# Psalm 107 
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1. Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! 
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2. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble 
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3. and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. 
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4. Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in; 
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5. hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. 
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6. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. 
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7. He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in. 
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8. Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! 
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9. For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things. 
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10. Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and in irons, 
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11. for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High. 
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12. So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor; they fell down, with none to help. 
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13. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. 
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14. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart. 
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15. Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! 
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16. For he shatters the doors of bronze and cuts in two the bars of iron. 
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17. Some were fools through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction; 
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18. they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death. 
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19. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. 
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20. He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction. 
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21. Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! 
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22. And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy! 
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23. Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters; 
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24. they saw the deeds of the LORD, his wondrous works in the deep. 
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25. For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea. 
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26. They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight; 
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27. they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits’ end. 
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28. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. 
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29. He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. 
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30. Then they were glad that the waters were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven. 
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31. Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! 
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32. Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. 
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33. He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground, 
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34. a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants. 
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35. He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water. 
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36. And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in; 
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37. they sow fields and plant vineyards and get a fruitful yield. 
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38. By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their livestock diminish. 
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39. When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, evil, and sorrow, 
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40. he pours contempt on princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes; 
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41. but he raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks. 
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42. The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth. 
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43. Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the LORD. 

(ESV)