{"book":"Psalms","slug":"psalms","ch":107,"genre":"poetry","sub":"The Book of Psalms","prev":"psalms/106","next":"psalms/108","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"His loving devotion endures forever."}],"h":"BOOK V Psalms 107–150 Thanksgiving for Deliverance","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":2,"t":"Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Let the redeemed of the LORD say so,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":3,"t":"and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.","f":["Hebrew north and the sea"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"and gathered from the lands,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"from east and west, from north and south."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Some wandered in desert wastelands,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"finding no path to a city in which to dwell."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":5,"t":"They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They were hungry and thirsty;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"their soul fainted within them."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":6,"t":"Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, [and] He delivered them from their distress.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[and] He delivered them from their distress."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He led them on a straight path"},{"style":"indent2","t":"to reach a city where they could live."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":8,"t":"Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and His wonders to the sons of men."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":9,"t":"For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For He satisfies the thirsty"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and fills the hungry with good things."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":10,"t":"Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"prisoners in affliction and chains,"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":11,"t":"because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"because they rebelled against the words of God"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and despised the counsel of the Most High."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He humbled their hearts with hard labor;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"they stumbled, and there was no one to help."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":13,"t":"Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, [and] He saved them from their distress.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[and] He saved them from their distress."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":14,"t":"He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and broke away their chains."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":15,"t":"Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and His wonders to the sons of men."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":16,"t":"For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For He has broken down the gates of bronze"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and cut through the bars of iron."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":17,"t":"Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Fools, in their rebellious ways,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and through their iniquities, suffered affliction."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":18,"t":"They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They loathed all food"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and drew near to the gates of death."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":19,"t":"Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, [and] He saved them from their distress.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[and] He saved them from their distress."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":20,"t":"He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He sent forth His word and healed them;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He rescued them from the Pit."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":21,"t":"Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and His wonders to the sons of men."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":22,"t":"Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and declare His works with rejoicing."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":23,"t":"Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Others went out to sea in ships,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"conducting trade on the mighty waters."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":24,"t":"They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They saw the works of the LORD,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and His wonders in the deep."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":25,"t":"For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves [of the sea].","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For He spoke and raised a tempest"},{"style":"indent2","t":"that lifted the waves [of the sea]."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":26,"t":"They mounted up to the heavens, [then] sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They mounted up to the heavens, [then] sunk to the depths;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"their courage melted in their anguish."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":27,"t":"They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.","f":["Or and all their wisdom was swallowed up or and they were at their wits’ end"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They reeled and staggered like drunkards,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and all their skill was useless."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":28,"t":"Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and He brought them out of their distress."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":29,"t":"He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.","f":["DSS; MT their waves"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He calmed the storm to a whisper,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and the waves of the sea were hushed."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":30,"t":"They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They rejoiced in the silence,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and He guided them to the harbor they desired."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":31,"t":"Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and His wonders to the sons of men."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":32,"t":"Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and praise Him in the council of the elders."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":33,"t":"He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"He turns rivers into deserts,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"springs of water into thirsty ground,"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":34,"t":"[and] fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"[and] fruitful land into fields of salt,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"because of the wickedness of its dwellers."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":35,"t":"He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He turns a desert into pools of water"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and a dry land into flowing springs."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":36,"t":"He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He causes the hungry to settle there,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"that they may establish a city in which to dwell."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":37,"t":"They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They sow fields and plant vineyards"},{"style":"indent2","t":"that yield a fruitful harvest."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":38,"t":"He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He blesses them, and they multiply greatly;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He does not let their herds diminish."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":39,"t":"When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"When they are decreased and humbled"},{"style":"indent2","t":"by oppression, evil, and sorrow,"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":40,"t":"He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He pours out contempt on the nobles"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":41,"t":"But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"But He lifts the needy from affliction"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and increases their families like flocks."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":42,"t":"The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The upright see and rejoice,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and all iniquity shuts its mouth."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":43,"t":"Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Let him who is wise pay heed to these things"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and consider the loving devotion of the LORD."}],"style":"indent1stline"}]}