Psalm 107

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, *

and his mercy endures for ever.

Let all those whom the LORD has redeemed proclaim *

that he redeemed them from the hand of the foe.

He gathered them out of the lands; *

from the east and from the west,

from the north and from the south.

Some wandered in desert wastes; *

they found no way to a city where they might dwell.

They were hungry and thirsty; *

their spirits languished within them.

Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *

and he delivered them from their distress.

He put their feet on a straight path *

to go to a city where they might dwell.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *

and the wonders he does for his children.

For he satisfies the thirsty *

and fills the hungry with good things.

Some sat in darkness and deep gloom, *

bound fast in misery and iron;

Because they rebelled against the words of God *

and despised the counsel of the Most High.

So he humbled their spirits with hard labor; *

they stumbled, and there was none to help.

Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *

and he delivered them from their distress.

He led them out of darkness and deep gloom *

and broke their bonds asunder.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *

and the wonders he does for his children.

For he shatters the doors of bronze *

and breaks in two the iron bars.

Some were fools and took to rebellious ways; *

they were afflicted because of their sins.

They abhorred all manner of food *

and drew near to death's door.

Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *

and he delivered them from their distress.

He sent forth his word and healed them *

and saved them from the grave.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *

and the wonders he does for his children.

Let them offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving *

and tell of his acts with shouts of joy.

Some went down to the sea in ships *

and plied their trade in deep waters;

They beheld the works of the LORD *

and his wonders in the deep.

Then he spoke, and a stormy wind arose, *

which tossed high the waves of the sea.

They mounted up to the heavens and fell back to the depths; *

their hearts melted because of their peril.

They reeled and staggered like drunkards *

and were at their wits' end.

Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *

and he delivered them from their distress.

He stilled the storm to a whisper *

and quieted the waves of the sea.

Then were they glad because of the calm, *

and he brought them to the harbor they were bound for.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *

and the wonders he does for his children.

Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people *

and praise him in the council of the elders.

The LORD changed rivers into deserts, *

and water-springs into thirsty ground,

A fruitful land into salt flats, *

because of the wickedness of those who dwell there.

He changed deserts into pools of water *

and dry land into water-springs.

He settled the hungry there, *

and they founded a city to dwell in.

They sowed fields, and planted vineyards, *

and brought in a fruitful harvest.

He blessed them, so that they increased greatly; *

he did not let their herds decrease.

Yet when they were diminished and brought low, *

through stress of adversity and sorrow,

(He pours contempt on princes *

and makes them wander in trackless wastes)

He lifted up the poor out of misery *

and multiplied their families like flocks of sheep.

The upright will see this and rejoice, *

but all wickedness will shut its mouth.

Whoever is wise will ponder these things, *

and consider well the mercies of the LORD.