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Psalm 107 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Psa 107:1O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever!
Psa 107:2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble
Psa 107:3and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
Psa 107:4Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in;
Psa 107:5hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them.
Psa 107:6Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;
Psa 107:7he led them by a straight way, till they reached a city to dwell in.
Psa 107:8Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
Psa 107:9For he satisfies him who is thirsty, and the hungry he fills with good things.
Psa 107:10Some sat in darkness and in gloom, prisoners in affliction and in irons,
Psa 107:11for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High.
Psa 107:12Their hearts were bowed down with hard labor; they fell down, with none to help.
Psa 107:13Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;
Psa 107:14he brought them out of darkness and gloom, and broke their bonds asunder.
Psa 107:15Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
Psa 107:16For he shatters the doors of bronze, and cuts in two the bars of iron.
Psa 107:17Some were sick through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
Psa 107:18they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death.
Psa 107:19Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;
Psa 107:20he sent forth his word, and healed them, and delivered them from destruction.
Psa 107:21Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
Psa 107:22And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
Psa 107:23Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters;
Psa 107:24they saw the deeds of the LORD, his wondrous works in the deep.
Psa 107:25For he commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.
Psa 107:26They mounted up to heaven, they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight;
Psa 107:27they reeled and staggered like drunken men, and were at their wits' end.
Psa 107:28Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;
Psa 107:29he made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
Psa 107:30Then they were glad because they had quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven.
Psa 107:31Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
Psa 107:32Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
Psa 107:33He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground,
Psa 107:34a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.
Psa 107:35He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water.
Psa 107:36And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in;
Psa 107:37they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and get a fruitful yield.
Psa 107:38By his blessing they multiply greatly; and he does not let their cattle decrease.
Psa 107:39When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,
Psa 107:40he pours contempt upon princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes;
Psa 107:41but he raises up the needy out of affliction, and makes their families like flocks.
Psa 107:42The upright see it and are glad; and all wickedness stops its mouth.
Psa 107:43Whoever is wise, let him give heed to these things; let men consider the steadfast love of the LORD.
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