Chapter 107

  'Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age [is] His kindness:'  

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  Let the redeemed of Jehovah say, Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.  

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  And from the lands hath gathered them, From east and from west, From north, and from the sea.  

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  They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, A city of habitation they have not found.  

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  Hungry -- yea -- thirsty, Their soul in them becometh feeble,  

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  And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distress He delivereth them,  

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  And causeth them to tread in a right way, To go unto a city of habitation.  

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  They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.  

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  For He hath satisfied a longing soul, And a hungry soul hath filled [with] goodness.  

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  Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,  

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  Because they changed the saying of God, And the counsel of the Most High despised.  

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  And He humbleth with labour their heart, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.  

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  And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them.  

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  He bringeth them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And their bands He draweth away.  

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  They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.  

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  For He hath broken doors of brass, And bars of iron He hath cut.  

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  Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.  

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  All food doth their soul abominate, And they come nigh unto the gates of death,  

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  And cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them,  

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  He sendeth His word and healeth them, And delivereth from their destructions.  

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  They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,  

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  And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.  

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  Those going down [to] the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,  

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  They have seen the works of Jehovah, And His wonders in the deep.  

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  And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows,  

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  They go up [to] the heavens, they go down [to] the depths, Their soul in evil is melted.  

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  They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.  

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  And they cry to Jehovah in their adversity, And from their distresses He bringeth them out.  

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  He establisheth a whirlwind to a calm, And hushed are their billows.  

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  And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leadeth them to the haven of their desire.  

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  They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,  

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  And they exalt Him in the assembly of the people, And in the seat of the elders praise Him.  

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  He maketh rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.  

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  A fruitful land becometh a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.  

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  He maketh a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.  

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  And He causeth the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.  

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  And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.  

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  And He blesseth them, and they multiply exceedingly, And their cattle He doth not diminish.  

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  And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.  

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  He is pouring contempt upon nobles, And causeth them to wander in vacancy -- no way.  

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  And setteth on high the needy from affliction, And placeth families as a flock.  

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  The upright do see and rejoice, And all perversity hath shut her mouth.  

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  Who [is] wise, and observeth these? They understand the kind acts of Jehovah!  

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