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144 lines
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Psalm 107Thanksgiving for God's Deliverance
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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
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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
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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.
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