PSALM 107 [†]  g Oh give thanks to the LORD,  h for he is good,

for his steadfast love endures forever!

2[^][†] Let  i the redeemed of the LORD say so,

whom he has  j redeemed from trouble [1]

3[†] and  k gathered in from the lands,

from the east and from the west,

from the north and from the south.

4[†] Some  l wandered in desert wastes,

finding no way  m to a city to dwell in;

5 hungry and thirsty,

their soul  n fainted within them.

6 Then they  o cried to the LORD in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

7 He led them by  p a straight way

till they reached  m a city to dwell in.

8  q Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

9 For he  r satisfies the longing soul,

 s and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

10[†]  t Some sat in darkness and in  u the shadow of death,

prisoners in  v affliction and in irons,

11 for they  w had rebelled against the words of God,

and  x spurned the counsel of the Most High.

12 So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;

they fell down,  y with none to help.

13  z Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

14 He brought them out of  a darkness and the shadow of death,

and  b burst their bonds apart.

15  c Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

16 For he  d shatters the doors of bronze

and cuts in two the bars of iron.

17[†] Some were  e fools through their sinful ways,

and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;

18  f they loathed any kind of food,

and they  g drew near to  h the gates of death.

19  i Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

20 He  j sent out his word and  k healed them,

and  l delivered them from their destruction.

21  m Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

22 And let them  n offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,

and  o tell of his deeds in  p songs of joy!

23[†] Some  q went down to the sea in ships,

doing business on the great waters;

24 they saw the deeds of the LORD,

his wondrous works in the deep.

25 For he  r commanded and  s raised the stormy wind,

which lifted up the waves of the sea.

26 They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;

their courage  t melted away in their evil plight;

27 they reeled and  u staggered like drunken men

and  v were at their wits’ end. [2]

28  w Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

29 He  x made the storm be still,

and the waves of the sea were hushed.

30 Then they were glad that the waters [3] were quiet,

and he brought them to their desired haven.

31  y Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

32 Let them  z extol him in  a the congregation of the people,

and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

33[†] He  b turns rivers into a desert,

springs of water into thirsty ground,

34  c a fruitful land into a salty waste,

because of the evil of its inhabitants.

35 He  d turns a desert into pools of water,

 e a parched land into springs of water.

36 And there he lets the hungry dwell,

and they establish  f a city to live in;

37 they sow fields and plant vineyards

and get a fruitful yield.

38  g By his blessing they multiply greatly,

and he does not let their livestock diminish.

39 When they are diminished and brought low

through oppression, evil, and sorrow,

40  h he pours contempt on princes

and  i makes them wander  j in trackless wastes;

41 but  k he raises up the needy out of affliction

and  l makes their families like flocks.

42  m The upright see it and are glad,

and  n all wickedness shuts its mouth.

43[†]  o Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;

let them consider the steadfast love of the LORD.

A Song. A Psalm of David.