Psalms 107 : 1 (LXXEN)
- Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endures for ever.
Psalms 107 : 2 (LXXEN)
Let them say so who have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
Psalms 107 : 3 (LXXEN)
and gathered them out of the countries, from the east, and west, and north, and *Gr. sea south.
Psalms 107 : 4 (LXXEN)
They wandered in the wilderness in a dry land; they found no way to a city of habitation.
Psalms 107 : 5 (LXXEN)
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
Psalms 107 : 6 (LXXEN)
Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
Psalms 107 : 7 (LXXEN)
And he guided them into a straight path, that they might go to a city of habitation.
Psalms 107 : 8 (LXXEN)
Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
Psalms 107 : 9 (LXXEN)
For he satisfies the empty soul, and fills the hungry soul with good things,
Psalms 107 : 10 (LXXEN)
even them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, fettered in poverty and iron;
Psalms 107 : 11 (LXXEN)
because they *Gr. embittered the oracles rebelled against the words of God, and provoked the counsel of the Most High.
Psalms 107 : 12 (LXXEN)
So their heart was brought low with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper.
Psalms 107 : 13 (LXXEN)
Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.
Psalms 107 : 14 (LXXEN)
And he brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds asunder.
Psalms 107 : 15 (LXXEN)
Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonders to the children of men.
Psalms 107 : 16 (LXXEN)
For he broke to pieces the brazen gates, and crushed the iron bars.
Psalms 107 : 17 (LXXEN)
*See the Hebrew He helped them out of the way of their iniquity; for they were brought low because of their iniquities.
Psalms 107 : 18 (LXXEN)
Their soul abhorred all meat; and they drew near to the gates of death.
Psalms 107 : 19 (LXXEN)
Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.
Psalms 107 : 20 (LXXEN)
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them out of their destructions.
Psalms 107 : 21 (LXXEN)
Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
Psalms 107 : 22 (LXXEN)
And let them offer to him the sacrifice of praise, and proclaim this works with exultation.
Psalms 107 : 23 (LXXEN)
They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in many waters;
Psalms 107 : 24 (LXXEN)
these men have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
Psalms 107 : 25 (LXXEN)
He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up.
Psalms 107 : 26 (LXXEN)
They go up to the heavens, and go down to the depths; their soul melts because of troubles.
Psalms 107 : 27 (LXXEN)
They are troubled, they stagger as a drunkard, and all their wisdom is swallowed up.
Psalms 107 : 28 (LXXEN)
Then they cry to the Lord in their affliction, and he brings them out of their distresses.
Psalms 107 : 29 (LXXEN)
And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, and its waves are still.
Psalms 107 : 30 (LXXEN)
And they are glad, because they are quiet; and he guides them to their desire haven.
Psalms 107 : 31 (LXXEN)
Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
Psalms 107 : 32 (LXXEN)
Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.
Psalms 107 : 33 (LXXEN)
He turns rivers into a desert, and streams of *Gr. water water into Gr. thirst a dry land;
Psalms 107 : 34 (LXXEN)
a fruitful land into saltness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.
Psalms 107 : 35 (LXXEN)
He turns a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into streams of water.
Psalms 107 : 36 (LXXEN)
And there he causes the hungry to dwell, and they establish for themselves cities of habitation.
Psalms 107 : 37 (LXXEN)
And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and they yield fruit of increase.
Psalms 107 : 38 (LXXEN)
And he blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, and he diminishes not the number of their cattle.
Psalms 107 : 39 (LXXEN)
Again they become few, and are brought low, by the pressure of evils and pain.
Psalms 107 : 40 (LXXEN)
Contempt is poured upon their princes, and he causes them to wander in a desert and trackless land.
Psalms 107 : 41 (LXXEN)
But he helps the poor out of poverty, and makes him families as a flock.
Psalms 107 : 42 (LXXEN)
The upright shall see and rejoice; and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
Psalms 107 : 43 (LXXEN)
Who is wise, and will observe these things, and understand the mercies of the Lord?
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