Psalm 107

1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His gracious love exists forever.ISV — Psalm 107:1

2 Let those who have been redeemed by the LORD declare it— those whom he redeemed from the power ^{a107:2 Lit. hand} of the enemy,ISV — Psalm 107:2

3 those whom he gathered from other lands— from the east, west, north, and south. ^{b107:3 Lit. and the sea; i.e. the Reed Sea}ISV — Psalm 107:3

4 They wandered in desolate wilderness; they found no road to a city where they could live.ISV — Psalm 107:4

5 Hungry and thirsty, their spirits ^{c107:5 Lit. soul} failed.ISV — Psalm 107:5

6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.ISV — Psalm 107:6

7 He led them in a straight way to find a city where they could live.ISV — Psalm 107:7

8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his gracious love and his awesome deeds for mankind.ISV — Psalm 107:8

9 He has satisfied the one who thirsts, filling the hungry with what is good.ISV — Psalm 107:9

10 Some sat in deepest darkness, shackled with cruel iron,ISV — Psalm 107:10

11 because they had rebelled against the command of God, despising the advice of the Most High.ISV — Psalm 107:11

12 He humbled them ^{d107:12 Lit. humbled their hearts} through suffering, as they stumbled without a helper.ISV — Psalm 107:12

13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; he delivered them from their distress.ISV — Psalm 107:13

14 And he ^{e107:14 So LXX DSS 4QPs; MT reads He} brought them out from darkness and the shadow of death, ^{f107:14 So LXX; MT reads and gloom} shattering their chains.ISV — Psalm 107:14

15 Let them give ^{g107:15 So MT LXX; DSS 4QPs reads Give} thanks to the LORD for his gracious love, and for his awesome deeds to mankind.ISV — Psalm 107:15

16 For he shattered bronze gates and cut through iron bars.ISV — Psalm 107:16

17 Because of their rebellious ways, fools suffered for their iniquities.ISV — Psalm 107:17

18 They ^{h107:18 Lit. their souls} loathed all food, and even reached the gates of death.ISV — Psalm 107:18

19 Yet when they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, he delivered them from certain destruction.ISV — Psalm 107:19

20 He issued his command ^{i107:20 Lit. word} and healed them; he delivered them from their destruction.ISV — Psalm 107:20

21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his gracious love, and for his awesome deeds for mankind.ISV — Psalm 107:21

22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and talk about his works with shouts of joy.ISV — Psalm 107:22

23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who work in the great waters,ISV — Psalm 107:23

24 witnessed the works of the LORD— his awesome deeds in the ocean’s depth.ISV — Psalm 107:24

25 He spoke and stirred up a windstorm that made its waves surge.ISV — Psalm 107:25

26 The people ^{j107:26 Lit. They} ascended skyward and descended to the depths, their courage ^{k107:26 Lit. souls} melting away in their peril.ISV — Psalm 107:26

27 They reeled and staggered like a drunkard, as all their wisdom became useless.ISV — Psalm 107:27

28 Yet when they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, the LORD brought them out of their distress.ISV — Psalm 107:28

29 He calmed the storm and its waves ^{l107:29 So MT LXX; DSS 4QPs reads and the waves of the sea; cf. Psa 107:25} quieted down.ISV — Psalm 107:29

30 So they rejoiced that the waves ^{m107:30 Lit. they} became quiet, and he led them to their desired haven.ISV — Psalm 107:30

31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his gracious love and for his awesome deeds on behalf of mankind.ISV — Psalm 107:31

32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the counsel of the elders.ISV — Psalm 107:32

33 He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into dry ground,ISV — Psalm 107:33

34 and a fruitful land into a salty waste, due to the wickedness of its inhabitants.ISV — Psalm 107:34

35 He turns a desert into a pool of water, dry land into springs of water.ISV — Psalm 107:35

36 There he settled the hungry, where they built a city to live in.ISV — Psalm 107:36

37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a productive harvest.ISV — Psalm 107:37

38 Then he blessed them, and they became numerous; he multiplied their cattle. ^{n107:38 Or he didn’t let their cattle become few} ISV — Psalm 107:38

39 But they became few in number, and humiliated by continued oppression, agony, and sorrow.ISV — Psalm 107:39

40 Having poured contempt on their nobles, causing them to err aimlessly in the way.ISV — Psalm 107:40

41 Yet he lifted the needy from affliction and made them families like a flock.ISV — Psalm 107:41

42 The upright see it and rejoice, but the mouth of an evil person is shut.ISV — Psalm 107:42

43 Let whoever is wise observe these things, that they may comprehend the gracious love of the LORD.ISV — Psalm 107:43