88 lines
3.7 KiB
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88 lines
3.7 KiB
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# Chapter 107
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1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
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for his steadfast love endures forever!
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2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
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whom he has redeemed from trouble
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3 and gathered in from the lands,
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from the east and from the west,
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from the north and from the south.
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4 Some wandered in desert wastes,
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finding no way to a city to dwell in;
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5 hungry and thirsty,
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their soul fainted within them.
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6 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
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and he delivered them from their distress.
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7 He led them by a straight way
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till they reached a city to dwell in.
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8 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
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for his wondrous works to the children of man!
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9 For he satisfies the longing soul,
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and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
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10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
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prisoners in affliction and in irons,
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11 for they had rebelled against the words of God,
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and spurned the counsel of the Most High.
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12 So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;
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they fell down, with none to help.
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13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
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and he delivered them from their distress.
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14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
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and burst their bonds apart.
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15 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
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for his wondrous works to the children of man!
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16 For he shatters the doors of bronze
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and cuts in two the bars of iron.
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17 Some were fools through their sinful ways,
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and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
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18 they loathed any kind of food,
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and they drew near to the gates of death.
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19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
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and he delivered them from their distress.
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20 He sent out his word and healed them,
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and delivered them from their destruction.
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21 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
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for his wondrous works to the children of man!
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22 And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
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and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
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23 Some went down to the sea in ships,
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doing business on the great waters;
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24 they saw the deeds of the Lord,
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his wondrous works in the deep.
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25 For he commanded and raised the stormy wind,
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which lifted up the waves of the sea.
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26 They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;
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their courage melted away in their evil plight;
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27 they reeled and staggered like drunken men
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and were at their wits' end.
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28 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
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and he delivered them from their distress.
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29 He made the storm be still,
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and the waves of the sea were hushed.
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30 Then they were glad that the waters were quiet,
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and he brought them to their desired haven.
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31 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
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for his wondrous works to the children of man!
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32 Let them extol him in the congregation of the people,
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and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
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33 He turns rivers into a desert,
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springs of water into thirsty ground,
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34 a fruitful land into a salty waste,
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because of the evil of its inhabitants.
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35 He turns a desert into pools of water,
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a parched land into springs of water.
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36 And there he lets the hungry dwell,
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and they establish a city to live in;
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37 they sow fields and plant vineyards
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and get a fruitful yield.
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38 By his blessing they multiply greatly,
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and he does not let their livestock diminish.
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39 When they are diminished and brought low
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through oppression, evil, and sorrow,
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40 he pours contempt on princes
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and makes them wander in trackless wastes;
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41 but he raises up the needy out of affliction
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and makes their families like flocks.
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42 The upright see it and are glad,
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and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
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43 Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;
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let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord. |