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107:1  Say thank you to the Lord for being so good, for always being so loving and kind.
107:2  Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has saved you from your enemies.
107:3  He brought the exiles back from the farthest corners of the earth.
107:4  They were wandering homeless in the desert,
107:5  hungry and thirsty and faint.
107:6  “Lord, help!” they cried, and he did!
107:7  He led them straight to safety and a place to live.
107:8  Oh, that these men would praise the Lord for his loving-kindness, and for all of his wonderful deeds!
107:9  For he satisfies the thirsty soul and fills the hungry soul with good.
107:10  Who are these who sit in darkness, in the shadow of death, crushed by misery and slavery?
107:11  They rebelled against the Lord, scorning him who is the God above all gods.
107:12  That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell and none could help them rise again.
107:13  Then they cried to the Lord in their troubles, and he rescued them!
107:14  He led them from the darkness and shadow of death and snapped their chains.
107:15  Oh, that these men would praise the Lord for his loving-kindness and for all of his wonderful deeds!
107:16  For he broke down their prison gates of brass and cut apart their iron bars.
107:17  Others, the fools, were ill because of their sinful ways.
107:18  Their appetites were gone, and death was near.
107:19  Then they cried to the Lord in their troubles, and he helped them and delivered them.
107:20  He spoke, and they were healed—snatched from the door of death.
107:21  Oh, that these men would praise the Lord for his loving-kindness and for all of his wonderful deeds!
107:22  Let them tell him thank you as their sacrifice and sing about his glorious deeds.
107:23  And then there are the sailors sailing the seven seas, plying the trade routes of the world.
107:24  They, too, observe the power of God in action.
107:25  He calls to the storm winds; the waves rise high.
107:26  Their ships are tossed to the heavens and sink again to the depths; the sailors cringe in terror.
107:27  They reel and stagger like drunkards and are at their wit’s end.
107:28  Then they cry to the Lord in their trouble, and he saves them.
107:29  He calms the storm and stills the waves.
107:30  What a blessing is that stillness as he brings them safely into harbor!
107:31  Oh, that these men would praise the Lord for his loving-kindness and for all of his wonderful deeds!
107:32  Let them praise him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation.
107:33  He dries up rivers
107:34  and turns the good land of the wicked into deserts of salt.
107:35  Again, he turns deserts into fertile, watered valleys.
107:36  He brings the hungry to settle there and build their cities,
107:37  to sow their fields and plant their vineyards, and reap their bumper crops!
107:38  How he blesses them! They raise big families there and many cattle.
107:39  But others become poor through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
107:40  For God pours contempt upon the haughty and causes princes to wander among ruins;
107:41  but he rescues the poor who are godly and gives them many children and much prosperity.
107:42  Good men everywhere will see it and be glad, while evil men are stricken silent.
107:43  Listen, if you are wise, to what I am saying. Think about the loving-kindness of the Lord!