BOOK FIVE: Psalms 107—150
Thanksgiving to the Lord for His Great Works of Deliverance
1 Oh,give thanks to theLord, forHeisgood!
For His mercyenduresforever.
2 Let the redeemed of theLordsayso,
Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
3 Andgathered out of the lands,
From the east and from the west,
From the north and from the south.
4 They wandered inthe wilderness in a desolate way;
They found no city to dwell in.
5 Hungry and thirsty,
Their soul fainted in them.
6 Then they cried out to theLordin their trouble,
AndHe delivered them out of their distresses.
7 And He led them forth by theright way,
That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.
8 Oh, thatmenwould give thanks to theLordforHis goodness,
AndforHis wonderful works to the children of men!
9 ForHe satisfies the longing soul,
And fills the hungry soul with goodness.
10 Those whosat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
# Bound in affliction and irons—
11 Because theyrebelled against the words of God,
# And despisedthe counsel of the Most High,
12 Therefore He brought down their heart with labor;
# They fell down, andtherewasnone to help.
13 Then they cried out to theLordin their trouble,
AndHe saved them out of their distresses.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
And broke their chains in pieces.
15 Oh, thatmenwould give thanks to theLordforHis goodness,
AndforHis wonderful works to the children of men!
16 For He hasbroken the gates of bronze,
And cut the bars of iron in two.
17 Fools,because of their transgression,
And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
18 Their soul abhorred all manner of food,
# And theydrew near to the gates of death.
19 Then they cried out to theLordin their trouble,
AndHe saved them out of their distresses.
20 He sent His word andhealed them,
# Anddeliveredthemfrom their destructions.
21 Oh, thatmenwould give thanks to theLordforHis goodness,
AndforHis wonderful works to the children of men!
22 Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
# Anddeclare His works with rejoicing.
23 Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters,
24 They see the works of theLord,
And His wonders in the deep.
25 For He commands andraises the stormy wind,
Which lifts up the waves of the sea.
26 They mount up to the heavens,
They go down again to the depths;
# Their soul melts because of trouble.
27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,
And are at their wits’ end.
28 Then they cry out to theLordin their trouble,
And He brings them out of their distresses.
29 He calms the storm,
So that its waves are still.
30 Then they are glad because they are quiet;
So He guides them to their desired haven.
31 Oh, thatmenwould give thanks to theLordforHis goodness,
AndforHis wonderful works to the children of men!
32 Let them exalt Him alsoin the assembly of the people,
And praise Him in the company of the elders.
33 Heturns rivers into a wilderness,
And the watersprings into dry ground;
34 Afruitful land into barrenness,
For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
35 He turns a wilderness into pools of water,
And dry land into watersprings.
36 There He makes the hungry dwell,
That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,
37 And sow fields and plant vineyards,
That they may yield a fruitful harvest.
38 He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly;
# And He does not let their cattledecrease.
39 When they arediminished and brought low
Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow,
40 He pours contempt on princes,
And causes them to wander in the wildernesswherethereisno way;
41 Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction,
# Andmakestheirfamilies like a flock.
42 The righteous seeitand rejoice,
# And alliniquity stops its mouth.
43 Whoeveriswise will observe thesethings,
And they will understand the lovingkindness of theLord.