Psalm 107

₁Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

for his steadfast love endures forever!

₂Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,

whom he has redeemed from trouble

₃and gathered in from the lands,

from the east and from the west,

from the north and from the south.

₄Some wandered in desert wastes,

finding no way to a city to dwell in;

₅hungry and thirsty,

their soul fainted within them.

₆Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

₇He led them by a straight way

till they reached a city to dwell in.

₈Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

₉For he satisfies the longing soul,

and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

₁₀Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,

prisoners in affliction and in irons,

₁₁for they had rebelled against the words of God,

and spurned the counsel of the Most High.

₁₂So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;

they fell down, with none to help.

₁₃Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

₁₄He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,

and burst their bonds apart.

₁₅Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

₁₆For he shatters the doors of bronze

and cuts in two the bars of iron.

₁₇Some were fools through their sinful ways,

and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;

₁₈they loathed any kind of food,

and they drew near to the gates of death.

₁₉Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

₂₀He sent out his word and healed them,

and delivered them from their destruction.

₂₁Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

₂₂And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,

and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!

₂₃Some went down to the sea in ships,

doing business on the great waters;

₂₄they saw the deeds of the Lord,

his wondrous works in the deep.

₂₅For he commanded and raised the stormy wind,

which lifted up the waves of the sea.

₂₆They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;

their courage melted away in their evil plight;

₂₇they reeled and staggered like drunken men

and were at their wits’ end.

₂₈Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

₂₉He made the storm be still,

and the waves of the sea were hushed.

₃₀Then they were glad that the waters were quiet,

and he brought them to their desired haven.

₃₁Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

₃₂Let them extol him in the congregation of the people,

and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

₃₃He turns rivers into a desert,

springs of water into thirsty ground,

₃₄a fruitful land into a salty waste,

because of the evil of its inhabitants.

₃₅He turns a desert into pools of water,

a parched land into springs of water.

₃₆And there he lets the hungry dwell,

and they establish a city to live in;

₃₇they sow fields and plant vineyards

and get a fruitful yield.

₃₈By his blessing they multiply greatly,

and he does not let their livestock diminish.

₃₉When they are diminished and brought low

through oppression, evil, and sorrow,

₄₀he pours contempt on princes

and makes them wander in trackless wastes;

₄₁but he raises up the needy out of affliction

and makes their families like flocks.

₄₂The upright see it and are glad,

and all wickedness shuts its mouth.

₄₃Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;

let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.