Psalms 107

A Call to Thank God

1 Thank the Lord, because He is good, because His loyal grace is forever.

2 Let the rescued of the Lord say so, Whom He rescued from the hand of the enemy,

3 And gathered from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.

God Rescues the Wanderer

4 They wandered in the desert in a wasteland; They did not find a way to a city to live in.

5 They were hungry and thirsty; Their soul was weak in them.

6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; He rescued them from their distress.

7 He led them by a straight path, So they could go to a city to live in.

8 Let them thank the Lord for His loyal grace, And for His awesome moves for the sons of humans!

9 Because He filled the hungry soul, And filled the thirsty soul with good stuff.

God Rescues the Prisoner

10 Some lived in darkness and in the shadow of death, Trapped in suffering and iron,

11 Because they wilding against the words of God, And looked down on the advice of the Most High.

12 So He brought down their heart with hard work; They stumbled, and there was no one to help.

13 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; He saved them from their distress.

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains.

15 Let them thank the Lord for His loyal grace, And for His awesome moves for the sons of humans!

16 Because He smashed the bronze doors And cut the iron bars.

God Rescues the Sick

17 Fools got it bad because of their wilding ways, And because of their sins.

18 Their soul was disgusted with all food, And they came close to the gates of death.

19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; He saved them from their distress.

20 He sent His word and healed them, And rescued them from their pits.

21 Let them thank the Lord for His loyal grace, And for His awesome moves for the sons of humans!

22 And let them offer sacrifices of thanks, And tell about His works with cheering.

God Rescues the Sailor

23 Some went down to the sea in ships, Doing business on big waters.

24 They saw the works of the Lord, And His awesome moves in the deep.

25 Because He spoke and a stormy wind got up, Which lifted its waves.

26 They went up to the heavens, they went down to the deeps; Their soul melted from trouble.

27 They spun and stumbled like a drunk, And all their wisdom was gone.

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 its waves were quiet.

30 Then they were happy because they were still, And He brought them to the port they wanted.

31 Let them thank the Lord for His loyal grace, And for His awesome moves for the sons of humans!

32 Let them lift Him up in the crowd of the people, And praise Him in the group of the elders.

A Final Word

33 He turns rivers into a desert, And water springs into dry ground,

34 A fruitful land into a salt flat, because of the wickedness of those who live in it.

35 He turns the desert into a pool of water, And dry ground into water springs.

36 And there He makes the hungry live, And they set up a city to live in.

37 They plant fields and vineyards, And they drop crops of fruit.

38 He also blesses them, and they get super big, And He does not make their animals few.

39 And they get few and brought down By pressure, evil, and sorrow.

40 He pours contempt on princes And makes them wander in a wasteland where there is no way.

41 But He holds up the needy from suffering And makes him families like a flock.

42 The straight-up will see and be happy, And all wrong will shut its mouth.

43 Who is wise, Let him pay attention to these things; And let them think about the loyal grace of the Lord.