Psalms 107 : 1 (NLT)
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
Psalms 107 : 2 (NLT)
Has the LORD redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.
Psalms 107 : 3 (NLT)
For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, from north and south.
Psalms 107 : 4 (NLT)
Some wandered in the wilderness, lost and homeless.
Psalms 107 : 5 (NLT)
Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died.
Psalms 107 : 6 (NLT)
"LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress.
Psalms 107 : 7 (NLT)
He led them straight to safety, to a city where they could live.
Psalms 107 : 8 (NLT)
Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
Psalms 107 : 9 (NLT)
For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
Psalms 107 : 10 (NLT)
Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery.
Psalms 107 : 11 (NLT)
They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High.
Psalms 107 : 12 (NLT)
That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell, and no one was there to help them.
Psalms 107 : 13 (NLT)
"LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
Psalms 107 : 14 (NLT)
He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom; he snapped their chains.
Psalms 107 : 15 (NLT)
Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
Psalms 107 : 16 (NLT)
For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; he cut apart their bars of iron.
Psalms 107 : 17 (NLT)
Some were fools; they rebelled and suffered for their sins.
Psalms 107 : 18 (NLT)
They couldn't stand the thought of food, and they were knocking on death's door.
Psalms 107 : 19 (NLT)
"LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
Psalms 107 : 20 (NLT)
He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death.
Psalms 107 : 21 (NLT)
Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
Psalms 107 : 22 (NLT)
Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.
Psalms 107 : 23 (NLT)
Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world.
Psalms 107 : 24 (NLT)
They, too, observed the LORD's power in action, his impressive works on the deepest seas.
Psalms 107 : 25 (NLT)
He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves.
Psalms 107 : 26 (NLT)
Their ships were tossed to the heavens and plunged again to the depths; the sailors cringed in terror.
Psalms 107 : 27 (NLT)
They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits' end.
Psalms 107 : 28 (NLT)
"LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
Psalms 107 : 29 (NLT)
He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves.
Psalms 107 : 30 (NLT)
What a blessing was that stillness as he brought them safely into harbor!
Psalms 107 : 31 (NLT)
Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
Psalms 107 : 32 (NLT)
Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation.
Psalms 107 : 33 (NLT)
He changes rivers into deserts, and springs of water into dry, thirsty land.
Psalms 107 : 34 (NLT)
He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there.
Psalms 107 : 35 (NLT)
But he also turns deserts into pools of water, the dry land into springs of water.
Psalms 107 : 36 (NLT)
He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities.
Psalms 107 : 37 (NLT)
They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops.
Psalms 107 : 38 (NLT)
How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase.
Psalms 107 : 39 (NLT)
When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,
Psalms 107 : 40 (NLT)
the LORD pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.
Psalms 107 : 41 (NLT)
But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep.
Psalms 107 : 42 (NLT)
The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent.
Psalms 107 : 43 (NLT)
Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD. A song. A psalm of David.
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