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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 107</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/107.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc//psalms/107-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/psalms/">Psalm</a> > Psalm 107</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/106.htm" title="Psalm 106">◄</a> Psalm 107 <a href="../psalms/108.htm" title="Psalm 108">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/psalms/107.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/psalms/107.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/psalms/107.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/psalms/107.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/psalms/107.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/psalms/107.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/psalms/107.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="suphdg">BOOK V <p class="pshdg">Psalms 107–150 <p class="hdg">Thanksgiving for Deliverance<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../matthew/8.htm#23">Matthew 8:23–27</a>; <a href ="../mark/4.htm#35">Mark 4:35–41</a>; <a href ="../luke/8.htm#22">Luke 8:22–25</a>)</span><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; <p class="indent2"> His loving devotion endures forever. <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, <p class="indent2"> whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>and gathered from the lands, <p class="indent2"> from east and west, from north and south.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Some wandered in desert wastelands, <p class="indent2"> finding no path to a city in which to dwell. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>They were hungry and thirsty; <p class="indent2"> their soul fainted within them. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, <p class="indent2"> and He delivered them from their distress. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>He led them on a straight path <p class="indent2"> to reach a city where they could live. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion <p class="indent2"> and His wonders to the sons of men. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>For He satisfies the thirsty <p class="indent2"> and fills the hungry with good things. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, <p class="indent2"> prisoners in affliction and chains, <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>because they rebelled against the words of God <p class="indent2"> and despised the counsel of the Most High. <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>He humbled their hearts with hard labor; <p class="indent2"> they stumbled, and there was no one to help. <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, <p class="indent2"> and He saved them from their distress. <A name="15"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death <p class="indent2"> and broke away their chains. <A name="16"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion <p class="indent2"> and His wonders to the sons of men. <A name="17"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For He has broken down the gates of bronze <p class="indent2"> and cut through the bars of iron. <A name="18"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Fools, in their rebellious ways, <p class="indent2"> and through their iniquities, suffered affliction. <A name="19"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>They loathed all food <p class="indent2"> and drew near to the gates of death. <A name="20"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, <p class="indent2"> and He saved them from their distress. <A name="21"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>He sent forth His word and healed them; <p class="indent2"> He rescued them from the Pit. <A name="22"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion <p class="indent2"> and His wonders to the sons of men. <A name="23"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving <p class="indent2"> and declare His works with rejoicing. <A name="24"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Others went out to sea in ships, <p class="indent2"> conducting trade on the mighty waters. <A name="25"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>They saw the works of the LORD, <p class="indent2"> and His wonders in the deep. <A name="26"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>For He spoke and raised a tempest <p class="indent2"> that lifted the waves of the sea. <A name="27"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; <p class="indent2"> their courage melted in their anguish. <A name="28"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>They reeled and staggered like drunkards, <p class="indent2"> and all their skill was useless.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <A name="29"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, <p class="indent2"> and He brought them out of their distress. <A name="30"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>He calmed the storm to a whisper, <p class="indent2"> and the waves of the sea<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> were hushed. <A name="31"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>They rejoiced in the silence, <p class="indent2"> and He guided them to the harbor they desired. <A name="32"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion <p class="indent2"> and His wonders to the sons of men. <A name="33"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people <p class="indent2"> and praise Him in the council of the elders. <A name="34"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>He turns rivers into deserts, <p class="indent2"> springs of water into thirsty ground, <A name="35"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>and fruitful land into fields of salt, <p class="indent2"> because of the wickedness of its dwellers. <A name="36"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>He turns a desert into pools of water <p class="indent2"> and a dry land into flowing springs. <A name="37"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>He causes the hungry to settle there, <p class="indent2"> that they may establish a city in which to dwell. <A name="38"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>They sow fields and plant vineyards <p class="indent2"> that yield a fruitful harvest. <A name="39"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; <p class="indent2"> He does not let their herds diminish. <A name="40"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>When they are decreased and humbled <p class="indent2"> by oppression, evil, and sorrow, <A name="41"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>He pours out contempt on the nobles <p class="indent2"> and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. <A name="42"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>But He lifts the needy from affliction <p class="indent2"> and increases their families like flocks. <A name="43"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>The upright see and rejoice, <p class="indent2"> and all iniquity shuts its mouth. <A name=""></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/107-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>Let him who is wise pay heed to these things <p class="indent2"> and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Hebrew <i>north and the sea</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">27</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>and all their wisdom was swallowed up</i><span class="thin"> </span> or <i>and they were at their wits’ end</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">29</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> DSS; 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