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BOOK V
Psalms 107–150

Psalm 107

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.

His Loving Kindness Endures Forever

Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.

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Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story —
those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,

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Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the oppressor,

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those he gathered from the lands,
from east and west, from north and south.a

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And gathered out of the countries, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the sea.

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Some wandered in desert wastelands,
finding no way to a city where they could settle.

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They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way, they found no city of habitation;

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They were hungry and thirsty,
and their lives ebbed away.

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Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them:

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Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.

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Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he delivered them out of their distresses,

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He led them by a straight way
to a city where they could settle.

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And he led them forth by a right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

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Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for mankind,

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Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;

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for he satisfies the thirsty
and fills the hungry with good things.

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For he hath satisfied the longing soul and filled the hungry soul with good.

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Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness,
prisoners suffering in iron chains,

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Such as inhabit darkness and the shadow of death, bound in affliction and iron,

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because they rebelled against God’s commands
and despised the plans of the Most High.

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Because they had rebelled against the words of God, and had despised the counsel of the Most High; ...

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So he subjected them to bitter labor;
they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

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And he bowed down their heart with labour; they stumbled, and there was none to help:

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Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.

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Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he saved them out of their distresses;

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He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness,
and broke away their chains.

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He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in sunder.

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Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for mankind,

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Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;

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for he breaks down gates of bronze
and cuts through bars of iron.

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For he hath broken the gates of bronze, and cut asunder the bars of iron.

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Some became fools through their rebellious ways
and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.

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Fools, because of their way of transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted;

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They loathed all food
and drew near the gates of death.

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Their soul abhorreth all manner of food, and they draw near unto the gates of death:

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Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.

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Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he saveth them out of their distresses;

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He sent out his word and healed them;
he rescued them from the grave.

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

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Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for mankind.

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Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men,

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Let them sacrifice thank offerings
and tell of his works with songs of joy.

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And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works in joyful song.

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Some went out on the sea in ships;
they were merchants on the mighty waters.

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They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters,

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They saw the works of the Lord,
his wonderful deeds in the deep.

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These see the works of Jehovah, and his wonders in the deep.

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For he spoke and stirred up a tempest
that lifted high the waves.

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For he speaketh, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof:

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They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;
in their peril their courage melted away.

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They mount up to the heavens, they go down to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble;

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They reeled and staggered like drunkards;
they were at their wits’ end.

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They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and they are at their wits' end:

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Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
and he brought them out of their distress.

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Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses;

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He stilled the storm to a whisper;
the waves of the seab were hushed.

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He maketh the storm a calm, and the waves thereof are still:

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They were glad when it grew calm,
and he guided them to their desired haven.

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And they rejoice because they are quiet; and he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

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Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for mankind.

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Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;

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Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people
and praise him in the council of the elders.

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Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the session of the elders.

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He turned rivers into a desert,
flowing springs into thirsty ground,

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He maketh rivers into a wilderness, and water-springs into dry ground;

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and fruitful land into a salt waste,
because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

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A fruitful land into a plain of salt, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

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He turned the desert into pools of water
and the parched ground into flowing springs;

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He maketh the wilderness into a pool of water, and the dry land into water-springs;

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there he brought the hungry to live,
and they founded a city where they could settle.

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And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation;

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They sowed fields and planted vineyards
that yielded a fruitful harvest;

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And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase;

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he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,
and he did not let their herds diminish.

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And he blesseth them, so that they are multiplied greatly; and he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

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Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled
by oppression, calamity and sorrow;

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And they are diminished and brought low, through oppression, adversity, and sorrow:

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he who pours contempt on nobles
made them wander in a trackless waste.

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He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;

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But he lifted the needy out of their affliction
and increased their families like flocks.

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But he secureth the needy one on high from affliction, and maketh [him] families like flocks.

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The upright see and rejoice,
but all the wicked shut their mouths.

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The upright shall see it, and rejoice; and all unrighteousness shall stop its mouth.

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Let the one who is wise heed these things
and ponder the loving deeds of the Lord.

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Whoso is wise, let him observe these things, and let them understand the loving-kindnesses of Jehovah.

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Psalms 107

Psalms 107