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Psalms 107 : 1 - 43
Chapter 107
1 | Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
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2 | Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
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3 | And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
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4 | They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; They found no city to dwell in.
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5 | Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.
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6 | Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses.
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7 | And He led them forth by the right way, That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.
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8 | Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
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9 | For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.
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10 | Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons--
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11 | Because they rebelled against the words of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High,
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12 | Therefore He brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help.
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13 | Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.
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14 | He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains in pieces.
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15 | Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
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16 | For He has broken the gates of bronze, And cut the bars of iron in two.
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17 | Fools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
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18 | Their soul abhorred all manner of food, And they drew near to the gates of death.
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19 | Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.
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20 | He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.
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21 | Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
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22 | Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare His works with rejoicing.
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23 | Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters,
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24 | They see the works of the LORD, And His wonders in the deep.
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25 | For He commands and raises the stormy wind, Which lifts up the waves of the sea.
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26 | They mount up to the heavens, They go down again to the depths; Their soul melts because of trouble.
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27 | They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits' end.
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28 | Then they cry out to the LORD in their trouble, And He brings them out of their distresses.
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29 | He calms the storm, So that its waves are still.
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30 | Then they are glad because they are quiet; So He guides them to their desired haven.
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31 | Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
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32 | Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, And praise Him in the company of the elders.
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33 | He turns rivers into a wilderness, And the watersprings into dry ground;
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34 | A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
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35 | He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into watersprings.
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36 | There He makes the hungry dwell, That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,
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37 | And sow fields and plant vineyards, That they may yield a fruitful harvest.
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38 | He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly; And He does not let their cattle decrease.
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39 | When they are diminished and brought low Through oppression, affliction and sorrow,
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40 | He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;
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41 | Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.
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42 | The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity stops its mouth.
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43 | Whoever is wise will observe these things, And they will understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.
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