Through My Bible – September 21

Psalms 107:1-32 (EHV)



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¹ Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

for his mercy endures forever.

² Let the redeemed of the Lord say this,

those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,

³ those he gathered from the lands,

from the east and from the west,

from the north and from the south. ^[1]

⁴ They wandered in the wilderness, in the wasteland.

They did not find the way to a city where they could live.

⁵ They were hungry and also thirsty,

so their lives were draining away.

⁶ Then they cried out to the Lord in their distress.

He delivered them from their troubles.

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

⁸ Let them give thanks to the Lord

for his mercy and his wonderful deeds for all people, <sup>[2]

9</sup> because he satisfies the desire of the thirsty,

and he fills the desire of the hungry with good things.

¹⁰ They were sitting in darkness and the shadow of death,

prisoners, bound in misery and chains,

¹¹ because they had rebelled against the words of God,

and they despised the plan of the Most High.

¹² So he broke their hearts with hard labor.

They stumbled, and there was no helper.

¹³ Then they cried out to the Lord in their distress.

He saved them from their troubles.

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

and he tore off their chains.

¹⁵ Let them give thanks to the Lord

for his mercy and his wonderful deeds for all people,

¹⁶ because he shatters bronze doors,

and he cuts through iron bars.

¹⁷ They became fools through their rebellious way,

and they brought affliction on themselves by their guilt.

¹⁸ They lost their appetite for food,

    so they approached the gates of death.

¹⁹ Then they cried out to the Lord in their distress.

He saved them from their troubles.

²⁰ He sent his word and healed them.

He rescued them from the pits that trapped them.

²¹ Let them give thanks to the Lord

for his mercy and his wonderful deeds for all people,

²² so let them sacrifice thank offerings

and tell about his works with a joyful shout.

²³ They went down to the sea in ships.

They conducted trade on many waters.

²⁴ They saw the deeds of the Lord

and his wonders on the deep.

²⁵ For he spoke and stirred up a violent storm,

    which produced large waves.

²⁶ They were raised up to the sky.

They sank down into the depths.

In their danger their courage melted.

²⁷ They reeled and staggered like a drunk.

All their skill disappeared.