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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 NLT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../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="../topmenuchap/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="../">NLT</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 class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/psalms/107.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="ms1"><char style="sc">Book Five</char> (Psalms 107–150)</p><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good!</p><p class="line2">His faithful love endures forever.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Has the LORD redeemed you? Then speak out!</p><p class="line2">Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For he has gathered the exiles from many lands,</p><p class="line2">from east and west,</p><p class="line2">from north and south.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a></p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Some wandered in the wilderness,</p><p class="line2">lost and homeless.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Hungry and thirsty,</p><p class="line2">they nearly died.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble,</p><p class="line2">and he rescued them from their distress.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>He led them straight to safety,</p><p class="line2">to a city where they could live.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Let them praise the LORD for his great love</p><p class="line2">and for the wonderful things he has done for them.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>For he satisfies the thirsty</p><p class="line2">and fills the hungry with good things.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom,</p><p class="line2">imprisoned in iron chains of misery.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>They rebelled against the words of God,</p><p class="line2">scorning the counsel of the Most High.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>That is why he broke them with hard labor;</p><p class="line2">they fell, and no one was there to help them.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble,</p><p class="line2">and he saved them from their distress.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom;</p><p class="line2">he snapped their chains.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Let them praise the LORD for his great love</p><p class="line2">and for the wonderful things he has done for them.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For he broke down their prison gates of bronze;</p><p class="line2">he cut apart their bars of iron.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Some were fools; they rebelled</p><p class="line2">and suffered for their sins.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>They couldn’t stand the thought of food,</p><p class="line2">and they were knocking on death’s door.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble,</p><p class="line2">and he saved them from their distress.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>He sent out his word and healed them,</p><p class="line2">snatching them from the door of death.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Let them praise the LORD for his great love</p><p class="line2">and for the wonderful things he has done for them.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving</p><p class="line2">and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Some went off to sea in ships,</p><p class="line2">plying the trade routes of the world.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>They, too, observed the LORD’s power in action,</p><p class="line2">his impressive works on the deepest seas.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>He spoke, and the winds rose,</p><p class="line2">stirring up the waves.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Their ships were tossed to the heavens</p><p class="line2">and plunged again to the depths;</p><p class="line2">the sailors cringed in terror.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>They reeled and staggered like drunkards</p><p class="line2">and were at their wits’ end.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble,</p><p class="line2">and he saved them from their distress.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>He calmed the storm to a whisper</p><p class="line2">and stilled the waves.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>What a blessing was that stillness</p><p class="line2">as he brought them safely into harbor!</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Let them praise the LORD for his great love</p><p class="line2">and for the wonderful things he has done for them.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation</p><p class="line2">and before the leaders of the nation.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>He changes rivers into deserts,</p><p class="line2">and springs of water into dry, thirsty land.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands,</p><p class="line2">because of the wickedness of those who live there.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>But he also turns deserts into pools of water,</p><p class="line2">the dry land into springs of water.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>He brings the hungry to settle there</p><p class="line2">and to build their cities.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>They sow their fields, plant their vineyards,</p><p class="line2">and harvest their bumper crops.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>How he blesses them!</p><p class="line2">They raise large families there,</p><p class="line2">and their herds of livestock increase.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>When they decrease in number and become impoverished</p><p class="line2">through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>the LORD pours contempt on their princes,</p><p class="line2">causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>But he rescues the poor from trouble</p><p class="line2">and increases their families like flocks of sheep.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>The godly will see these things and be glad,</p><p class="line2">while the wicked are struck silent.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/107-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>Those who are wise will take all this to heart;</p><p class="line2">they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">107:3 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">and sea.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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