[107:1] Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!
[107:2] Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble
[107:3] and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
[107:4] Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in;
[107:5] hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them.
[107:6] Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
[107:7] He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in.
[107:8] Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!
[107:9] For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
[107:10] Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and in irons,
[107:11] for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High.
[107:12] So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor; they fell down, with none to help.
[107:13] Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
[107:14] He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart.
[107:15] Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!
[107:16] For he shatters the doors of bronze and cuts in two the bars of iron.
[107:17] Some were fools through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
[107:18] they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death.
[107:19] Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
[107:20] He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.
[107:21] Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!
[107:22] And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
[107:23] Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters;
[107:24] they saw the deeds of the Lord, his wondrous works in the deep.
[107:25] For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.
[107:26] They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight;
[107:27] they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits’ end.
[107:28] Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
[107:29] He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
[107:30] Then they were glad that the waters were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven.
[107:31] Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!
[107:32] Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
[107:33] He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground,
[107:34] a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants.
[107:35] He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water.
[107:36] And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in;
[107:37] they sow fields and plant vineyards and get a fruitful yield.
[107:38] By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their livestock diminish.
[107:39] When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, evil, and sorrow,
[107:40] he pours contempt on princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes;
[107:41] but he raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks.
[107:42] The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
[107:43] Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.