Psalm 107

Legacy Standard Bible

⁴ They ^(F)wandered in the wilderness along the way of the wasteland;
They did not find an inhabited ^(G)city.
⁵ Hungry ^[b]and thirsty,
Their ^(H)soul fainted within them.
⁶ Then they ^(I)cried out to Yahweh in their trouble;
He delivered them out of their distresses.
⁷ He led them by a ^[c](J)straight way,
To go to ^(K)an inhabited city.
^8 (L)Let them give thanks to Yahweh for His lovingkindness,
And for His wondrous deeds to the sons of men!
⁹ For He has ^(M)satisfied the ^[d]thirsty soul,
And the ^(N)hungry soul He has filled with what is good.

¹⁰ There were those who ^(O)inhabited darkness and the shadow of death,
^(P)Prisoners in affliction and irons,
¹¹ Because they had ^(Q)rebelled against the words of God
And ^(R)spurned the ^(S)counsel of the Most High.
¹² So He subdued their heart with labor;
They stumbled and there was ^(T)none to help.
¹³ Then they ^(U)cried out to Yahweh in their trouble;
He saved them out of their distresses.
¹⁴ He ^(V)brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death
And ^(W)broke their bands apart.
^15 (X)Let them give thanks to Yahweh for His lovingkindness,
And for His wondrous deeds to the sons of men!
¹⁶ For He has ^(Y)shattered the doors of bronze
And cut through the bars of iron.

^17 [e]Ignorant fools, because of their way of transgression,
And ^(Z)because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
¹⁸ Their ^(AA)soul abhorred all kinds of food,
And they ^(AB)reached the ^(AC)gates of death.
¹⁹ Then they cried out to Yahweh in their trouble;
He saved them out of their distresses.
²⁰ He ^(AD)sent His word and ^(AE)healed them,
And ^(AF)provided them escape from their ^[f]destructions.
^21 (AG)Let them give thanks to Yahweh for His lovingkindness,
And for His wondrous deeds to the sons of men!
²² Let them also offer ^(AH)sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And ^(AI)recount His works with joyful singing.

²³ Those who ^(AJ)go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on many waters;
²⁴ They have seen the works of Yahweh,
And His wondrous deeds in the deep.
²⁵ He ^(AK)spoke and set up a ^(AL)stormy wind,
Which ^(AM)raised up the waves ^[g]of the sea.
²⁶ They went up to the heavens, they went down to the depths;
Their soul ^(AN)melted away in the ^[h]calamity.
²⁷ They staggered and ^(AO)swayed like a drunken man,
And all their wisdom was swallowed up.
²⁸ Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.
²⁹ He ^(AP)caused the storm to stand still,
So that its waves were hushed.
³⁰ Then they were glad because they were quiet,
So He led them to their desired haven.
^31 (AQ)Let them give thanks to Yahweh for His lovingkindness,
And for His ^(AR)wondrous deeds to the sons of men!
³² Let them ^(AS)exalt Him also ^(AT)in the assembly of the people,
And ^(AU)praise Him at the seat of the elders.

³³ He ^[i](AV)makes rivers into a ^[j]wilderness
And springs of water into a thirsty ground;
³⁴ A ^(AW)fruitful land into a ^(AX)salt waste,
Because of the evil of those who inhabited it.
³⁵ He ^(AY)makes a wilderness into a pool of water
And a dry land into springs of water;
³⁶ And there He causes the hungry to inhabit,
So that they may establish ^(AZ)an inhabited city,
³⁷ And sow fields and ^(BA)plant vineyards,
And produce a fruitful harvest.
³⁸ Also He blesses them and they ^(BB)multiply greatly,
And He ^(BC)does not let their cattle decrease.

³⁹ But when they ^(BD)decrease and are ^(BE)bowed down
Through oppression, evil, and sorrow,
⁴⁰ He ^(BF)pours contempt upon nobles
And ^(BG)makes them wander ^(BH)in a pathless void.
⁴¹ But He ^(BI)sets the needy ^[k]securely on high away from affliction,
And ^(BJ)makes his families like a flock.
⁴² The ^(BK)upright see it and are glad;
But all ^(BL)unrighteousness shuts its mouth.
⁴³ Who is ^(BM)wise? Let him keep these things,
And carefully consider the ^(BN)lovingkindnesses of Yahweh.