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Psalm 107 Free Bible Version

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1 Thank the Lord, for he is good! His trustworthy love continues forever!
1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
2 Let those the Lord has saved say that they are saved; those he has rescued from the power of the enemy.
2 Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
3 He has gathered them together from distant lands, from the east and the west, the north and 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 wandered in the desert wilderness, unable to find a way to a city where they could live.
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.
5 Hungry and thirsty, they became very discouraged.
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6 Then they cried out to the Lord to help them in their troubles, and he saved them from their suffering.
6 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
7 He led them along a straight way to a city where they could live.
7 He led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.
8 Let them praise the Lord for his trustworthy love, and for all the wonderful things he does for people.
8 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
9 For he gives drink to those who are thirsty, and food to those who are hungry.
9 For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.
10 Some sat in complete darkness, prisoners of misery and bound with iron chains,
10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,
11 for they had rebelled against what God had said; they had rejected the guidance of the Most High.
11 because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High.
12 So he humbled their pride with the troubles of life; they tripped over and no one was there to stop them falling.
12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was no one to help.
13 Then they called out to the Lord for help in their troubles, and he saved them from their suffering.
13 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
14 He brought them out of complete darkness, he broke their chains to pieces.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke away their chains.
15 Let them praise the Lord for his trustworthy love, and for all the wonderful things he does for people.
15 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
16 For he breaks down the bronze doors, and cuts through the iron bars.
16 For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron.
17 They were stupid because they rebelled; they suffered for their sins.
17 Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.
18 They didn't want to eat; they were at death's door.
18 Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.
19 Then they called out to the Lord for help in their troubles, and he saved them from their suffering.
19 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saves them out of their distresses.
20 He gave the command and he healed them; he saved them from the grave.
20 He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.
21 Let them praise the Lord for his trustworthy love, and for all the wonderful things he does for people.
21 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
22 Let them present thank offerings and sing with joy about what he has done.
22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his deeds with singing.
23 Those who set sail in ships, crossing the seas to earn their living,
23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters,
24 they have seen the Lord's incredible power at work—the wonderful things he did in the deepest oceans.
24 these see Yahweh’s deeds, and his wonders in the deep.
25 He only had to speak to cause a stormy wind that stirred up towering waves,
25 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.
26 lifting the ships high in the air and then plunging them down. The sailors were so terrified that their courage melted away.
26 They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.
27 They staggered around, falling from side to side like drunks—all their seamanship skills were useless.
27 They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
28 Then they cried out to the Lord to help them in their troubles, and he saved them from their suffering.
28 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.
29 He calmed the storm, the waves were quiet.
29 He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.
30 The sailors were so happy when it all calmed down, and he brought them to the harbor they wanted.
30 Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.
31 Let them praise the Lord for his trustworthy love, and for all the wonderful things he does for people.
31 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds for the children of men!
32 Let them say how wonderful he is in front of the whole congregation and the elders.
32 Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.
33 He dries up rivers and turns the land into a desert; the water springs stop flowing and the earth turns dry and dusty.
33 He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground,
34 Fruitful ground becomes a salty wasteland because of the wickedness of those living there.
34 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
35 But he also turns around and makes pools of water in the desert, and makes water springs flow in a dry and dusty land.
35 He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.
36 He brings hungry people to live there—a place they can build their cities.
36 There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,
37 They sow their fields and plant their vineyards, producing a good harvest.
37 sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.
38 He takes care of them, and their numbers increase dramatically—their cattle too!
38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease.
39 When they become few, brought low by oppression, misery, and sorrow,
39 Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
40 He pours out his contempt on their leaders, making them wander, lost in the wilderness.
40 He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.
41 But he lifts the poor out of their troubles, and makes their families as big as flocks.
41 Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.
42 Those who live right will observe what is happening and be glad, but the wicked will be silenced.
42 The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.
43 Those who are wise will pay attention to all this, and thoughtfully reflect on the Lord's trustworthy love.
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 1 Chronicles 16:34; Psalm 106:1; 2 Chronicles 7:3; Psalm 105:1; Psalm 100:5
  2. 2 1 Peter 1:18–19; Luke 1:74; Galatians 3:13; Psalm 106:10; Psalm 31:5
  3. 3 Psalm 106:47; Isaiah 43:5–6; Jeremiah 29:14; Revelation 5:9; Ezekiel 36:24
  4. 4 Deuteronomy 32:10; Ezekiel 34:6; Ezekiel 34:12; Numbers 14:33; Genesis 21:14–16
  5. 5 Mark 8:2–3; Isaiah 44:12; 1 Samuel 30:11–12; Judges 15:18–19; Lamentations 2:19
  6. 6 Psalm 50:15; Psalm 91:15; Jeremiah 29:12–14; Hebrews 4:15–16; Psalm 107:19
  7. 7 Jeremiah 31:9; Hebrews 11:9–10; Ezra 8:21–23; Psalm 77:20; Hebrews 12:22
  8. 8 Psalm 107:31; Psalm 147:1; Daniel 4:2–3; Psalm 78:4; Psalm 107:21
  9. 9 Matthew 5:6; Jeremiah 31:25; Psalm 34:10; Luke 1:53; Psalm 146:7
  10. 10 Luke 1:79; Micah 7:8; Matthew 4:16; Isaiah 42:7; Romans 6:20–21
  11. 11 Psalm 106:43; Psalm 78:40; Romans 1:28; Proverbs 1:25; 1 Samuel 2:5–8
  12. 12 Psalm 22:11; Exodus 5:18–19; Exodus 2:23; Luke 15:14–17; Isaiah 51:23
  13. 13 Psalm 107:28; Psalm 107:6; Judges 4:3; Judges 6:6–10; Psalm 18:6
  14. 14 Isaiah 42:16; Psalm 116:16; Ephesians 5:8; 1 Peter 2:9; Zechariah 9:11–12
  15. 15 Psalm 107:21; Psalm 107:31; Psalm 116:17–19; Psalm 107:8
  16. 16 Isaiah 45:1–2; Judges 16:3; Micah 2:13
  17. 17 Lamentations 3:39; Proverbs 1:22; Psalm 38:1–8; Isaiah 65:6–7; Psalm 14:1
  18. 18 Psalm 9:13; Psalm 88:3; Job 33:19–22; Isaiah 38:10; Job 38:17
  19. 19 Psalm 34:4–6; Psalm 78:34–35; Jeremiah 33:3; Psalm 107:13; Psalm 107:6
  20. 20 Matthew 8:8; Psalm 103:3–4; Psalm 147:15; Psalm 147:3; 2 Kings 20:4–5
  21. 21 Psalm 107:8; Luke 17:18; Psalm 107:31; Psalm 107:15; Psalm 66:5
  22. 22 Psalm 50:14; Psalm 9:11; Psalm 118:17; Hebrews 13:15; Psalm 116:17
  23. 23 Psalm 48:7; Revelation 18:17; Isaiah 42:10; Ezekiel 27:26; Acts 27:9–28
  24. 24 Psalm 95:5; Job 38:8–11; Psalm 104:24–27
  25. 25 Jonah 1:4; Matthew 8:24; Psalm 148:8; Psalm 93:3; Psalm 105:34
  26. 26 Psalm 22:14; Psalm 119:28; Nahum 2:10; Isaiah 13:7; 2 Samuel 17:10
  27. 27 Job 12:25; Isaiah 19:14; Isaiah 29:9; Isaiah 19:3; Acts 27:15–20
  28. 28 Matthew 8:25; Psalm 107:19; Psalm 107:13; Psalm 107:6; Acts 27:23–25
  29. 29 Matthew 8:26; Psalm 65:7; Luke 8:23–25; Psalm 89:9; Mark 4:39–41
  30. 30 John 6:21
  31. 31 Psalm 103:2; Psalm 107:8; Psalm 107:21; Psalm 107:15; Revelation 15:3
  32. 32 Psalm 22:25; Psalm 22:22; Psalm 99:5; Psalm 46:10; Psalm 119:46
  33. 33 Isaiah 42:15; Isaiah 50:2; Amos 4:7–8; Zephaniah 2:9; Isaiah 44:27
  34. 34 Genesis 13:10; Genesis 14:3; Deuteronomy 29:23–28; Ezekiel 47:11; Genesis 13:13
  35. 35 Psalm 114:8; Isaiah 35:6–7; Isaiah 41:17–19; Isaiah 44:3–5; 2 Kings 3:16–20
  36. 36 Luke 1:53; Psalm 107:7; Acts 17:26; Psalm 146:7
  37. 37 1 Corinthians 3:7; 2 Corinthians 9:10; Isaiah 37:30; Jeremiah 29:5; Zechariah 8:12
  38. 38 Exodus 1:7; Genesis 12:2; Genesis 17:20; Deuteronomy 7:14; Psalm 128:1–6
  39. 39 Exodus 2:23–24; 2 Kings 10:32; 2 Chronicles 15:5–6; 2 Kings 14:26; Judges 6:3–6
  40. 40 Job 12:24; Job 12:21; Daniel 4:33; Isaiah 23:8–9; Jeremiah 13:15–18
  41. 41 1 Samuel 2:8; Job 21:11; Esther 8:15–17; 1 Samuel 2:21; Isaiah 49:20–22
  42. 42 Job 22:19; Psalm 63:11; Romans 3:19; Psalm 52:6; Job 5:15–16
  43. 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).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm CVI)

    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)

  2. Quotes verse 107:16 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XXXVI)

    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)

  3. Quotes verse 107:20 John of Damascus, An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Book IV, Chapters XVII–XVIII)

    … 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)