Psalm 107-110

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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.

⁵ Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
    Let your glory be over all the earth!
^6 (BM)That your beloved ones may be delivered,
    give salvation by your right hand and answer me!

⁷ God has promised in his holiness:^[e]
    “With exultation I will divide up Shechem
    and portion out the Valley of Succoth.
⁸ Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
    Ephraim is my helmet,
    Judah my scepter.
⁹ Moab is my washbasin;
    upon Edom I cast my shoe;
    ^(BN)over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

¹⁰ Who will bring me to the fortified city?
    Who will lead me to Edom?
¹¹ Have you not rejected us, O God?
    You do not go out, O God, with our armies.
¹² Oh grant us help against the foe,
    for vain is the salvation of man!
¹³ With God we shall do valiantly;
    it is he who will tread down our foes.

^6 (BV)Appoint a wicked man ^(BW)against him;
    let an accuser stand ^(BX)at his right hand.
⁷ When he is tried, let him come forth guilty;
    let his ^(BY)prayer be counted as sin!
⁸ May his ^(BZ)days be few;
    may ^(CA)another take his ^(CB)office!
⁹ May his ^(CC)children be fatherless
    and his wife a widow!
¹⁰ May his children ^(CD)wander about and beg,
    ^(CE)seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!
¹¹ May ^(CF)the creditor seize all that he has;
    may ^(CG)strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!
¹² Let there be none to ^(CH)extend kindness to him,
    nor any to ^(CI)pity his fatherless children!
¹³ May his ^(CJ)posterity be cut off;
    may his ^(CK)name be blotted out in the second generation!
¹⁴ May ^(CL)the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,
    and let not the sin of his mother be ^(CM)blotted out!
^15 (CN)Let them be before the Lord continually,
    that he may ^(CO)cut off the memory of them from the earth!

¹⁶ For he did not remember to show kindness,
    but pursued ^(CP)the poor and needy
    and ^(CQ)the brokenhearted, to put them to death.
^17 (CR)He loved to curse; let curses come^[g] upon him!
    He did not delight in blessing; may it be far^[h] from him!
¹⁸ He ^(CS)clothed himself with cursing as his coat;
    may it ^(CT)soak^[i] into his body like water,
    like oil into his bones!
¹⁹ May it be like a garment that he wraps around him,
    like a belt that he puts on every day!
²⁰ May this be the reward of my ^(CU)accusers from the Lord,
    of those who speak evil against my life!

²¹ But you, O God my Lord,
    deal on my behalf ^(CV)for your name's sake;
    because your ^(CW)steadfast love is good, deliver me!
²² For I am ^(CX)poor and needy,
    and my heart is stricken within me.
²³ I am gone like ^(CY)a shadow at evening;
    I am ^(CZ)shaken off like a locust.
²⁴ My knees are weak ^(DA)through fasting;
    my ^(DB)body has become gaunt, with no fat.
²⁵ I am ^(DC)an object of scorn to my accusers;
    when they see me, they ^(DD)wag their heads.

^26 (DE)Help me, O Lord my God!
    Save me according to your steadfast love!
²⁷ Let them ^(DF)know that this is your hand;
    you, O Lord, have done it!
^28 (DG)Let them curse, but you will bless!
    They arise and are put to shame, but ^(DH)your servant will be glad!
²⁹ May my accusers be ^(DI)clothed with dishonor;
    may they ^(DJ)be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak!

³⁰ With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord;
    I will ^(DK)praise him in the midst of the throng.
³¹ For he stands ^(DL)at the right hand of the needy one,
    to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.

² The Lord sends forth ^(DQ)from Zion
    ^(DR)your mighty scepter.
    ^(DS)Rule in the midst of your enemies!
^3 (DT)Your people will ^(DU)offer themselves freely
    on the day of your ^(DV)power,^[j]
    in ^(DW)holy garments;^[k]
from the womb of the morning,
    the dew of your youth will be yours.^[l]
4 (DX)The Lord has ^(DY)sworn
    and will ^(DZ)not change his mind,
^(EA)“You are ^(EB)a priest ^(EC)forever
    after the order of ^(ED)Melchizedek.”

⁵ The Lord is at your ^(EE)right hand;
    he will ^(EF)shatter kings on ^(EG)the day of his wrath.
⁶ He will ^(EH)execute judgment among the nations,
    ^(EI)filling them with corpses;
he will ^(EJ)shatter chiefs^[m]
    over the wide earth.
⁷ He will ^(EK)drink from the brook by the way;
    therefore he will lift up his head.