# Psalm 107 --- ## Thanksgiving for Deliverance ([[Matthew_08|Matthew 8.23–27]]; [[Mark_04|Mark 4.35–41]]; [[Luke_08|Luke 8.22–25]]) - 1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; - His loving devotion endures forever. - 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, - whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy - 3 and gathered from the lands, - from east and west, from north and south. {Hebrew "north and the sea"} - 4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, - finding no path to a city in which to dwell. - 5 They were hungry and thirsty; - their soul fainted within them. - 6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, - and He delivered them from their distress. - 7 He led them on a straight path - to reach a city where they could live. - 8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion - and His wonders to the sons of men. - 9 For He satisfies the thirsty - and fills the hungry with good things. - 10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, - prisoners in affliction and chains, - 11 because they rebelled against the words of God - and despised the counsel of the Most High. - 12 He humbled their hearts with hard labor; - they stumbled, and there was no one to help. - 13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, - and He saved them from their distress. - 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death - and broke away their chains. - 15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion - and His wonders to the sons of men. - 16 For He has broken down the gates of bronze - and cut through the bars of iron. - 17 Fools, in their rebellious ways, - and through their iniquities, suffered affliction. - 18 They loathed all food - and drew near to the gates of death. - 19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, - and He saved them from their distress. - 20 He sent forth His word and healed them; - He rescued them from the Pit. - 21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion - and His wonders to the sons of men. - 22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving - and declare His works with rejoicing. - 23 Others went out to sea in ships, - conducting trade on the mighty waters. - 24 They saw the works of the LORD, - and His wonders in the deep. - 25 For He spoke and raised a tempest - that lifted the waves of the sea. - 26 They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; - their courage melted in their anguish. - 27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards, - and all their skill was useless. {Or "and all their wisdom was swallowed up"  or "and they were at their wits’ end"} - 28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, - and He brought them out of their distress. - 29 He calmed the storm to a whisper, - and the waves of the sea {DSS; MT "their waves" } were hushed. - 30 They rejoiced in the silence, - and He guided them to the harbor they desired. - 31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion - and His wonders to the sons of men. - 32 Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people - and praise Him in the council of the elders. - 33 He turns rivers into deserts, - springs of water into thirsty ground, - 34 and fruitful land into fields of salt, - because of the wickedness of its dwellers. - 35 He turns a desert into pools of water - and a dry land into flowing springs. - 36 He causes the hungry to settle there, - that they may establish a city in which to dwell. - 37 They sow fields and plant vineyards - that yield a fruitful harvest. - 38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; - He does not let their herds diminish. - 39 When they are decreased and humbled - by oppression, evil, and sorrow, - 40 He pours out contempt on the nobles - and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. - 41 But He lifts the needy from affliction - and increases their families like flocks. - 42 The upright see and rejoice, - and all iniquity shuts its mouth. - 43 Let him who is wise pay heed to these things - and consider the loving devotion of the LORD. --- - Previous chapter: [[Psalm_106]] - Next chapter: [[Psalm_108]] - TOC: [[TOC_Psalms]] --- The Holy Bible, Berean Standard Bible (https://bereanbible.com), BSB is produced in cooperation with Bible Hub (https://biblehub.com), Discovery Bible (https://discoverybible.com), OpenBible.com (https://openbible.com), and the Berean Bible Translation Committee. This text of God's Word has been dedicated to the public domain (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0). ---