Psalms 107 : 1 (NCV)
Thank the Lord because he is good. His love continues forever.
Psalms 107 : 2 (NCV)
That is what those whom the Lord has saved should say. He has saved them from the enemy
Psalms 107 : 3 (NCV)
and has gathered them from other lands, from east and west, north and south.
Psalms 107 : 4 (NCV)
Some people had wandered in the desert lands. They found no city in which to live.
Psalms 107 : 5 (NCV)
They were hungry and thirsty, and they were discouraged.
Psalms 107 : 6 (NCV)
In their misery they cried out to the Lord, and he saved them from their troubles.
Psalms 107 : 7 (NCV)
He led them on a straight road to a city where they could live.
Psalms 107 : 8 (NCV)
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his love and for the miracles he does for people.
Psalms 107 : 9 (NCV)
He satisfies the thirsty and fills up the hungry.
Psalms 107 : 10 (NCV)
Some sat in gloom and darkness; they were prisoners suffering in chains.
Psalms 107 : 11 (NCV)
They had turned against the words of God and had refused the advice of God Most High.
Psalms 107 : 12 (NCV)
So he broke their pride by hard work. They stumbled, and no one helped.
Psalms 107 : 13 (NCV)
In their misery they cried out to the Lord, and he saved them from their troubles.
Psalms 107 : 14 (NCV)
He brought them out of their gloom and darkness and broke their chains.
Psalms 107 : 15 (NCV)
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his love and for the miracles he does for people.
Psalms 107 : 16 (NCV)
He breaks down bronze gates and cuts apart iron bars.
Psalms 107 : 17 (NCV)
Some fools turned against God and suffered for the evil they did.
Psalms 107 : 18 (NCV)
They refused to eat anything, so they almost died.
Psalms 107 : 19 (NCV)
In their misery they cried out to the Lord, and he saved them from their troubles.
Psalms 107 : 20 (NCV)
God gave the command and healed them, so they were saved from dying.
Psalms 107 : 21 (NCV)
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his love and for the miracles he does for people.
Psalms 107 : 22 (NCV)
Let them offer sacrifices to thank him. With joy they should tell what he has done.
Psalms 107 : 23 (NCV)
Others went out to sea in ships and did business on the great oceans.
Psalms 107 : 24 (NCV)
They saw what the Lord could do, the miracles he did in the deep oceans.
Psalms 107 : 25 (NCV)
He spoke, and a storm came up, which blew up high waves.
Psalms 107 : 26 (NCV)
The ships were tossed as high as the sky and fell low to the depths. The storm was so bad that they lost their courage.
Psalms 107 : 27 (NCV)
They stumbled and fell like people who were drunk. They did not know what to do.
Psalms 107 : 28 (NCV)
In their misery they cried out to the Lord, and he saved them from their troubles.
Psalms 107 : 29 (NCV)
He stilled the storm and calmed the waves.
Psalms 107 : 30 (NCV)
They were happy that it was quiet, and God guided them to the port they wanted.
Psalms 107 : 31 (NCV)
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his love and for the miracles he does for people.
Psalms 107 : 32 (NCV)
Let them praise his greatness in the meeting of the people; let them praise him in the meeting of the older leaders.
Psalms 107 : 33 (NCV)
He changed rivers into a desert and springs of water into dry ground.
Psalms 107 : 34 (NCV)
He made fertile land salty, because the people there did evil.
Psalms 107 : 35 (NCV)
He changed the desert into pools of water and dry ground into springs of water.
Psalms 107 : 36 (NCV)
He had the hungry settle there so they could build a city in which to live.
Psalms 107 : 37 (NCV)
They planted seeds in the fields and vineyards, and they had a good harvest.
Psalms 107 : 38 (NCV)
God blessed them, and they grew in number. Their cattle did not become fewer.
Psalms 107 : 39 (NCV)
Because of disaster, troubles, and sadness, their families grew smaller and weaker.
Psalms 107 : 40 (NCV)
He showed he was displeased with their leaders and made them wander in a pathless desert.
Psalms 107 : 41 (NCV)
But he lifted the poor out of their suffering and made their families grow like flocks of sheep.
Psalms 107 : 42 (NCV)
Good people see this and are happy, but the wicked say nothing.
Psalms 107 : 43 (NCV)
Whoever is wise will remember these things and will think about the love of the Lord. A song. A psalm of David.
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