Ps-107
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v1
Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!
v2
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble
v3
and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
v4
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.
v6
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
v7
He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in.
v8
Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!
v9
For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
v10
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.
v12
So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor; they fell down, with none to help.
v13
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
v14
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart.
v15
Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!
v16
For he shatters the doors of bronze and cuts in two the bars of iron.
v17
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.
v20
He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.
v21
Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!
v22
And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
v23
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.
v28
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
v29
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.
v31
Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!
v32
Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
v33
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.
v35
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.
v38
By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their livestock diminish.
v39
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.