Psalm 107

Confitemini Domino

¹ O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious,*

and his mercy endures for ever.

² Let those whom the Lord has redeemed give thanks,*

whom he has delivered from the hand of the enemy,

³ And gathered them out of the lands, from the east and from the west,*

from the north and from the south.

⁴ They went astray in the wilderness, even in the desert,*

and found no city to dwell in;

⁵ They were hungry and thirsty,*

and their soul fainted within them.

⁶ Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble,*

and he delivered them from their distress.

⁷ He led them forth by a straight path*

until they came to a city where they might dwell.

⁸ Oh, that they would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness*

and declare the wonders that he does for the children of men!

⁹ For he satisfies the empty soul*

and fills the hungry soul with goodness.

¹⁰ Some sat in darkness, and in the shadow of death,*

being bound fast in misery and iron,

¹¹ Because they rebelled against the words of God*

and lightly regarded the counsel of the Most High.

¹² He also brought down their heart with heaviness;*

they fell down, and there was none to help them.

¹³ Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble,*

and he delivered them out of their distress.

¹⁴ For he brought them out of darkness, and out of the shadow of death,*

and broke their bonds asunder.

¹⁵ Oh, that they would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness*

and declare the wonders that he does for the children of men!

¹⁶ For he has broken the gates of brass*

and shattered the bars of iron asunder.

¹⁷ The foolish were plagued for their offense*

and because of their wickedness.

¹⁸ Their soul abhorred all manner of food,*

and they were even close to death's door.

¹⁹ So when they cried unto the Lord in their trouble,*

he delivered them out of their distress.

²⁰ He sent his word and healed them,*

and they were saved from destruction.

²¹ Oh, that they would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness*

and declare the wonders that he does for the children of men!

²² That they would offer unto him the sacrifice of thanksgiving*

and tell of his works with gladness!

²³ Those who go down to the sea in ships,*

who carry out their business in great waters,

²⁴ They behold the works of the Lord*

and his wonders in the deep.

²⁵ For at his word the stormy wind arises,*

which lifts up the waves.

²⁶ They are carried up to heaven and down again to the deep;*

their soul melts away because of the trouble.

²⁷ They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,*

and are at their wits' end.

²⁸ So when they cry unto the Lord in their trouble,*

he delivers them out of their distress.

²⁹ For he makes the storm to cease,*

so that the waves are still.

³⁰ Then they are glad, because they are at rest,*

and so he brings them into the haven where they desire to be.

³¹ Oh, that they would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness*

and declare the wonders that he does for the children of men!

³² That they would exalt him also in the congregation of the people*

and praise him in the seat of the elders!

³³ He turns rivers into a wilderness*

and water-springs into thirsty ground,

³⁴ A fruitful land he makes barren,*

because of the wickedness of those who dwell there.

³⁵ Again, he makes the wilderness into pools of water*

and dry ground into water-springs;

³⁶ And there he sets the hungry*

that they may build a city to dwell in,

³⁷ That they may sow their land and plant vineyards*

to yield the fruits of increase.

³⁸ He blesses them, so that they multiply exceedingly,*

and does not allow their cattle to decrease.

³⁹ And again, when they are diminished and brought low,*

through oppression, through any plague or trouble,

⁴⁰ Though he pours contempt on princes*

and lets them wander in the pathless wilderness,

⁴¹ Yet he helps the poor out of misery*

and increases their households like a flock of sheep.

⁴² The righteous will consider this and rejoice,*

and the mouth of all wickedness shall be stopped.

⁴³ Whoever is wise will ponder these things,*

and shall understand the loving-kindness of the Lord.

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