107:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
107:2 Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story - those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
107:3 those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.* / *Hebrew north and the sea
107:4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
107:5 They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
107:6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
107:7 He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
107:8 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
107:9 for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
107:10 Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
107:11 because they rebelled against God’s commands and despised the plans of the Most High.
107:12 So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
107:13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
107:14 He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.
107:15 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
107:16 for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
107:17 Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
107:18 They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death.
107:19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
107:20 He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
107:21 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
107:22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.
107:23 Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.
107:24 They saw the works of the Lord, his wonderful deeds in the deep.
107:25 For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.
107:26 They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away.
107:27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits’ end.
107:28 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
107:29 He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea* were hushed. / *Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text, their waves
107:30 They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.
107:31 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
107:32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.
107:33 He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,
107:34 and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
107:35 He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;
107:36 there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.
107:37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;
107:38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
107:39 Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
107:40 he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.
107:41 But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
107:42 The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
107:43 Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the Lord.