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Chapter 107 |
| 1 | O give thanks
unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. |
| 2 | Let
the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the
enemy; |
| 3 |
And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from
the west, from the north, and from the south. |
| 4 | They wandered
in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. |
| 5 |
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. |
| 6 | Then they
cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their
distresses. |
| 7
| And he led them forth by the right way, that they might
go to a city of habitation. |
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8 | Oh that men would praise the LORD for
his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! |
| 9 |
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with
goodness. |
| 10
| Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being
bound in affliction and iron; |
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11 | Because they rebelled against the
words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High: |
| 12 |
Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there
was none to help. |
| 13 | Then they cried unto the LORD in their
trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. |
| 14 | He brought
them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in
sunder. |
| 15
| Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and
for his wonderful works to the children of men! |
| 16 | For he hath
broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. |
| 17 |
Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are
afflicted. |
| 18
| Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw
near unto the gates of death. |
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19 | Then they cry unto the LORD in their
trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses. |
| 20 | He sent his
word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. |
| 21 |
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works
to the children of men! |
| 22 | And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of
thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing. |
| 23 | They that go
down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; |
| 24 | These
see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep. |
| 25 | For he
commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves
thereof. |
| 26
| They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the
depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. |
| 27 | They reel to
and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end. |
| 28 |
Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their
distresses. |
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29 | He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves
thereof are still. |
| 30 | Then are they glad because they be quiet; so
he bringeth them unto their desired haven. |
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31 | Oh that men would
praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children
of men! |
| 32
| Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the
people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. |
| 33 | He turneth
rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground; |
| 34 | A
fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell
therein. |
| 35
| He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry
ground into watersprings. |
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36 | And there he maketh the hungry to
dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation; |
| 37 | And sow the
fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase. |
| 38 |
He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not
their cattle to decrease. |
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39 | Again, they are minished and brought
low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow. |
| 40 | He poureth
contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where
there is no way. |
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41 | Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction,
and maketh him families like a flock. |
| 42 | The righteous shall see it,
and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth. |
| 43 | Whoso is
wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the
lovingkindness of the LORD. |
