Psalm 107

1Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever.

2Let the redeemed of Yahweh say so, those he redeemed from the hand of the foe

3and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.

4Some wandered in the wilderness, on a desert road; they found no city to live in.

5Hungry and thirsty, their lives ebbed away within them.

6Then they cried out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress.

7He led them by a straight road to a city where they could live.

8Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works for the human race.

9For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

10Some sat in darkness and the shadow of death, prisoners in misery and iron chains,

11because they had rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.

12So he humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

13Then they cried out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.

14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and tore their chains apart.

15Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works for the human race.

16For he has shattered the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

17Some were fools because of their rebellious ways, and they suffered for their iniquities.

18They loathed every kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death.

19Then they cried out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.

20He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from their graves.

21Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works for the human race.

22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and tell of his works with songs of joy.

23Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters.

24They saw the works of Yahweh, his wonders in the deep.

25He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, which lifted high the waves.

26They rose up to the heavens and went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their peril.

27They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was swallowed up.

28Then they cried out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.

29He calmed the storm to a whisper, and their waves were hushed.

30They were glad when the waters grew quiet, and he guided them to the harbor they longed for.

31Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works for the human race.

32Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.

33He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground,

34a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the wickedness of those who live there.

35He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water.

36There he lets the hungry settle, and they build a city to live in.

37They sow fields and plant vineyards, and they gather a fruitful harvest.

38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; he does not let their cattle decrease.

39Then they dwindle and are brought low through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.

40He pours contempt on nobles and makes them wander in a trackless waste,

41but he lifts the needy out of their misery and makes their families like flocks.

42The upright see it and rejoice, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.

43Let whoever is wise heed these things and consider the steadfast love of Yahweh.