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Psalm 107:17-43
New Living Translation
Psalm 107:17-43
New Living Translation
17 Some were fools; they rebelled
and suffered for their sins.
18 They couldn’t stand the thought of food,
and they were knocking on death’s door.
19 “Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.
20 He sent out his word and healed them,
snatching them from the door of death.
21 Let them praise the Lord for his great love
and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving
and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.
23 Some went off to sea in ships,
plying the trade routes of the world.
24 They, too, observed the Lord’s power in action,
his impressive works on the deepest seas.
25 He spoke, and the winds rose,
stirring up the waves.
26 Their ships were tossed to the heavens
and plunged again to the depths;
the sailors cringed in terror.
27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards
and were at their wits’ end.
28 “Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.
29 He calmed the storm to a whisper
and stilled the waves.
30 What a blessing was that stillness
as he brought them safely into harbor!
31 Let them praise the Lord for his great love
and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
32 Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation
and before the leaders of the nation.
33 He changes rivers into deserts,
and springs of water into dry, thirsty land.
34 He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands,
because of the wickedness of those who live there.
35 But he also turns deserts into pools of water,
the dry land into springs of water.
36 He brings the hungry to settle there
and to build their cities.
37 They sow their fields, plant their vineyards,
and harvest their bumper crops.
38 How he blesses them!
They raise large families there,
and their herds of livestock increase.
39 When they decrease in number and become impoverished
through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,
40 the Lord pours contempt on their princes,
causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.
41 But he rescues the poor from trouble
and increases their families like flocks of sheep.
42 The godly will see these things and be glad,
while the wicked are struck silent.
43 Those who are wise will take all this to heart;
they will see in our history the faithful love of the Lord.
Psalm 107:17-43
New International Version
Psalm 107:17-43
New International Version
17 Some became fools(A) through their rebellious ways(B)
and suffered affliction(C) because of their iniquities.
18 They loathed all food(D)
and drew near the gates of death.(E)
19 Then they cried(F) to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them(G) from their distress.
20 He sent out his word(H) and healed them;(I)
he rescued(J) them from the grave.(K)
21 Let them give thanks(L) to the Lord for his unfailing love(M)
and his wonderful deeds(N) for mankind.
22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings(O)
and tell of his works(P) with songs of joy.(Q)
23 Some went out on the sea(R) in ships;(S)
they were merchants on the mighty waters.
24 They saw the works of the Lord,(T)
his wonderful deeds in the deep.
25 For he spoke(U) and stirred up a tempest(V)
that lifted high the waves.(W)
26 They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;
in their peril(X) their courage melted(Y) away.
27 They reeled(Z) and staggered like drunkards;
they were at their wits’ end.
28 Then they cried(AA) out to the Lord in their trouble,
and he brought them out of their distress.(AB)
29 He stilled the storm(AC) to a whisper;
the waves(AD) of the sea[a] were hushed.(AE)
30 They were glad when it grew calm,
and he guided them(AF) to their desired haven.
31 Let them give thanks(AG) to the Lord for his unfailing love(AH)
and his wonderful deeds(AI) for mankind.
32 Let them exalt(AJ) him in the assembly(AK) of the people
and praise him in the council of the elders.
33 He turned rivers into a desert,(AL)
flowing springs(AM) into thirsty ground,
34 and fruitful land into a salt waste,(AN)
because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
35 He turned the desert into pools of water(AO)
and the parched ground into flowing springs;(AP)
36 there he brought the hungry to live,
and they founded a city where they could settle.
37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards(AQ)
that yielded a fruitful harvest;
38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,(AR)
and he did not let their herds diminish.(AS)
39 Then their numbers decreased,(AT) and they were humbled(AU)
by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
40 he who pours contempt on nobles(AV)
made them wander in a trackless waste.(AW)
41 But he lifted the needy(AX) out of their affliction
and increased their families like flocks.(AY)
42 The upright see and rejoice,(AZ)
but all the wicked shut their mouths.(BA)
Footnotes
- Psalm 107:29 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text / their waves
Psalm 107:17-43
King James Version
Psalm 107:17-43
King James Version
17 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
19 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.
20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
21 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;
24 These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
28 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
30 Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
31 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
32 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
35 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
39 Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
43 Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.
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