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Psalm 107 Bible in Basic English
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- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
1 O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
2 Let those whose cause the Lord has taken up say so, his people whom he has taken out of the hands of their haters;
2 Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
3 Making them come together out of all the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
3 and gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
4 They were wandering in the waste places; they saw no way to a resting-place.
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.
5 Their souls became feeble for need of food and drink.
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6 Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles;
6 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
7 Guiding them in the right way, so that they might come into the town of their resting-place.
7 He led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.
8 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
8 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
9 He gives its desire to the unresting soul, so that it is full of good things.
9 For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.
10 Those who were in the dark, in the black night, in chains of sorrow and iron;
10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,
11 Because they went against the words of God, and gave no thought to the laws of the Most High:
11 because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High.
12 So that he made their hearts weighted down with grief; they were falling, and had no helper.
12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was no one to help.
13 Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles.
13 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
14 He took them out of the dark and the black night, and all their chains were broken.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke away their chains.
15 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
15 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
16 The doors of brass are broken by his arm, and the bands of iron are cut in two.
16 For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron.
17 Foolish men, because of their sins, and because of their wrongdoing, are troubled;
17 Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.
18 They are disgusted by all food, and they come near to the doors of death.
18 Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.
19 Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.
19 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saves them out of their distresses.
20 He sent his word and made them well, and kept them safe from the underworld.
20 He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.
21 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
21 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
22 Let them make offerings of praise, giving news of his works with cries of joy.
22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his deeds with singing.
23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in the great waters;
23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters,
24 They see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
24 these see Yahweh’s deeds, and his wonders in the deep.
25 For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.
25 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.
26 The sailors go up to heaven, and down into the deep; their souls are wasted because of their trouble.
26 They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.
27 They are turned here and there, rolling like a man who is full of wine; and all their wisdom comes to nothing.
27 They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
28 Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.
28 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.
29 He makes the storm into a calm, so that the waves are at peace.
29 He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.
30 Then they are glad, because the sea is quiet, and he takes them to the harbour of their desire.
30 Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.
31 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
31 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds for the children of men!
32 Let them give glory to him in the meeting of the people, and praise among the chiefs.
32 Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.
33 He makes rivers into waste places, and springs of water into a dry land;
33 He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground,
34 He makes a fertile country into a salt waste, because of the sins of those who are living there.
34 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
35 He makes a waste land into a place of water, and a dry land into water-springs.
35 He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.
36 And there he gives the poor a resting-place, so that they may make themselves a town;
36 There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,
37 And put seed in the fields and make vine-gardens, to give them fruit.
37 sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.
38 He gives them his blessing so that they are increased greatly, and their cattle do not become less.
38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease.
39 And when they are made low, and crushed by trouble and sorrow,
39 Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
40 He puts an end to the pride of kings, and sends them wandering in the waste lands where there is no way.
40 He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.
41 But he puts the poor man on high from his troubles, and gives him families like a flock.
41 Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.
42 The upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped.
42 The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.
43 Let the wise give thought to these things, and see the mercies of the Lord.
43 Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of Yahweh.
Cross references (43)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Chronicles 16:34; Psalm 106:1; 2 Chronicles 7:3; Psalm 105:1; Psalm 100:5
- 2 1 Peter 1:18–19; Luke 1:74; Galatians 3:13; Psalm 106:10; Psalm 31:5
- 3 Psalm 106:47; Isaiah 43:5–6; Jeremiah 29:14; Revelation 5:9; Ezekiel 36:24
- 4 Deuteronomy 32:10; Ezekiel 34:6; Ezekiel 34:12; Numbers 14:33; Genesis 21:14–16
- 5 Mark 8:2–3; Isaiah 44:12; 1 Samuel 30:11–12; Judges 15:18–19; Lamentations 2:19
- 6 Psalm 50:15; Psalm 91:15; Jeremiah 29:12–14; Hebrews 4:15–16; Psalm 107:19
- 7 Jeremiah 31:9; Hebrews 11:9–10; Ezra 8:21–23; Psalm 77:20; Hebrews 12:22
- 8 Psalm 107:31; Psalm 147:1; Daniel 4:2–3; Psalm 78:4; Psalm 107:21
- 9 Matthew 5:6; Jeremiah 31:25; Psalm 34:10; Luke 1:53; Psalm 146:7
- 10 Luke 1:79; Micah 7:8; Matthew 4:16; Isaiah 42:7; Romans 6:20–21
- 11 Psalm 106:43; Psalm 78:40; Romans 1:28; Proverbs 1:25; 1 Samuel 2:5–8
- 12 Psalm 22:11; Exodus 5:18–19; Exodus 2:23; Luke 15:14–17; Isaiah 51:23
- 13 Psalm 107:28; Psalm 107:6; Judges 4:3; Judges 6:6–10; Psalm 18:6
- 14 Isaiah 42:16; Psalm 116:16; Ephesians 5:8; 1 Peter 2:9; Zechariah 9:11–12
- 15 Psalm 107:21; Psalm 107:31; Psalm 116:17–19; Psalm 107:8
- 16 Isaiah 45:1–2; Judges 16:3; Micah 2:13
- 17 Lamentations 3:39; Proverbs 1:22; Psalm 38:1–8; Isaiah 65:6–7; Psalm 14:1
- 18 Psalm 9:13; Psalm 88:3; Job 33:19–22; Isaiah 38:10; Job 38:17
- 19 Psalm 34:4–6; Psalm 78:34–35; Jeremiah 33:3; Psalm 107:13; Psalm 107:6
- 20 Matthew 8:8; Psalm 103:3–4; Psalm 147:15; Psalm 147:3; 2 Kings 20:4–5
- 21 Psalm 107:8; Luke 17:18; Psalm 107:31; Psalm 107:15; Psalm 66:5
- 22 Psalm 50:14; Psalm 9:11; Psalm 118:17; Hebrews 13:15; Psalm 116:17
- 23 Psalm 48:7; Revelation 18:17; Isaiah 42:10; Ezekiel 27:26; Acts 27:9–28
- 24 Psalm 95:5; Job 38:8–11; Psalm 104:24–27
- 25 Jonah 1:4; Matthew 8:24; Psalm 148:8; Psalm 93:3; Psalm 105:34
- 26 Psalm 22:14; Psalm 119:28; Nahum 2:10; Isaiah 13:7; 2 Samuel 17:10
- 27 Job 12:25; Isaiah 19:14; Isaiah 29:9; Isaiah 19:3; Acts 27:15–20
- 28 Matthew 8:25; Psalm 107:19; Psalm 107:13; Psalm 107:6; Acts 27:23–25
- 29 Matthew 8:26; Psalm 65:7; Luke 8:23–25; Psalm 89:9; Mark 4:39–41
- 30 John 6:21
- 31 Psalm 103:2; Psalm 107:8; Psalm 107:21; Psalm 107:15; Revelation 15:3
- 32 Psalm 22:25; Psalm 22:22; Psalm 99:5; Psalm 46:10; Psalm 119:46
- 33 Isaiah 42:15; Isaiah 50:2; Amos 4:7–8; Zephaniah 2:9; Isaiah 44:27
- 34 Genesis 13:10; Genesis 14:3; Deuteronomy 29:23–28; Ezekiel 47:11; Genesis 13:13
- 35 Psalm 114:8; Isaiah 35:6–7; Isaiah 41:17–19; Isaiah 44:3–5; 2 Kings 3:16–20
- 36 Luke 1:53; Psalm 107:7; Acts 17:26; Psalm 146:7
- 37 1 Corinthians 3:7; 2 Corinthians 9:10; Isaiah 37:30; Jeremiah 29:5; Zechariah 8:12
- 38 Exodus 1:7; Genesis 12:2; Genesis 17:20; Deuteronomy 7:14; Psalm 128:1–6
- 39 Exodus 2:23–24; 2 Kings 10:32; 2 Chronicles 15:5–6; 2 Kings 14:26; Judges 6:3–6
- 40 Job 12:24; Job 12:21; Daniel 4:33; Isaiah 23:8–9; Jeremiah 13:15–18
- 41 1 Samuel 2:8; Job 21:11; Esther 8:15–17; 1 Samuel 2:21; Isaiah 49:20–22
- 42 Job 22:19; Psalm 63:11; Romans 3:19; Psalm 52:6; Job 5:15–16
- 43 Hosea 14:9; Psalm 64:9; Jeremiah 9:12; Ephesians 3:18–19; Daniel 10:12
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
This Psalm also hath the title Allelujah prefixed to it: and this twice. But some say, that one Allelujah belongeth to the end of the former Psalm, the other to the beginning of this.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
How then were "the gates of brass burst, and the bars of iron broken in sunder"? By His body; for then first was a body shown, immortal, and destroying the tyranny of death.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… through an instrument or a servant, but as through His essential and hypostatic Word and Wisdom and Power, because but one action is observed in Father and Son, as for example, All things were made by Him, and He sent His Word and healed them, and That they may believe that Thou hast sent Me.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)