Psalms 107

1O give thanks unto the LORD, for {he is} good: for his mercy {endureth} for ever.● 2Let the redeemed of the LORD say {so}, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;● 3And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. {south: Heb. sea}● 4They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.● 5Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.● 6Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, {and} he delivered them out of their distresses.● 7And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.● 8Oh that {men} would praise the LORD {for} his goodness, and {for} his wonderful works to the children of men!● 9For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.● 10Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, {being} bound in affliction and iron;● 11Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:● 12Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and {there was} none to help.● 13Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, {and} he saved them out of their distresses.● 14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.● 15Oh that {men} would praise the LORD {for} his goodness, and {for} his wonderful works to the children of men!● 16For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.● 17Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.● 18Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.● 19Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, {and} he saveth them out of their distresses.● 20He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered {them} from their destructions.● 21Oh that {men} would praise the LORD {for} his goodness, and {for} his wonderful works to the children of men!● 22And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing. {rejoicing: Heb. singing}● 23They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;● 24These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.● 25For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. {raiseth: Heb. maketh to stand}● 26They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.● 27They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. {are...: Heb. all their wisdom is swallowed up}● 28Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.● 29He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.● 30Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.● 31Oh that {men} would praise the LORD {for} his goodness, and {for} his wonderful works to the children of men!● 32Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.● 33He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;● 34A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. {barrenness: Heb. saltiness}● 35He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.● 36And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;● 37And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.● 38He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.● 39Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.● 40He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, {where there is} no way. {wilderness: or, void place}● 41Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh {him} families like a flock. {from: or, after}● 42The righteous shall see {it}, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.● 43Whoso {is} wise, and will observe these {things}, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.●