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Psalms 107:1
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Give thanks to the LORD, For he is good, For his loving kindness endures forever.
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Psalms 107:2
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Let the redeemed by the LORD say so, Whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
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Psalms 107:3
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And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
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Psalms 107:4
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They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.
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Psalms 107:5
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Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.
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Psalms 107:6
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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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Psalms 107:7
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He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city to live in.
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Psalms 107:8
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Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!
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Psalms 107:9
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For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.
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Psalms 107:10
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Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron,
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Psalms 107:11
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Because they rebelled against the words of God, And condemned the counsel of Ha`Elyon.
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Psalms 107:12
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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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Psalms 107:13
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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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Psalms 107:14
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He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their bonds in sunder.
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Psalms 107:15
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Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!
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Psalms 107:16
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For he has broken the gates of brass, And cut through bars of iron.
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Psalms 107:17
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Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, And because of their iniquities.
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Psalms 107:18
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Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.
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Psalms 107:19
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Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, He saves them out of their distresses.
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Psalms 107:20
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He sends his word, and heals them, And delivers them from their graves.
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Psalms 107:21
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Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!
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Psalms 107:22
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Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare his works with singing.
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Psalms 107:23
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Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business in great waters;
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Psalms 107:24
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These see the LORD's works, And his wonders in the deep.
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Psalms 107:25
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For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, Which lifts up its waves.
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Psalms 107:26
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They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.
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Psalms 107:27
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They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits' end.
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Psalms 107:28
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Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, And he brings them out of their distress.
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Psalms 107:29
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He makes the storm a calm, So that its waves are still.
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Psalms 107:30
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Then they are glad because it is calm, So he brings them to their desired haven.
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Psalms 107:31
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Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, For his wonderful works for the children of men!
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Psalms 107:32
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Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, And praise him in the seat of the elders.
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Psalms 107:33
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He turns rivers into a desert, Water springs into a thirsty ground,
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Psalms 107:34
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And a fruitful land into a salt waste, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
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Psalms 107:35
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He turns a desert into a pool of water, And a dry land into water springs.
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Psalms 107:36
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There he makes the hungry live, That they may prepare a city to live in,
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Psalms 107:37
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Sow fields, plant vineyards, And reap the fruits of increase.
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Psalms 107:38
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He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn't allow their livestock to decrease.
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Psalms 107:39
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Again, they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
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Psalms 107:40
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He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in a trackless waste.
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Psalms 107:41
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Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, And increases their families like a flock.
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Psalms 107:42
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The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.
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Psalms 107:43
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Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of the LORD. Psalm 108 A Song. A Psalm by David.
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