Psalm 107:1-31

English Standard Version

Book Five

Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So

107 ^(A)Oh give thanks to the Lord, ^(B)for he is good,
    for his steadfast love endures forever!
²Let ^(C)the redeemed of the Lord say so,
    whom he has ^(D)redeemed from trouble^[a]
³and ^(E)gathered in from the lands,
    from the east and from the west,
    from the north and from the south.

⁴Some ^(F)wandered in desert wastes,
    finding no way ^(G)to a city to dwell in;
⁵hungry and thirsty,
    their soul ^(H)fainted within them.
⁶Then they ^(I)cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
⁷He 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!
⁹For 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,
¹¹for they ^(R)had rebelled against the words of God,
    and ^(S)spurned the counsel of the Most High.
¹²So 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.
¹⁴He 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!
¹⁶For he ^(Y)shatters the doors of bronze
    and cuts in two the bars of iron.

¹⁷Some 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.
²⁰He ^(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!
²²And let them ^(AI)offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
    and ^(AJ)tell of his deeds in ^(AK)songs of joy!

²³Some ^(AL)went down to the sea in ships,
    doing business on the great waters;
²⁴they saw the deeds of the Lord,
    his wondrous works in the deep.
²⁵For he ^(AM)commanded and ^(AN)raised the stormy wind,
    which lifted up the waves of the sea.
²⁶They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;
    their courage ^(AO)melted away in their evil plight;
²⁷they 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.
²⁹He ^(AS)made the storm be still,
    and the waves of the sea were hushed.
³⁰Then 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!