Psalms 107

1“Praise GOD, who is good—whose steadfast love is eternal!”

2Thus let GOD’s redeemed say,those redeemed from adversity,

3who have been gathered in from the lands,from east and west,from the north and from the sea.

4Some lost their way in the wilderness,in the wasteland;they found no settled place.

5Hungry and thirsty,their spirit failed.

6In their adversity they cried to GOD,and they were rescued from their troubles.

7They were shown a direct wayto reach a settled place.

8Let them give praise for GOD’s steadfast loveand wondrous deeds for humankind—

9for satisfying the thirsty,and filling the hungry with all good things.

10Some lived in deepest darkness,bound in cruel irons,

11because they defied the word of God,spurned the counsel of the Most High.

12Their hearts were humbled through suffering;they stumbled with no one to help.

13In their adversity they cried to GOD,and were rescued from their troubles.

14They were brought out of deepest darkness,their bonds broken asunder.

15Let them give praise for GOD’s steadfast loveand wondrous deeds for humankind—

16shattering gates of bronze,breaking their iron bars.

17There were fools who suffered for their sinful way,and for their iniquities.

18All food was loathsome to them;they reached the gates of death.

19In their adversity they cried to GOD and they were saved from their troubles.

20[God] gave an order and healed them—delivering them from the pits.

21Let them give praise for GOD’s steadfast loveand wondrous deeds for humankind.

22Let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices,and tell those deeds in joyful song.

23Others go down to the sea in ships,ply their trade in the mighty waters;

24they have seen GOD’s worksand such wonders in the deep.

25God’s word raised a storm windthat made the waves surge.

26Mounting up to the heaven,plunging down to the depths,disgorging in their misery,

27they reeled and staggered like a drunk,all their skill to no avail.

28In their adversity they cried to GOD,and were saved from their troubles.

29The storm was reduced to a whisper;the waves were stilled.

30They rejoiced when all was quiet,and were brought to the port they desired.

31Let them give praise for GOD’s steadfast love,and wondrous deeds for humankind.

32Let them exalt in the congregation of the people,acclaim in the assembly of the elders.

33The rivers are turned into a wilderness,springs of water into thirsty land,

34fruitful land into a salt marsh,because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.

35The wilderness is turned into pools,parched land into springs of water.

36There the hungry are settled;they build a place to settle in.

37They sow fields and plant vineyardsthat yield a fruitful harvest.

38They are blessed and they increase greatly—their cattle do not decrease,

39after they had been few and crushedby oppression, misery, and sorrow.

40[God] pours contempt on noblesand makes them lose their way in trackless deserts;

41but the needy are secured from suffering,their families increased like flocks.

42The upright see it and rejoice;the mouth of all wrongdoers is stopped.

43One who is wise will take note of these thingsand consider GOD’s steadfast love.