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Psalm 107 Unlocked Literal Bible

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1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, and his covenant faithfulness endures forever.
1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of Yahweh speak out, those he has rescued from the hand 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 out of foreign 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 wandered in the wilderness on a desert road and found no city in which to live.
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.
5 Because they were hungry and thirsty, they fainted from exhaustion.
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he rescued them out of their distress.
6 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
7 He led them by a direct path so that they would go to a city to live in.
7 He led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.
8 Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
8 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
9 For he satisfies the longings of those who are thirsty, and the desires of those who are hungry he fills up with good things.
9 For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.
10 Some sat in darkness and in gloom, prisoners in affliction and chains.
10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,
11 This was because they had rebelled against God's word and rejected the instruction of the Most High.
11 because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High.
12 He humbled their hearts through hardship; they stumbled and there was no one to help them up.
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 Yahweh in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
13 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
14 He brought them out of darkness and gloom and broke their bonds.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke away their chains.
15 Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
15 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
16 For he has broken the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
16 For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron.
17 They were foolish in their rebellious ways and afflicted because of their sins.
17 Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.
18 They lost their desire to eat any food, and they came close to the gates of death.
18 Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.
19 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
19 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saves them out of their distresses.
20 He sent his word and healed them, and he rescued them from their destruction.
20 He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.
21 Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
21 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving and proclaim his deeds in singing.
22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his deeds with singing.
23 Some travel on the sea in ships and do business overseas.
23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters,
24 These saw the deeds of Yahweh and his wonders on the seas.
24 these see Yahweh’s deeds, and his wonders in the deep.
25 For he commanded and aroused the windstorm that stirs up the seas.
25 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.
26 They reached up to the sky; they went down to the depths. Their lives melted away in distress.
26 They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.
27 They swayed and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits' end.
27 They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
28 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
28 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.
29 He calmed the storm, and the waves were stilled.
29 He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.
30 Then they rejoiced because the sea was calm, and he brought them to their desired harbor.
30 Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.
31 Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
31 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds for the children of men!
32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of 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 turns rivers into a wilderness, springs of water into dry land,
33 He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground,
34 and a fruitful land into a barren place because of the wickedness of its people.
34 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
35 He turns the wilderness into a pool of water and dry land into springs of water.
35 He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.
36 He settles the hungry there, and they build a city to live in.
36 There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,
37 They build a city to plant fields in, to plant vineyards, and to bring in an abundant harvest.
37 sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.
38 He blesses them so they are very numerous. He does not let their cattle decrease in number.
38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease.
39 They were diminished and brought low by painful distress and suffering.
39 Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
40 He pours contempt on the leaders and causes them to wander in the wilderness, where there are no roads.
40 He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.
41 But he protects the needy from affliction and cares for his families like a flock.
41 Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.
42 The upright will see this and rejoice, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
42 The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.
43 Whoever is wise should take note of these things and meditate on Yahweh's acts of covenant faithfulness.
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)