. 1
25For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, 1 Which lifteth up the waves thereof. 1
26They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: 1 Their soul is melted because of trouble. 1
27They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, 1 And are at their wit’s end. 1
28Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, 1 And he bringeth them out of their distresses. 1
29He maketh the storm a calm, 1 So that the waves thereof are still. 1
30Then are they glad because they be quiet; 1 So he bringeth them unto their desired haven. 1
31Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, 1 And for his wonderful works to the children of men! 1
32Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, 1 And praise him in the assembly of the elders. 1
33He turneth rivers into a wilderness, 1 And the watersprings into dry ground; 1
34A fruitful land into barrenness, 1 For the wickedness of them that dwell therein. 1
35He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, 1 And dry ground into watersprings; 1
36And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, 1 That they may prepare a city for habitation; 1
37And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, 1 Which may yield fruits of increase. 1
38He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; 1 And suffereth not their cattle to decrease. 1
39Again, they are minished and brought low 1 Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow. 1
40He poureth contempt upon princes, 1 And causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. 1
41Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, 1 And maketh him families like a flock. 1
42The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: 1 And all iniquity shall stop her mouth. 1
43Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, 1 Even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.