Psalm 107

Book Five

Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So

1 *See Ps. 105:1Oh give thanks to the Lord, *See Ps. 100:5for he is good,

for his steadfast love endures forever!

2 Let *Ps. 106:10the redeemed of the Lord say so,

whom he has *Isa. 62:12;63:4redeemed from trouble*107:2 Or from the hand of the foe

3 and *Ps. 106:47;Deut. 30:3;Isa. 11:12;43:5;56:8;Jer. 29:14;31:8,10;Ezek. 20:34,41;39:27gathered in from the lands,

from the east and from the west,

from the north and from the south.

4 Some *ver. 40;[Deut. 32:10] wandered in desert wastes,

finding no way *ver. 36to a city to dwell in;

5 hungry and thirsty,

their soul *Ps. 77:3fainted within them.

6 Then they *ver. 13, 19, 28;Ps. 106:44cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

7 He led them by *Ezra 8:21a straight way

till they reached *[See ver. 4above]a city to dwell in.

8 *ver. 15, 21, 31Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

9 For he *[Ps. 34:10;146:7] satisfies the longing soul,

*Luke 1:53and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

10 *Luke 1:79;[Isa. 42:7;49:9;Mic. 7:8] Some sat in darkness and in *ver. 14;Job 10:21the shadow of death,

prisoners in *[Job 36:8]affliction and in irons,

11 for they *Ps. 106:7,33,43;See Ps. 78:40had rebelled against the words of God,

and *Prov. 1:30;5:12;15:5;[Deut. 31:20;Luke 7:30]spurned the counsel of the Most High.

12 So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;

they fell down, *See Ps. 22:11with none to help.

13 *ver. 6, 19, 28Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

14 He brought them out of *See ver. 10darkness and the shadow of death,

and *[Ps. 2:3]burst their bonds apart.

15 *ver. 8, 21, 31Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

16 For he *Isa. 45:2shatters the doors of bronze

and cuts in two the bars of iron.

17 Some were *Prov. 1:7;14:9fools through their sinful ways,

and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;

18 *Job 33:20they loathed any kind of food,

and they *Ps. 88:3;Job 33:22drew near to *See Job 38:17the gates of death.

19 *ver. 6, 13, 28Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

20 He *Ps. 147:15,18;[Matt. 8:8] sent out his word and *Ps. 30:2,3;2 Kgs. 20:5;Job 33:29,30healed them,

and *Ps. 103:4delivered them from their destruction.

21 *ver. 8, 15, 31Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

22 And let them *See Ps. 50:14offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,

and *Ps. 9:11;See Ps. 118:17tell of his deeds in *Ps. 105:43songs of joy!

23 Some *Isa. 42:10went down to the sea in ships,

doing business on the great waters;

24 they saw the deeds of the Lord,

his wondrous works in the deep.

25 For he *Ps. 105:31,34commanded and *Ps. 148:8;Jonah 1:4raised the stormy wind,

which lifted up the waves of the sea.

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

their courage *Ps. 119:28;See Ps. 22:14melted away in their evil plight;

27 they reeled and *Isa. 24:20;29:9;See Job 12:25staggered like drunken men

and *Isa. 19:3were at their wits’ end.*107:27 Hebrew and all their wisdom was swallowed up

28 *ver. 6, 13, 19Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

29 He *See Ps. 65:7made the storm be still,

and the waves of the sea were hushed.

30 Then they were glad that the waters*107:30 Hebrew they were quiet,

and he brought them to their desired haven.

31 *ver. 8, 15, 21Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

32 Let them *See Ps. 99:5extol him in *Ps. 22:22,25the congregation of the people,

and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

33 He *Isa. 50:2;[Isa. 42:15]turns rivers into a desert,

springs of water into thirsty ground,

34 *[Gen. 13:10;14:3;Deut. 29:23]; See Gen. 19:24-28a fruitful land into a salty waste,

because of the evil of its inhabitants.

35 He *Ps. 114:8;Isa. 41:18;[Isa. 35:6,7;43:19,20] turns a desert into pools of water,

*Job 38:26,27a parched land into springs of water.

36 And there he lets the hungry dwell,

and they establish *ver. 4, 7a city to live in;

37 they sow fields and plant vineyards

and get a fruitful yield.

38 *Gen. 12:2;17:20;Ex. 1:7By his blessing they multiply greatly,

and he does not let their livestock diminish.

39 When they are diminished and brought low

through oppression, evil, and sorrow,

40 *Job 12:21he pours contempt on princes

and *Job 12:24makes them wander *[Deut. 32:10]in trackless wastes;

41 but *Ps. 113:7,8;1 Sam. 2:8he raises up the needy out of affliction

and *Job 21:11makes their families like flocks.

42 *See Job 22:19The upright see it and are glad,

and *See Ps. 63:11all wickedness shuts its mouth.

43 *[Ps. 64:9;Jer. 9:12;Hos. 14:9]Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;

let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.