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Psalm 107 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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The LORD Rescues People from Many Troubles.

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O give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;

For His compassion and lovingkindness endure forever!

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Let the redeemed of the LORD say so,

Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

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And gathered them from the lands,

From the east and from the west,

From the north and from the [fn]south.

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They wandered in the wilderness in a [solitary] desert region;

And did not find a way to an inhabited city.

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Hungry and thirsty,

They fainted.

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Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,

And He rescued them from their distresses.

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He led them by the straight way,

To an inhabited city [where they could establish their homes].

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Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness,

And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

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For He satisfies the parched throat,

And fills the hungry appetite with what is good.

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Some dwelt in darkness and in the deep (deathly) darkness,

Prisoners [bound] in misery and chains,

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Because they had rebelled against the precepts of God

And spurned the counsel of the Most High.

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Therefore He humbled their heart with hard labor;

They stumbled and there was no one to help.

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Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,

And He saved them from their distresses.

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He brought them out of darkness and the deep (deathly) darkness

And broke their bonds apart.

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Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness,

And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

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For He has shattered the gates of bronze

And cut the bars of iron apart.

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Fools, because of their rebellious way,

And because of their sins, were afflicted.

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They detested all kinds of food,

And they drew near to the gates of death.

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Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,

And He saved them from their distresses.

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He sent His word and healed them,

And rescued them from their destruction.

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Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness,

And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

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And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving,

And speak of His deeds with shouts of joy!

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Those who go down to the sea in ships,

Who do business on great waters;

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They have seen the works of the LORD,

And His wonders in the deep.

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For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind,

Which lifted up the waves of the sea.

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They went up toward the heavens [on the crest of the wave], they went down again to the depths [of the watery trough];

Their courage melted away in their misery.

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They staggered and trembled like a drunken man,

And were at their wits’ end [all their wisdom was useless].

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Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,

And He brought them out of their distresses.

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He hushed the storm to a gentle whisper,

So that the waves of the sea were still.

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Then they were glad because of the calm,

And He guided them to their desired haven (harbor).

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Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness,

And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

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Let them exalt Him also in the congregation of the people,

And praise Him at the seat of the elders.

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He turns rivers into a wilderness,

And springs of water into a thirsty ground;

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A productive land into a [barren] salt waste,

Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

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He turns a wilderness into a pool of water

And a dry land into springs of water;

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And there He has the hungry dwell,

So that they may establish an inhabited city,

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And sow fields and plant vineyards,

And produce an abundant harvest.

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Also He blesses them so that they multiply greatly,

And He does not let [the number of] their cattle decrease.

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When they are diminished and bowed down (humbled)

Through oppression, misery, and sorrow,

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He pours contempt on princes

And makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.

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Yet He sets the needy securely on high, away from affliction,

And makes their families like a flock.

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The upright see it and rejoice;

But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.

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Who is wise? Let him observe and heed these things;

And [thoughtfully] consider the lovingkindness of the LORD.

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