Psalm 107

Psalm 107 (Good News Translation)
 

1Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good;
his love is eternal! 2Repeat these words in praise to the LORD,
all you whom he has saved.
He has rescued you from your enemies 3and has brought you back from
foreign countries,
from east and west, from north and south. 4Some wandered in the trackless
desert
and could not find their way to a city to live in. 5They were hungry and
thirsty
and had given up all hope. 6Then in their trouble they called to the LORD,
and he saved them from their distress. 7He led them by a straight road
to a city where they could live. 8They must thank the LORD for his
constant love,
for the wonderful things he did for them. 9He satisfies those who are
thirsty
and fills the hungry with good things. 10Some were living in gloom and
darkness,
prisoners suffering in chains, 11because they had rebelled against the
commands of Almighty God
and had rejected his instructions. 12They were worn out from hard work;
they would fall down, and no one would help. 13Then in their trouble they
called to the LORD,
and he saved them from their distress. 14He brought them out of their
gloom and darkness
and broke their chains in pieces. 15They must thank the LORD for his
constant love,
for the wonderful things he did for them. 16He breaks down doors of bronze
and smashes iron bars. 17Some were fools, suffering because of their sins
and because of their evil; 18they couldn't stand the sight of food
and were close to death. 19Then in their trouble they called to the LORD,
and he saved them from their distress. 20He healed them with his command
and saved them from the grave. 21They must thank the LORD for his constant
love,
for the wonderful things he did for them. 22They must thank him with
sacrifices,
and with songs of joy must tell all that he has done. 23Some sailed over
the ocean in ships,
earning their living on the seas. 24They saw what the LORD can do,
his wonderful acts on the seas. 25He commanded, and a mighty wind began to
blow
and stirred up the waves. 26The ships were lifted high in the air
and plunged down into the depths.
In such danger the sailors lost their courage; 27they stumbled and
staggered like drunks—
all their skill was useless. 28Then in their trouble they called to the
LORD,
and he saved them from their distress. 29He calmed the raging storm,
and the waves became quiet. 30They were glad because of the calm,
and he brought them safe to the port they wanted. 31They must thank the
LORD for his constant love,
for the wonderful things he did for them. 32They must proclaim his
greatness in the assembly of the people
and praise him before the council of the leaders. 33The LORD made rivers
dry up completely
and stopped springs from flowing. 34He made rich soil become a salty
wasteland
because of the wickedness of those who lived there. 35He changed deserts
into pools of water
and dry land into flowing springs. 36He let hungry people settle there,
and they built a city to live in. 37They sowed the fields and planted
grapevines
and reaped an abundant harvest. 38He blessed his people, and they had many
children;
he kept their herds of cattle from decreasing. 39When God's people were
defeated and humiliated
by cruel oppression and suffering, 40he showed contempt for their
oppressors
and made them wander in trackless deserts. 41But he rescued the needy from
their misery
and made their families increase like flocks. 42The righteous see this and
are glad,
but all the wicked are put to silence. 43May those who are wise think
about these things;
may they consider the LORD's constant love.

 

God bless you.