Thematic Bible
Psalm 107:1 (show verse)
For His compassion and lovingkindness endure forever!
Psalm 107:2 (show verse)
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
Psalm 107:3 (show verse)
And gathered them from the lands,
From the east and from the west,
From the north and from the
Psalm 107:4 (show verse)
They wandered in the wilderness in a [solitary] desert region;
And did not find a way to an inhabited city.
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Psalm 107:5 (show verse)
Hungry and thirsty,
They fainted.
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Psalm 107:6 (show verse)
Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He rescued them from their distresses.
Psalm 107:7 (show verse)
He led them by the straight way,
To an inhabited city [where they could establish their homes].
Psalm 107:8 (show verse)
Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!
Psalm 107:9 (show verse)
For He satisfies the parched throat,
And fills the hungry appetite with what is good.
Psalm 107:10 (show verse)
Some dwelt in darkness and in the deep (deathly) darkness,
Prisoners [bound] in misery and chains,
Psalm 107:11 (show verse)
Because they had rebelled against the precepts of God
And spurned the counsel of the Most High.
Psalm 107:12 (show verse)
Therefore He humbled their heart with hard labor;
They stumbled and there was no one to help.
Psalm 107:13 (show verse)
Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them from their distresses.
Psalm 107:14 (show verse)
He brought them out of darkness and the deep (deathly) darkness
And broke their bonds apart.
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Psalm 107:15 (show verse)
Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!
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Psalm 107:16 (show verse)
For He has shattered the gates of bronze
And cut the bars of iron apart.
Psalm 107:17 (show verse)
Fools, because of their rebellious way,
And because of their sins, were afflicted.
Psalm 107:18 (show verse)
They detested all kinds of food,
And they drew near to the gates of death.
Psalm 107:19 (show verse)
Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them from their distresses.
Psalm 107:20 (show verse)
He sent His word and healed them,
And rescued them from their destruction.
Psalm 107:21 (show verse)
Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!
Psalm 107:22 (show verse)
And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And speak of His deeds with shouts of joy!
Psalm 107:23 (show verse)
Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters;
Psalm 107:24 (show verse)
They have seen the works of the Lord,
And His wonders in the deep.
Psalm 107:25 (show verse)
For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind,
Which lifted up the waves of the sea.
Psalm 107:26 (show verse)
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.
Psalm 107:27 (show verse)
They staggered and trembled like a drunken man,
And were at their wits’ end [all their wisdom was useless].
Psalm 107:28 (show verse)
Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.
Psalm 107:29 (show verse)
He hushed the storm to a gentle whisper,
So that the waves of the sea were still.
Psalm 107:30 (show verse)
Then they were glad because of the calm,
And He guided them to their desired haven (harbor).
Psalm 107:31 (show verse)
Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!
Psalm 107:32 (show verse)
Let them exalt Him also in the congregation of the people,
And praise Him at the seat of the elders.
Psalm 107:33 (show verse)
He turns rivers into a wilderness,
And springs of water into a thirsty ground;
Psalm 107:34 (show verse)
A productive land into a [barren] salt waste,
Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
Psalm 107:35 (show verse)
He turns a wilderness into a pool of water
And a dry land into springs of water;
Psalm 107:36 (show verse)
And there He has the hungry dwell,
So that they may establish an inhabited city,
Psalm 107:37 (show verse)
And sow fields and plant vineyards,
And produce an abundant harvest.
Psalm 107:38 (show verse)
Also He blesses them so that they multiply greatly,
And He does not let [the number of] their cattle decrease.
Psalm 107:39 (show verse)
When they are diminished and bowed down (humbled)
Through oppression, misery, and sorrow,
Psalm 107:40 (show verse)
He pours contempt on princes
And makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.
Psalm 107:41 (show verse)
Yet He sets the needy securely on high, away from affliction,
And makes their families like a flock.
Psalm 107:42 (show verse)
The upright see it and rejoice;
But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.
Psalm 107:43 (show verse)
Who is wise? Let him observe and heed these things;
And [thoughtfully] consider the lovingkindness of the Lord.