90 lines
3.7 KiB
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90 lines
3.7 KiB
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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 Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out!
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Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.
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3 For he has gathered the exiles from many lands,
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from east and west,
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from north and south.
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4 Some wandered in the wilderness,
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lost and homeless.
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5 Hungry and thirsty,
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they nearly died.
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6 “Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble,
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and he rescued them from their distress.
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7 He led them straight to safety,
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to a city where they could live.
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8 Let them praise the Lord for his great love
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and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
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9 For he satisfies the thirsty
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and fills the hungry with good things.
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10 Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom,
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imprisoned in iron chains of misery.
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11 They rebelled against the words of God,
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scorning the counsel of the Most High.
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12 That is why he broke them with hard labor;
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they fell, and no one was there to help them.
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13 “Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble,
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and he saved them from their distress.
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14 He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom;
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he snapped their chains.
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15 Let them praise the Lord for his great love
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and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
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16 For he broke down their prison gates of bronze;
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he cut apart their bars of iron.
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17 Some were fools; they rebelled
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and suffered for their sins.
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18 They couldn’t stand the thought of food,
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and they were knocking on death’s door.
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19 “Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble,
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and he saved them from their distress.
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20 He sent out his word and healed them,
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snatching them from the door of death.
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21 Let them praise the Lord for his great love
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and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
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22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving
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and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.
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23 Some went off to sea in ships,
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plying the trade routes of the world.
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24 They, too, observed the Lord’s power in action,
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his impressive works on the deepest seas.
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25 He spoke, and the winds rose,
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stirring up the waves.
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26 Their ships were tossed to the heavens
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and plunged again to the depths;
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the sailors cringed in terror.
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27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards
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and were at their wits’ end.
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28 “Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble,
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and he saved them from their distress.
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29 He calmed the storm to a whisper
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and stilled the waves.
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30 What a blessing was that stillness
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as he brought them safely into harbor!
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31 Let them praise the Lord for his great love
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and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
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32 Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation
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and before the leaders of the nation.
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33 He changes rivers into deserts,
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and springs of water into dry, thirsty land.
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34 He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands,
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because of the wickedness of those who live there.
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35 But he also turns deserts into pools of water,
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the dry land into springs of water.
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36 He brings the hungry to settle there
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and to build their cities.
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37 They sow their fields, plant their vineyards,
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and harvest their bumper crops.
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38 How he blesses them!
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They raise large families there,
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and their herds of livestock increase.
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39 When they decrease in number and become impoverished
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through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,
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40 the Lord pours contempt on their princes,
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causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.
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41 But he rescues the poor from trouble
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and increases their families like flocks of sheep.
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42 The godly will see these things and be glad,
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while the wicked are struck silent.
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43 Those who are wise will take all this to heart;
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they will see in our history the faithful love of the Lord. |