1833 Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB)
Psalms 107
1 The psalmist exhorteth the redeemed, in praising God, to observe his manifold providence, 4 over travelers, 10 over captives, 17 over sick men, 23 over seamen, 33 and in divers varieties of life.
107:1 ¶
O give thanks to the LORD, for [he is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
107:2
Let the redeemed of the LORD say [so], whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
107:3
And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
107:4
They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
107:5
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
107:6
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, [and] he delivered them out of their distresses.
107:7
And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
107:8
Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!
107:9
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
107:10
Such as sit in darkness and in the shades of death, [being] bound in affliction and iron;
107:11
Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High:
107:12
Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; they fell down, and [there was] none to help.
107:13
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, [and] he saved them out of their distresses.
107:14
He brought them out of darkness and the shades of death, and broke their bands asunder.
107:15
Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!
107:16
For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron asunder.
107:17
Fools, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
107:18
Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; and they draw near to the gates of death.
107:19
Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, he saveth them out of their distresses.
107:20
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered [them] from their destructions.
107:21
Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!
107:22
And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
107:23
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business on great waters;
107:24
These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.
107:25
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up its waves.
107:26
They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
107:27
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
107:28
Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
107:29
He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves [of the sea] are still.
107:30
Then are they glad because they are quiet; so he bringeth them to their desired haven.
107:31
Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!
107:32
Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
107:33
He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the water-springs into dry ground;
107:34
A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.
107:35
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into water-springs.
107:36
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
107:37
And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
107:38
He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
107:39
Again, they are diminished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
107:40
He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, [where there is] no way.
107:41
Yet he setteth the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
107:42
The righteous shall see [it], and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
107:43
Whoever [is] wise, and will observe these [things], even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the LORD.
