Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 107:4-32

4Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.5They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.7He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.8Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.9For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,prisoners in affliction and chains,11because they rebelled against the words of Godand despised the counsel of the Most High.12He humbled their hearts with hard labor;they stumbled, and there was no one to help.13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,and He saved them from their distress.14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of deathand broke away their chains.15Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotionand His wonders to the sons of men.16For He has broken down the gates of bronzeand cut through the bars of iron.

17Fools, in their rebellious ways,and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.18They loathed all foodand drew near to the gates of death.19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,and He saved them from their distress.20He sent forth His word and healed them;He rescued them from the Pit.21Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotionand His wonders to the sons of men.22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgivingand declare His works with rejoicing.

23Others went out to sea in ships,conducting trade on the mighty waters.24They saw the works of the LORD,and His wonders in the deep.25For He spoke and raised a tempestthat lifted the waves of the sea.26They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths;their courage melted in their anguish.27They reeled and staggered like drunkards,and all their skill was useless.1

28Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,and He brought them out of their distress.29He calmed the storm to a whisper,and the waves of the sea2 were hushed.30They rejoiced in the silence,and He guided them to the harbor they desired.31Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotionand His wonders to the sons of men.32Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the peopleand praise Him in the council of the elders.

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Notes

1. Psalms 107:27 Or and all their wisdom was swallowed up or and they were at their wits’ end ↩
2. Psalms 107:29 DSS; MT their waves ↩

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