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BOOK VPsalms 107-150Let the Redeemed of the LORD Say So

¹ Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.² Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy³ and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south^(a).⁴ Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city to dwell in.⁵ They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.⁶ Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.⁷ He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.⁸ Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.⁹ For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

¹⁰ Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in misery and chains,¹¹ because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.¹² He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.¹³ Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.¹⁴ He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.¹⁵ Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.¹⁶ For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

¹⁷ Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.¹⁸ They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.¹⁹ Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.²⁰ He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.²¹ Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.²² Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.

²³ Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.²⁴ They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep.²⁵ For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.²⁶ They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.²⁷ They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless^(a).²⁸ Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.²⁹ He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea^(a) were hushed.³⁰ They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.³¹ Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.³² Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.

³³ He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground,³⁴ and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.³⁵ He turns a desert into pools of water, and a dry land into flowing springs.³⁶ He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city to dwell.³⁷ They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.³⁸ He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.³⁹ When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,⁴⁰ He pours contempt on the nobles and makes them wander a pathless wasteland.⁴¹ But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.⁴² The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.⁴³ Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.