Psalm 107

New King James Version

⁴ They wandered in ^(C)the wilderness in a desolate way;
They found no city to dwell in.
⁵ Hungry and thirsty,
Their soul fainted in them.
^6 (D)Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He delivered them out of their distresses.
⁷ And He led them forth by the ^(E)right way,
That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.
^8 (F)Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
⁹ For ^(G)He satisfies the longing soul,
And fills the hungry soul with goodness.

¹⁰ Those who ^(H)sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
^(I)Bound^[b] in affliction and irons—
¹¹ Because they ^(J)rebelled against the words of God,
And ^[c]despised ^(K)the counsel of the Most High,
¹² Therefore He brought down their heart with labor;
They fell down, and there was ^(L)none to help.
¹³ Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them out of their distresses.
^14 (M)He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
And broke their chains in pieces.
¹⁵ Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
¹⁶ For He has ^(N)broken the gates of bronze,
And cut the bars of iron in two.

¹⁷ Fools, ^(O)because of their transgression,
And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
^18 (P)Their soul abhorred all manner of food,
And they ^(Q)drew near to the gates of death.
¹⁹ Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them out of their distresses.
^20 (R)He sent His word and ^(S)healed them,
And ^(T)delivered them from their destructions.
²¹ Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
^22 (U)Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And ^(V)declare His works with ^[d]rejoicing.

²³ Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters,
²⁴ They see the works of the Lord,
And His wonders in the deep.
²⁵ For He commands and ^(W)raises 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;
^(X)Their soul melts because of trouble.
²⁷ They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,
And ^[e]are at their wits’ end.
²⁸ Then they cry out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brings them out of their distresses.
^29 (Y)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 (Z)Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
³² Let them exalt Him also ^(AA)in the assembly of the people,
And praise Him in the company of the elders.

³³ He ^(AB)turns rivers into a wilderness,
And the watersprings into dry ground;
³⁴ A ^(AC)fruitful land into ^[f]barrenness,
For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
^35 (AD)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 (AE)He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly;
And He does not let their cattle ^(AF)decrease.

³⁹ When they are ^(AG)diminished and brought low
Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow,
^40 (AH)He pours contempt on princes,
And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;
^41 (AI)Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction,
And ^(AJ)makes their families like a flock.
^42 (AK)The righteous see it and rejoice,
And all ^(AL)iniquity stops its mouth.

^43 (AM)Whoever is wise will observe these things,
And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.