BOOK V
(Psalms 107–150)
Psalm 107
Thanksgiving for God’s Deliverance
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his faithful love endures forever. w
2 Let the redeemed of the LORD proclaim
that he has redeemed them from the power of the foe x
3 and has gathered them from the lands—
from the east and the west,
from the north and the south. y
4 Some F wandered in the desolate wilderness,
finding no way to a city where they could live. z
5 They were hungry and thirsty;
their spirits failed G within them. a
6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble;
he rescued them from their distress. b
7 He led them by the right path
to go to a city where they could live. c
8 Let them give thanks to the LORD
for his faithful love
and his wondrous works for all humanity. d
9 For he has satisfied the thirsty
and filled the hungry with good things. e
10 Others sat in darkness and gloom H—
prisoners in cruel chains f—
11 because they rebelled against God’s commands
and despised the counsel of the Most High. g
12 He broke their spirits I with hard labor;
they stumbled, and there was no one to help. h
13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble;
he saved them from their distress. i
14 He brought them out of darkness and gloom
and broke their chains apart. j
15 Let them give thanks to the LORD
for his faithful love
and his wondrous works for all humanity. k
16 For he has broken down the bronze gates
and cut through the iron bars. l
because of their rebellious ways and their iniquities. m
and came near the gates of death. n
19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble;
he saved them from their distress. o
20 He sent his word and healed them;
he rescued them from the Pit. p
21 Let them give thanks to the LORD
for his faithful love
and his wondrous works for all humanity. q
22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving
and announce his works with shouts of joy. r
23 Others went to sea in ships,
conducting trade on the vast water. s
his wondrous works in the deep. t
25 He spoke and raised a stormy wind
that stirred up the waves of the sea. J,u
26 Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths,
their courage K melting away in anguish, v
27 they reeled and staggered like a drunkard,
and all their skill was useless. w
28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,
and he brought them out of their distress. x
29 He stilled the storm to a whisper,
and the waves of the sea L were hushed. y
30 They rejoiced when the waves M grew quiet.
Then he guided them to the harbor they longed for. z
31 Let them give thanks to the LORD
for his faithful love
and his wondrous works for all humanity. a
32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people
and praise him in the council of the elders. b
33 He turns rivers into desert,
springs into thirsty ground, c
34 and fruitful land into salty wasteland,
because of the wickedness of its inhabitants. d
35 He turns a desert into a pool,
dry land into springs. e
36 He causes the hungry to settle there,
and they establish a city where they can live. f
37 They sow fields and plant vineyards
that yield a fruitful harvest. g
38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; h
he does not let their livestock decrease. i
39 When they are diminished and are humbled
by cruel oppression and sorrow, j
40 he pours contempt on nobles k
and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. l
41 But he lifts the needy out of their suffering m
and makes their families multiply like flocks. n
42 The upright see it and rejoice, o
and all injustice shuts its mouth. p
43 Let whoever is wise pay attention to these things
and consider the LORD’S acts of faithful love. q