Psalm 107:1-43 AMPC

[1] O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever! [2] Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has delivered from the hand of the adversary, [3] And gathered them out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the [Red] Sea in the south. [4] Some wandered in the wilderness in a solitary desert track; they found no city for habitation. [5] Hungry and thirsty, they fainted; their lives were near to being extinguished. [6] Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses. [7] He led them forth by the straight and right way, that they might go to a city where they could establish their homes. [8] Oh, that men would praise [and confess to] the Lord for His goodness and loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men! [9] For He satisfies the longing soul and fills the hungry soul with good. [10] Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and in irons, [11] Because they had rebelled against the words of God and spurned the counsel of the Most High. [12] Therefore He bowed down their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled and fell down, and there was none to help. [13] Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses. [14] He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke apart the bonds that held them. [15] Oh, that men would praise [and confess to] the Lord for His goodness and loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men! [16] For He has broken the gates of bronze and cut the bars of iron apart. [17] Some are fools [made ill] because of the way of their transgressions and are afflicted because of their iniquities. [18] They loathe every kind of food, and they draw near to the gates of death. [19] Then they cry to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivers them out of their distresses. [20] He sends forth His word and heals them and rescues them from the pit and destruction. [21] Oh, that men would praise [and confess to] the Lord for His goodness and loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men! [22] And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving and rehearse His deeds with shouts of joy and singing! [23] Some go down to the sea and travel over it in ships to do business in great waters; [24] These see the works of the Lord and His wonders in the deep. [25] For He commands and raises up the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves of the sea. [26] [Those aboard] mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the deeps; their courage melts away because of their plight. [27] They reel to and fro and stagger like a drunken man and are at their wits' end [all their wisdom has come to nothing]. [28] Then they cry to the Lord in their trouble, and He brings them out of their distresses. [29] He hushes the storm to a calm and to a gentle whisper, so that the waves of the sea are still. [30] Then the men are glad because of the calm, and He brings them to their desired haven. [31] Oh, that men would praise [and confess to] the Lord for His goodness and loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men! [32] Let them exalt Him also in the congregation of the people and praise Him in the company of the elders. [33] He turns rivers into a wilderness, water springs into a thirsty ground, [34] A fruitful land into a barren, salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it. [35] He turns a wilderness into a pool of water and a dry ground into water springs; [36] And there He makes the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation, [37] And sow fields, and plant vineyards which yield fruits of increase. [38] He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly, and allows not their cattle to decrease. [39] When they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow, [40] He pours contempt upon princes and causes them to wander in waste places where there is no road. [41] Yet He raises the poor and needy from affliction and makes their families like a flock. [42] The upright shall see it and be glad, but all iniquity shall shut its mouth. [43] Whoso is wise [if there be any truly wise] will observe and heed these things; and they will diligently consider the mercy and loving-kindness of the Lord.