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Psalm 107 Literal Standard Version

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  • OT: Masoretic Hebrew
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  • 2020
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1 “Give thanks to YHWH, || For [He is] good, for His kindness [is] for all time”:
1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of YHWH say [so], || Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.
2 Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
3 And has gathered them from the lands, || From east and from west, || From north, and from the sea.
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 a wilderness, in a desert by the way, || They have not found a city of habitation.
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.
5 Hungry—indeed—thirsty, || Their soul becomes feeble in them,
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6 And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, || He delivers them from their distress,
6 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
7 And causes them to tread in a right way, || To go to a city of habitation.
7 He led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.
8 They confess to YHWH His kindness, || And His wonders to the sons of men.
8 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
9 For He has satisfied a longing soul, || And has filled a hungry soul [with] goodness.
9 For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.
10 Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, || Prisoners of affliction and of iron,
10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,
11 Because they changed the saying of God, || And despised the counsel of the Most High.
11 because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High.
12 And He humbles their heart with labor, || They have been feeble, and there is no helper.
12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was no one to help.
13 And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, || He saves them from their distresses.
13 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
14 He brings them out from the dark place, || And death-shade, || And He draws away their bands.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke away their chains.
15 They confess to YHWH His kindness, || And His wonders to the sons of men.
15 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
16 For He has broken doors of bronze, || And He has cut bars of iron.
16 For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron.
17 Fools, by means of their transgression, || And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.
17 Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.
18 Their soul detests all food, || And they come near to the gates of death,
18 Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.
19 And cry to YHWH in their adversity, || He saves them from their distresses,
19 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saves them out of their distresses.
20 He sends His word and heals them, || And delivers [them] from their destructions.
20 He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.
21 They confess to YHWH His kindness, || And His wonders to the sons of men,
21 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
22 And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, || And recount His works with singing.
22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his deeds with singing.
23 Those going down [to] the sea in ships, || Doing business in many waters,
23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters,
24 They have seen the works of YHWH, || And His wonders in the deep.
24 these see Yahweh’s deeds, and his wonders in the deep.
25 And He commands, and appoints a storm, || And it lifts up its billows,
25 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.
26 They go up [to] the heavens, they go down [to] the depths, || Their soul is melted in evil.
26 They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.
27 They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, || And all their wisdom is swallowed up.
27 They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
28 And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, || And He brings them out from their distresses.
28 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.
29 He calms a whirlwind, || And their billows are hushed.
29 He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.
30 And they rejoice because they are quiet, || And He leads them to the haven of their desire.
30 Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.
31 They confess to YHWH His kindness, || And His wonders to the sons of men,
31 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds for the children of men!
32 And they exalt Him in [the] assembly of [the] people, || And praise Him in [the] seat of [the] elderly.
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 become a wilderness, || And fountains of waters become dry land.
33 He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground,
34 A fruitful land becomes a barren place, || For the wickedness of its inhabitants.
34 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
35 He makes a wilderness become a pool of water, || And a dry land become fountains of waters.
35 He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.
36 And He causes the hungry to dwell there, || And they prepare a city of habitation.
36 There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,
37 And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, || And they make fruits of increase.
37 sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.
38 And He blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, || And He does not diminish their livestock.
38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease.
39 And they are diminished, and bow down, || By restraint, evil, and sorrow.
39 Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
40 He is pouring contempt on nobles, || And causes them to wander in vacancy—no way.
40 He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.
41 And sets the needy on high from affliction, || And places families as a flock.
41 Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.
42 The upright see and rejoice, || And all perversity has shut her mouth.
42 The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.
43 Who [is] wise, and observes these? They understand the kind acts of YHWH!
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)