June 27, 2020, Psalms 107 Good morning!

Psalms 107 

Book V

Psalms 107-150

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; 

his love endures forever. 
Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story-

those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, 

those he gathered from the Lands, 

from the east and west, from north and south. 

Some wandered in desert wastelands, 

finding no way to a city where they could settle

they were hungry and thirsty, 

and their lives ebbed away. 

Then they cried out to Lord in their trouble, 

and he delivered them from their distress. 

He led them straight way 

to a city where they could settle. 
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his 

unfailing love

and his wonderful deeds for mankind. 

for he satisfies the thirsty 

and fills the hungry with good things. 

Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, 

prisoners suffering in iron chains, 

because they rebelled against God's commands

and despised the plans of the Most high. 
So he subjected them to bitter labor; 

they stumbled, and there was no one to help. 

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, 

and he saved them from their distress. 
He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, 

and broke away their chains. 
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love, 

and his wonderful deeds for mankind. 

for he breaks down gates of bronze

and cuts through bars of iron. 

Some became fools through their rebellious ways

and suffered affliction because of their iniquities. 

They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death. 

They they cried to the Lord in their trouble, 

and he saved them from their distress

He sent his word and healed them; 

he rescued them from the grave. 

Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love

and his wonderful deeds for mankind. 

Let them sacrifice thank offerings

and tell of his works with songs of joy. 

Some went out on the sea in ships; 

they were merchants on the mighty waters. 
they saw the works of the Lord, 

his wonderful deeds in the deep. 
For he spoke and stirred up a tempest 

that lifted high the waves. 

They mounted up to the heavens and 

went down to the depths; 

in their peril their courage melted away. 

They reeled and staggered like drunkards; 

they were at their wits end, 

they cried out to the Lord in their trouble. 

and he brought them out of their distress. 

He stilled the storm to a whisper; 

the waves of the sea were hushed. 
They were glad when it grew calm, 

and he guided them to their desired haven. 

Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love

and his wonderful deeds for mankind. 
Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people

and praise him in the council of the elders. 

He turned rivers into a desert, 

flowing springs into thirsty ground, 

and fruitful land into a salt waste, 

because of the wickedness of those who lived there. 

He turned the desert into pools of water

and parched ground into flowing springs; 

there he brought the hungry to live, 

and they founded a city where they could settle. 

They sowed fields and planted vineyards

that yielded a fruitful harvest; 

he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, 

and he did not let their herds diminish. 

Then their numbers decrease, and they were humbled

by oppression, calamity, and sorrow; 

he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander

in a trackless waste. 

But he lifted the needy out of their affliction

and increased their families like flocks. 

The upright see and rejoice, 

but all the wicked shut their mouths. 

Let the one is wise heed these things and ponder

the loving deeds of the Lord.