Chapter 107

  O give thanks to 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 to 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 shades 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 labor; they fell down, and there was none to help.  

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  Then they cried to 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 shades of death, and broke their bands asunder.  

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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 asunder.  

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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 food; and they draw near to the gates of death.  

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  Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, 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 on 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 its waves.  

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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 wit's end.  

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  Then they cry to 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 of the sea are still.  

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  Then are they glad because they are quiet; so he bringeth them to 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 water-springs into dry ground;  

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  A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.  

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  He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into water-springs.  

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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 diminished 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 he setteth 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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  Whoever is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the LORD.  

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