107Psalms 107

BOOK FIVE / In Praise of God's Goodness

1“Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good; his love is eternal!”Select Psalms 107:1

2Repeat these words in praise to the Lord, all you whom he has saved. He has rescued you from your enemiesSelect Psalms 107:2

3and has brought you back from foreign countries, from east and west, from north and south.Select Psalms 107:3

4Some wandered in the trackless desert and could not find their way to a city to live in.Select Psalms 107:4

5They were hungry and thirsty and had given up all hope.Select Psalms 107:5

6Then in their trouble they called to the Lord, and he saved them from their distress.Select Psalms 107:6

7He led them by a straight road to a city where they could live.Select Psalms 107:7

8They must thank the Lord for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.Select Psalms 107:8

9He satisfies those who are thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.Select Psalms 107:9

10Some were living in gloom and darkness, prisoners suffering in chains,Select Psalms 107:10

11because they had rebelled against the commands of Almighty God and had rejected his instructions.Select Psalms 107:11

12They were worn out from hard work; they would fall down, and no one would help.Select Psalms 107:12

13Then in their trouble they called to the Lord, and he saved them from their distress.Select Psalms 107:13

14He brought them out of their gloom and darkness and broke their chains in pieces.Select Psalms 107:14

15They must thank the Lord for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.Select Psalms 107:15

16He breaks down doors of bronze and smashes iron bars.Select Psalms 107:16

17Some were fools, suffering because of their sins and because of their evil;Select Psalms 107:17

18they couldn't stand the sight of food and were close to death.Select Psalms 107:18

19Then in their trouble they called to the Lord, and he saved them from their distress.Select Psalms 107:19

20He healed them with his command and saved them from the grave.Select Psalms 107:20

21They must thank the Lord for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.Select Psalms 107:21

22They must thank him with sacrifices, and with songs of joy must tell all that he has done.Select Psalms 107:22

23Some sailed over the ocean in ships, earning their living on the seas.Select Psalms 107:23

24They saw what the Lord can do, his wonderful acts on the seas.Select Psalms 107:24

25He commanded, and a mighty wind began to blow and stirred up the waves.Select Psalms 107:25

26The ships were lifted high in the air and plunged down into the depths. In such danger the sailors lost their courage;Select Psalms 107:26

27they stumbled and staggered like drunks— all their skill was useless.Select Psalms 107:27

28Then in their trouble they called to the Lord, and he saved them from their distress.Select Psalms 107:28

29He calmed the raging storm, and the waves became quiet.Select Psalms 107:29

30They were glad because of the calm, and he brought them safe to the port they wanted.Select Psalms 107:30

31They must thank the Lord for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.Select Psalms 107:31

32They must proclaim his greatness in the assembly of the people and praise him before the council of the leaders.Select Psalms 107:32

33The Lord made rivers dry up completely and stopped springs from flowing.Select Psalms 107:33

34He made rich soil become a salty wasteland because of the wickedness of those who lived there.Select Psalms 107:34

35He changed deserts into pools of water and dry land into flowing springs.Select Psalms 107:35

36He let hungry people settle there, and they built a city to live in.Select Psalms 107:36

37They sowed the fields and planted grapevines and reaped an abundant harvest.Select Psalms 107:37

38He blessed his people, and they had many children; he kept their herds of cattle from decreasing.Select Psalms 107:38

39When God's people were defeated and humiliated by cruel oppression and suffering,Select Psalms 107:39

40he showed contempt for their oppressors and made them wander in trackless deserts.Select Psalms 107:40

41But he rescued the needy from their misery and made their families increase like flocks.Select Psalms 107:41

42The righteous see this and are glad, but all the wicked are put to silence.Select Psalms 107:42

43May those who are wise think about these things; may they consider the Lord's constant love.Select Psalms 107:43