Psalms:107:1-43
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O give thanks unto the LORD ,
for he is good :
for his mercy endureth for ever .
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Let the redeemed of the LORD say so ,
whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy ;
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And gathered them out of the lands ,
from the east ,
and from the west ,
from the north ,
and from the south .
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They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way ;
they found no city to dwell in .
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Hungry and thirsty ,
their soul fainted in them .
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Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble ,
and he delivered them out of their distresses .
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And he led them forth by the right way ,
that they might go to a city of habitation .
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Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness ,
and for his wonderful works to the children of men !
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For he satisfieth the longing soul ,
and filleth the hungry soul with goodness .
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Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death ,
being bound in affliction and iron ;
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Because they rebelled against the words of God ,
and contemned the counsel of the most High :
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Therefore he brought down their heart with labour ;
they fell down ,
and there was none to help .
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Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble ,
and he saved them out of their distresses .
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He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death ,
and brake their bands in sunder .
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Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness ,
and for his wonderful works to the children of men !
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For he hath broken the gates of brass ,
and cut the bars of iron in sunder .
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Fools because of their transgression ,
and because of their iniquities ,
are afflicted .
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Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat ;
and they draw near unto the gates of death .
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Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble ,
and he saveth them out of their distresses .
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He sent his word ,
and healed them ,
and delivered them from their destructions .
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Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness ,
and for his wonderful works to the children of men !
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And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving ,
and declare his works with rejoicing .
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They that go down to the sea in ships ,
that do business in great waters ;
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These see the works of the LORD ,
and his wonders in the deep .
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For he commandeth ,
and raiseth the stormy wind ,
which lifteth up the waves thereof .
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They mount up to the heaven ,
they go down again to the depths :
their soul is melted because of trouble .
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They reel to and fro ,
and stagger like a drunken man ,
and are at their wits '
end .
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Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble ,
and he bringeth them out of their distresses .
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He maketh the storm a calm ,
so that the waves thereof are still .
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Then are they glad because they be quiet ;
so he bringeth them unto their desired haven .
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Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness ,
and for his wonderful works to the children of men !
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Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people ,
and praise him in the assembly of the elders .
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He turneth rivers into a wilderness ,
and the watersprings into dry ground ;
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A fruitful land into barrenness ,
for the wickedness of them that dwell therein .
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He turneth the wilderness into a standing water ,
and dry ground into watersprings .
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And there he maketh the hungry to dwell ,
that they may prepare a city for habitation ;
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And sow the fields ,
and plant vineyards ,
which may yield fruits of increase .
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He blesseth them also ,
so that they are multiplied greatly ;
and suffereth not their cattle to decrease .
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Again ,
they are minished and brought low through oppression ,
affliction ,
and sorrow .
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He poureth contempt upon princes ,
and causeth them to wander in the wilderness ,
where there is no way .
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Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction ,
and maketh him families like a flock .
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The righteous shall see it ,
and rejoice :
and all iniquity shall stop her mouth .
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Whoso is wise ,
and will observe these things ,
even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD .