| Chapter 107 |
1 | O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
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2 | Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
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3 | And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
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4 | They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
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5 | Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
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6 | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
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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!
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9 | For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
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10 | Such as sit in darkness and in the shades 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:
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12 | Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; they fell down, and there was none to help.
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13 | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
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14 | He brought them out of darkness and the shades of death, and broke their bands asunder.
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15 | Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
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16 | For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron asunder.
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17 | Fools, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
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18 | Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; and they draw near to the gates of death.
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19 | Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, he saveth them out of their distresses.
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20 | He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
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21 | Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
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22 | And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
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23 | They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business on great waters;
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24 | These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.
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25 | For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up its waves.
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26 | They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
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27 | They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
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28 | Then they cry to 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 of the sea are still.
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30 | Then are they glad because they are quiet; so he bringeth them to 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!
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32 | Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
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33 | He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the water-springs into dry ground;
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34 | A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.
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35 | He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into water-springs.
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36 | And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
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37 | And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
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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 diminished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
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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 he setteth the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
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42 | The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
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43 | Whoever is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the LORD.
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