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Psalm 107
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O give thanks unto the
LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. |
 (107:1)
"O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever."
Is God merciful?
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| 107:2
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand
of the enemy;
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| 107:3
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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| 107:4
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 unto 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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| 107:10
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in
affliction and iron; |
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| 107:11
Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel
of the most High: |
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| 107:12
Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and
there was none to help. |
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Then they cried unto 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 shadow of death, and brake their
bands in sunder. |
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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 in sunder. |
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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 meat; and they draw near unto the gates
of death. |
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Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and 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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| 107:21
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful
works to the children of men! |
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| 107:22
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 in 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 the waves
thereof. |
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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 unto 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 thereof are still. |
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Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto 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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| 107:32
Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him
in the assembly of the elders. |
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| 107:33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness,
and the watersprings into dry ground; |
 (107:33-34) God destroys the environment to punish people for their sins.
(107:33) "He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground."
(107:34) "A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein."
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A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
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He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
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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 minished 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 setteth he 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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Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand
the lovingkindness of the LORD.
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