Psalm 107

English Standard Version

⁴ Some ^(F)wandered in desert wastes,
    finding no way ^(G)to a city to dwell in;
⁵ hungry and thirsty,
    their soul ^(H)fainted within them.
⁶ Then they ^(I)cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
⁷ He led them by ^(J)a straight way
    till they reached ^(K)a city to dwell in.
^8 (L)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
⁹ For he ^(M)satisfies the longing soul,
    ^(N)and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

^10 (O)Some sat in darkness and in ^(P)the shadow of death,
    prisoners in ^(Q)affliction and in irons,
¹¹ for they ^(R)had rebelled against the words of God,
    and ^(S)spurned the counsel of the Most High.
¹² So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;
    they fell down, ^(T)with none to help.
^13 (U)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
¹⁴ He brought them out of ^(V)darkness and the shadow of death,
    and ^(W)burst their bonds apart.
^15 (X)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
¹⁶ For he ^(Y)shatters the doors of bronze
    and cuts in two the bars of iron.

¹⁷ Some were ^(Z)fools through their sinful ways,
    and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
^18 (AA)they loathed any kind of food,
    and they ^(AB)drew near to ^(AC)the gates of death.
^19 (AD)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
²⁰ He ^(AE)sent out his word and ^(AF)healed them,
    and ^(AG)delivered them from their destruction.
^21 (AH)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
²² And let them ^(AI)offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
    and ^(AJ)tell of his deeds in ^(AK)songs of joy!

²³ Some ^(AL)went down to the sea in ships,
    doing business on the great waters;
²⁴ they saw the deeds of the Lord,
    his wondrous works in the deep.
²⁵ For he ^(AM)commanded and ^(AN)raised the stormy wind,
    which lifted up the waves of the sea.
²⁶ They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;
    their courage ^(AO)melted away in their evil plight;
²⁷ they reeled and ^(AP)staggered like drunken men
    and ^(AQ)were at their wits' end.^[b]
28 (AR)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
²⁹ He ^(AS)made the storm be still,
    and the waves of the sea were hushed.
³⁰ Then they were glad that the waters^[c] were quiet,
    and he brought them to their desired haven.
^31 (AT)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
³² Let them ^(AU)extol him in ^(AV)the congregation of the people,
    and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

³³ He ^(AW)turns rivers into a desert,
    springs of water into thirsty ground,
^34 (AX)a fruitful land into a salty waste,
    because of the evil of its inhabitants.
³⁵ He ^(AY)turns a desert into pools of water,
    ^(AZ)a parched land into springs of water.
³⁶ And there he lets the hungry dwell,
    and they establish ^(BA)a city to live in;
³⁷ they sow fields and plant vineyards
    and get a fruitful yield.
^38 (BB)By his blessing they multiply greatly,
    and he does not let their livestock diminish.

³⁹ When they are diminished and brought low
    through oppression, evil, and sorrow,
^40 (BC)he pours contempt on princes
    and ^(BD)makes them wander ^(BE)in trackless wastes;
⁴¹ but ^(BF)he raises up the needy out of affliction
    and ^(BG)makes their families like flocks.
^42 (BH)The upright see it and are glad,
    and ^(BI)all wickedness shuts its mouth.

^43 (BJ)Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;
    let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.