Psalm 107 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

BOOK 5

The Lord Rescues People from Many Troubles.

107 (A)Give thanks to the Lord, for (B)He is good,
For His mercy is everlasting.
2 (C)The redeemed of the Lord shall say so,
Those whom He has (D)redeemed from the hand of the enemy
3 And (E)gathered from the lands,
From the east and from the west,
From the north and from the [a]south.

4 They (F)wandered in the wilderness in a [b]desert region;
They did not find a way to [c]an inhabited (G)city.
5 They were hungry [d]and thirsty;
Their (H)souls felt weak within them.
6 Then they (I)cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them from their distresses.
7 He also had them walk on a [e](J)straight way,
To go to [f](K)an inhabited city.
8 (L)They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy,
And for His [g]wonders to the sons of mankind!
9 For He has (M)satisfied the [h]thirsty soul,
And He has filled the (N)hungry soul with what is good.

10 There were those who (O)lived in darkness and in [i]the shadow of death,
(P)Prisoners in misery and [j]chains,
11 Because they had (Q)rebelled against the words of God
And (R)rejected the (S)plan of the Most High.
12 Therefore He humbled their heart with labor;
They stumbled and there was (T)no one to help.
13 Then they (U)cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them from their distresses.
14 He (V)brought them out of darkness and [k]the shadow of death
And (W)broke their bands apart.
15 (X)They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy,
And for His [l]wonders to the sons of mankind!
16 For He has (Y)shattered gates of bronze
And cut off bars of iron.

17 Fools, because of [m]their rebellious way,
And (Z)because of their guilty deeds, were afflicted.
18 Their (AA)souls loathed all kinds of food,
And they (AB)came close to the (AC)gates of death.
19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them from their distresses.
20 He (AD)sent His word and (AE)healed them,
And (AF)saved them from their [n]destruction.
21 (AG)They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy,
And for His [o]wonders to the sons of mankind!
22 They shall also offer (AH)sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And (AI)tell of His works with joyful singing.

23 Those who (AJ)go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters;
24 They have seen the works of the Lord,
And His [p]wonders in the deep.
25 For He (AK)spoke and raised a (AL)stormy wind,
Which (AM)lifted the waves [q]of the sea.
26 They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths;
Their soul (AN)melted away in their misery.
27 They reeled and (AO)staggered like a drunken person,
And [r]were at their wits’ end.
28 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.
29 He (AP)caused the storm to be still,
So that the waves [s]of the sea were hushed.
30 Then they were glad because they were quiet,
So He guided them to their desired harbor.
31 (AQ)They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy,
And for His [t](AR)wonders to the sons of mankind!
32 They shall also (AS)exalt Him (AT)in the congregation of the people,
And (AU)praise Him at the seat of the elders.

33 He (AV)turns rivers into a [u]wilderness,
And springs of water into a thirsty ground;
34 And a (AW)fruitful land into a (AX)salt waste,
Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
35 He (AY)turns a [v]wilderness into a pool of water,
And a dry land into springs of water;
36 And He has the hungry live there,
So that they may establish [w](AZ)an inhabited city,
37 And sow fields and (BA)plant vineyards,
And [x]gather a fruitful harvest.
38 He also blesses them and they (BB)multiply greatly,
And He (BC)does not let their cattle decrease.

39 When they (BD)become few and (BE)lowly
Because of oppression, misery, and sorrow,
40 He (BF)pours contempt upon noblemen
And (BG)makes them wander (BH)in a pathless wasteland.
41 But He (BI)sets the needy [y]securely on high, away from affliction,
And (BJ)makes his families like a flock.
42 The (BK)upright see it and are glad;
But all (BL)injustice shuts its mouth.
43 Who is (BM)wise? He is to pay attention to these things,
And consider the (BN)mercy of the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 107:3 Lit sea
  2. Psalm 107:4 Lit waste
  3. Psalm 107:4 Or a habitable city; lit a city of habitation
  4. Psalm 107:5 Lit also
  5. Psalm 107:7 Or level
  6. Psalm 107:7 Or a habitable city; lit a city of habitation
  7. Psalm 107:8 I.e., wonderful acts
  8. Psalm 107:9 Or parched
  9. Psalm 107:10 Or deep gloom
  10. Psalm 107:10 Lit irons
  11. Psalm 107:14 Or deep darkness
  12. Psalm 107:15 I.e., wonderful acts
  13. Psalm 107:17 Lit the way of their offense
  14. Psalm 107:20 Lit pits
  15. Psalm 107:21 I.e., wonderful acts
  16. Psalm 107:24 I.e., wonderful acts
  17. Psalm 107:25 Lit of it
  18. Psalm 107:27 Lit all their wisdom was swallowed up
  19. Psalm 107:29 Lit of it
  20. Psalm 107:31 I.e., wonderful acts
  21. Psalm 107:33 Or desert
  22. Psalm 107:35 Or desert
  23. Psalm 107:36 Or a habitable city; lit a city of habitation
  24. Psalm 107:37 Lit acquire fruits of yield
  25. Psalm 107:41 Lit in an inaccessibly high place

Cross references

  1. Psalm 107:1 : 1 Chr 16:34; Ps 106:1; 118:1; 136:1; Jer 33:11
  2. Psalm 107:1 : 2 Chr 5:13; 7:3; Ezra 3:11; Ps 100:5
  3. Psalm 107:2 : Is 35:9, 10; 62:12; 63:4
  4. Psalm 107:2 : Ps 78:42; 106:10
  5. Psalm 107:3 : Deut 30:3; Neh 1:9; Ps 106:47; Is 11:12; 43:5; 56:8; Ezek 11:17; 20:34
  6. Psalm 107:4 : Num 14:33; 32:13; Deut 2:7; 32:10; Josh 5:6; 14:10
  7. Psalm 107:4 : Ps 107:7, 36
  8. Psalm 107:5 : Ps 77:3
  9. Psalm 107:6 : Ps 50:15; 107:13, 19, 28
  10. Psalm 107:7 : Ezra 8:21; Ps 5:8; Jer 31:9
  11. Psalm 107:7 : Ps 107:4, 36
  12. Psalm 107:8 : Ps 107:15, 21, 31
  13. Psalm 107:9 : Ps 22:26; 34:10; 63:5; 103:5
  14. Psalm 107:9 : Ps 146:7; Matt 5:6; Luke 1:53
  15. Psalm 107:10 : Ps 143:3; Is 42:7; Mic 7:8; Luke 1:79
  16. Psalm 107:10 : Job 36:8; Ps 102:20
  17. Psalm 107:11 : Ps 78:40; 106:7; Lam 3:42
  18. Psalm 107:11 : Num 15:31; 2 Chr 36:16; Prov 1:25; Is 5:24
  19. Psalm 107:11 : Ps 73:24
  20. Psalm 107:12 : Ps 22:11; 72:12
  21. Psalm 107:13 : Ps 107:6
  22. Psalm 107:14 : Ps 86:13; 107:10
  23. Psalm 107:14 : Ps 116:16; Jer 2:20; 30:8; Nah 1:13; Luke 13:16; Acts 12:7
  24. Psalm 107:15 : Ps 107:8, 21, 31
  25. Psalm 107:16 : Is 45:1, 2
  26. Psalm 107:17 : Is 65:6, 7; Jer 30:14, 15; Lam 3:39; Ezek 24:23
  27. Psalm 107:18 : Job 33:20; Ps 102:4
  28. Psalm 107:18 : Job 33:22; Ps 88:3
  29. Psalm 107:18 : Job 38:17; Ps 9:13
  30. Psalm 107:20 : Ps 147:15, 18; Matt 8:8
  31. Psalm 107:20 : 2 Kin 20:5; Ps 30:2; 103:3; 147:3
  32. Psalm 107:20 : Job 33:28, 30; Ps 30:3; 49:15; 56:13; 103:4
  33. Psalm 107:21 : Ps 107:8, 15, 31
  34. Psalm 107:22 : Lev 7:12; Ps 50:14; 116:17
  35. Psalm 107:22 : Ps 9:11; 73:28; 118:17
  36. Psalm 107:23 : Is 42:10; Jon 1:3
  37. Psalm 107:25 : Ps 105:31, 34
  38. Psalm 107:25 : Ps 148:8; Jon 1:4
  39. Psalm 107:25 : Ps 93:3, 4
  40. Psalm 107:26 : Ps 22:14; 119:28
  41. Psalm 107:27 : Job 12:25; Is 24:20
  42. Psalm 107:29 : Ps 65:7; 89:9; Matt 8:26; Luke 8:24
  43. Psalm 107:31 : Ps 107:8, 15, 21
  44. Psalm 107:31 : Ps 78:4; 111:4
  45. Psalm 107:32 : Ps 34:3; 99:5; Is 25:1
  46. Psalm 107:32 : Ps 22:22, 25
  47. Psalm 107:32 : Ps 35:18
  48. Psalm 107:33 : 1 Kin 17:1, 7; Ps 74:15; Is 42:15; 50:2
  49. Psalm 107:34 : Gen 13:10; 14:3; 19:24, 25; Deut 29:23
  50. Psalm 107:34 : Job 39:6; Jer 17:6
  51. Psalm 107:35 : Ps 105:41; 114:8; Is 35:6, 7; 41:18
  52. Psalm 107:36 : Ps 107:4, 7
  53. Psalm 107:37 : 2 Kin 19:29; Is 65:21; Amos 9:14
  54. Psalm 107:38 : Gen 12:2; 17:20; Ex 1:7; Deut 1:10
  55. Psalm 107:38 : Deut 7:14
  56. Psalm 107:39 : 2 Kin 10:32; Ezek 5:11; 29:15
  57. Psalm 107:39 : Ps 38:6; 44:25; 57:6
  58. Psalm 107:40 : Job 12:21
  59. Psalm 107:40 : Job 12:24
  60. Psalm 107:40 : Deut 32:10
  61. Psalm 107:41 : 1 Sam 2:8; Ps 59:1; 113:7, 8
  62. Psalm 107:41 : Job 21:11; Ps 78:52; 113:9
  63. Psalm 107:42 : Job 22:19; Ps 52:6
  64. Psalm 107:42 : Job 5:16; Ps 63:11; Rom 3:19
  65. Psalm 107:43 : Ps 64:9; Jer 9:12; Hos 14:9
  66. Psalm 107:43 : Ps 107:1

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