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92 lines
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# Chapter 107
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1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
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his faithful love endures forever.
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2 Let the redeemed of the Lord proclaim
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that he has redeemed them from the power of the foe
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3 and has gathered them from the lands—
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from the east and the west,
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from the north and the south.
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4 Some wandered in the desolate wilderness,
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finding no way to a city where they could live.
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5 They were hungry and thirsty;
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their spirits failed within them.
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6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
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he rescued them from their distress.
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7 He led them by the right path
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to go to a city where they could live.
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8 Let them give thanks to the Lord
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for his faithful love
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and his wondrous works for all humanity.
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9 For he has satisfied the thirsty
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and filled the hungry with good things.
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10 Others sat in darkness and gloom—
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prisoners in cruel chains—
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11 because they rebelled against God’s commands
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and despised the counsel of the Most High.
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12 He broke their spirits with hard labor;
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they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
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13 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
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he saved them from their distress.
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14 He brought them out of darkness and gloom
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and broke their chains apart.
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15 Let them give thanks to the Lord
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for his faithful love
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and his wondrous works for all humanity.
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16 For he has broken down the bronze gates
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and cut through the iron bars.
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17 Fools suffered affliction
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because of their rebellious ways and their iniquities.
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18 They loathed all food
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and came near the gates of death.
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19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
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he saved them from their distress.
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20 He sent his word and healed them;
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he rescued them from their traps.
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21 Let them give thanks to the Lord
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for his faithful love
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and his wondrous works for all humanity.
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22 Let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices
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and announce his works with shouts of joy.
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23 Others went to sea in ships,
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conducting trade on the vast water.
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24 They saw the Lord’s works,
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his wondrous works in the deep.
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25 He spoke and raised a stormy wind
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that stirred up the waves of the sea.
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26 Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths,
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their courage melting away in anguish,
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27 they reeled and staggered like a drunkard,
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and all their skill was useless.
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28 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
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and he brought them out of their distress.
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29 He stilled the storm to a whisper,
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and the waves of the sea were hushed.
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30 They rejoiced when the waves grew quiet.
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Then he guided them to the harbor they longed for.
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31 Let them give thanks to the Lord
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for his faithful love
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and his wondrous works for all humanity.
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32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people
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and praise him in the council of the elders.
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33 He turns rivers into desert,
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springs into thirsty ground,
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34 and fruitful land into salty wasteland,
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because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.
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35 He turns a desert into a pool,
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dry land into springs.
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36 He causes the hungry to settle there,
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and they establish a city where they can live.
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37 They sow fields and plant vineyards
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that yield a fruitful harvest.
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38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly;
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he does not let their livestock decrease.
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39 When they are diminished and are humbled
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by cruel oppression and sorrow,
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40 he pours contempt on nobles
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and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
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41 But he lifts the needy out of their suffering
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and makes their families multiply like flocks.
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42 The upright see it and rejoice,
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and all injustice shuts its mouth.
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43 Let whoever is wise pay attention to these things
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and consider the Lord’s acts of faithful love. |