CINXE.COM
Psalm 107 GNT
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></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="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</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">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h2 class="ms">BOOK FIVE</h2><h3 class="mr">(Psalms 107–150)</h3><h3 class="s">In Praise of God's Goodness</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.1" class="v19_107_1">1</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.107.1!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> “Give thanks to the <span class="nd">Lord</span>, because he is good;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_1">his love is eternal!”</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.2" class="v19_107_2">2</span>Repeat these words in praise to the <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_2">all you whom he has saved.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_2">He has rescued you from your enemies</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.3" class="v19_107_3">3</span>and has brought you back from foreign countries,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_3">from east and west, from north and south.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.107.3!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.4" class="v19_107_4">4</span>Some wandered in the trackless desert</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_4">and could not find their way to a city to live in.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.5" class="v19_107_5">5</span>They were hungry and thirsty</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_5">and had given up all hope.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.6" class="v19_107_6">6</span>Then in their trouble they called to the <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_6">and he saved them from their distress.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.7" class="v19_107_7">7</span>He led them by a straight road</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_7">to a city where they could live.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.8" class="v19_107_8">8</span>They must thank the <span class="nd">Lord</span> for his constant love,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_8">for the wonderful things he did for them.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.9" class="v19_107_9">9</span>He satisfies those who are thirsty</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_9">and fills the hungry with good things.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.10" class="v19_107_10">10</span>Some were living in gloom and darkness,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_10">prisoners suffering in chains,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.11" class="v19_107_11">11</span>because they had rebelled against the commands of Almighty God</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_11">and had rejected his instructions.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.12" class="v19_107_12">12</span>They were worn out from hard work;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_12">they would fall down, and no one would help.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.13" class="v19_107_13">13</span>Then in their trouble they called to the <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_13">and he saved them from their distress.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.14" class="v19_107_14">14</span>He brought them out of their gloom and darkness</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_14">and broke their chains in pieces.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.15" class="v19_107_15">15</span>They must thank the <span class="nd">Lord</span> for his constant love,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_15">for the wonderful things he did for them.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_16"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.16" class="v19_107_16">16</span>He breaks down doors of bronze</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_16">and smashes iron bars.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_17"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.17" class="v19_107_17">17</span>Some were fools, suffering because of their sins</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_17">and because of their evil;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_18"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.18" class="v19_107_18">18</span>they couldn't stand the sight of food</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_18">and were close to death.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_19"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.19" class="v19_107_19">19</span>Then in their trouble they called to the <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_19">and he saved them from their distress.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_20"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.20" class="v19_107_20">20</span>He healed them with his command</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_20">and saved them from the grave.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_21"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.21" class="v19_107_21">21</span>They must thank the <span class="nd">Lord</span> for his constant love,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_21">for the wonderful things he did for them.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_22"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.22" class="v19_107_22">22</span>They must thank him with sacrifices,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_22">and with songs of joy must tell all that he has done.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_23"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.23" class="v19_107_23">23</span>Some sailed over the ocean in ships,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_23">earning their living on the seas.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_24"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.24" class="v19_107_24">24</span>They saw what the <span class="nd">Lord</span> can do,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_24">his wonderful acts on the seas.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_25"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.25" class="v19_107_25">25</span>He commanded, and a mighty wind began to blow</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_25">and stirred up the waves.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_26"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.26" class="v19_107_26">26</span>The ships were lifted high in the air</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_26">and plunged down into the depths.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_26">In such danger the sailors lost their courage;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_27"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.27" class="v19_107_27">27</span>they stumbled and staggered like drunks—</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_27">all their skill was useless.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_28"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.28" class="v19_107_28">28</span>Then in their trouble they called to the <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_28">and he saved them from their distress.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_29"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.29" class="v19_107_29">29</span>He calmed the raging storm,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_29">and the waves became quiet.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_30"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.30" class="v19_107_30">30</span>They were glad because of the calm,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_30">and he brought them safe to the port they wanted.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_31"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.31" class="v19_107_31">31</span>They must thank the <span class="nd">Lord</span> for his constant love,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_31">for the wonderful things he did for them.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_32"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.32" class="v19_107_32">32</span>They must proclaim his greatness in the assembly of the people</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_32">and praise him before the council of the leaders.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_33"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.33" class="v19_107_33">33</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> made rivers dry up completely</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_33">and stopped springs from flowing.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_34"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.34" class="v19_107_34">34</span><a href="#Ps.107.34!x.1" id="link_Ps.107.34!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> He made rich soil become a salty wasteland</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_34">because of the wickedness of those who lived there.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_35"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.35" class="v19_107_35">35</span>He changed deserts into pools of water</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_35">and dry land into flowing springs.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_36"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.36" class="v19_107_36">36</span>He let hungry people settle there,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_36">and they built a city to live in.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_37"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.37" class="v19_107_37">37</span>They sowed the fields and planted grapevines</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_37">and reaped an abundant harvest.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_38"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.38" class="v19_107_38">38</span>He blessed his people, and they had many children;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_38">he kept their herds of cattle from decreasing.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_39"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.39" class="v19_107_39">39</span>When God's people were defeated and humiliated</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_39">by cruel oppression and suffering,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_40"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.40" class="v19_107_40">40</span>he showed contempt for their oppressors</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_40">and made them wander in trackless deserts.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_41"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.41" class="v19_107_41">41</span>But he rescued the needy from their misery</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_41">and made their families increase like flocks.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_42"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.42" class="v19_107_42">42</span>The righteous see this and are glad,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_42">but all the wicked are put to silence.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_107_43"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.107.43" class="v19_107_43">43</span>May those who are wise think about these things;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_107_43">may they consider the <span class="nd">Lord</span>'s constant love.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">107.3: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Probable text </char><char style="fq" closed="false">south; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew </char><char style="fq" closed="false">the Mediterranean Sea </char><char style="ft" closed="false">(meaning “west”).</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. All rights reserved.</span></p> <p class="yiv9003199930MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Bible text from the Good News Translation (GNT) is not to be reproduced in copies or otherwise by any means except as permitted in writing by American Bible Society, 101 North Independence Mall East, Floor 8, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2155 (<a href="http://www.americanbible.org">www.americanbible.org</a>). Learn more at <a href="http://www.gnt.bible">www.gnt.bible</a> . Discover .BIBLE resources for your ministry at <a href="http://www.get.bible/gnt">www.get.bible/gnt</a></span></p><br /><br /><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /><br /><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/106.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 106"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 106" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/108.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 108"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 108" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/psalms/107-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>