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| Book of Psalms |
| Chapter 107 - Read Chapter |
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- 107:1 - [In Context]
- Thank the Lord, because he is good! His love is forever!
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- 107:2 - [In Context]
- That is what every person that the Lord has saved should say. The Lord saved them from their enemy.
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- 107:3 - [In Context]
- The Lord gathered his people together from many different countries. He brought them from east and west, north and south. F409
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- 107:4 - [In Context]
- Some of them wandered in the dry desert. They were looking for a place to live, but they could not find a city.
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- 107:5 - [In Context]
- They were hungry and thirsty and growing weak.
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- 107:6 - [In Context]
- Then they called to the Lord for help. And he saved them from their troubles.
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- 107:7 - [In Context]
- God led those people straight to the city where they would live.
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- 107:8 - [In Context]
- Thank the Lord for his love, and for the amazing things he does for people.
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- 107:9 - [In Context]
- God satisfies the thirsty soul. God fills the hungry soul with good things.
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- 107:10 - [In Context]
- Some of God's people were prisoners, locked behind bars in dark, dark prisons.
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- 107:11 - [In Context]
- Why? Because those people fought against the things God said. They refused to listen to the advice from God Most-High.
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- 107:12 - [In Context]
- God made life hard for those people because of the things they did. They stumbled and fell, and there was no person to help them.
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- 107:13 - [In Context]
- Those people were in trouble, so they called to the Lord for help. And he saved them from their troubles.
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- 107:14 - [In Context]
- God took them out of their dark prisons. God broke the ropes they were tied with.
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- 107:15 - [In Context]
- Thank the Lord for his love. and for the amazing things he does for people.
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- 107:16 - [In Context]
- {God helps us defeat our enemies.} God can break down their bronze gates. God can shatter the iron bars on their gates.
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- 107:17 - [In Context]
- Some people let their sins and guilt change them into foolish people.
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- 107:18 - [In Context]
- Those people refused to eat, and they almost died.
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- 107:19 - [In Context]
- They were in trouble, so they called to the Lord for help. And he saved them from their troubles.
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- 107:20 - [In Context]
- God gave the command and healed them. So those people were saved from the grave.
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- 107:21 - [In Context]
- Thank the Lord for his love and for the amazing things he does for people.
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- 107:22 - [In Context]
- Offer sacrifices F410 to the Lord to thank him for all he did. Gladly tell what the Lord has done.
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- 107:23 - [In Context]
- Some people sailed in boats across the sea. Their job carried them across the great sea.
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- 107:24 - [In Context]
- Those people saw what the Lord can do. They saw the amazing things he did at sea.
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- 107:25 - [In Context]
- God gave the command, and a strong wind began to blow. The waves became higher and higher.
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- 107:26 - [In Context]
- The waves lifted them high in the sky and dropped them into the deep sea. The storm was so dangerous the men lost their courage.
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- 107:27 - [In Context]
- They were stumbling and falling like drunk men. Their skill as sailors was useless.
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- 107:28 - [In Context]
- They were in trouble, so they called to the Lord for help. And he saved them from their troubles.
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- 107:29 - [In Context]
- God stopped the storm. He calmed the waves.
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- 107:30 - [In Context]
- The sailors were happy that the sea was calm. And God led them safely to the place they wanted to go.
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- 107:31 - [In Context]
- Thank the Lord for his love, and for the amazing things he does for people.
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- 107:32 - [In Context]
- Praise God in the great assembly. Praise him when the older leaders meet together.
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- 107:33 - [In Context]
- God changed rivers into a desert. God stopped springs from flowing.
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- 107:34 - [In Context]
- God changed the fertile land and it became worthless salty land. Why? Because of the bad people who were living in that place.
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- 107:35 - [In Context]
- God changed the desert and it became a land with pools of water. God caused springs of water to flow from dry ground.
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- 107:36 - [In Context]
- God led hungry people to that good land. And they built a city to live in.
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- 107:37 - [In Context]
- Those people planted seeds in their fields. They planted grapes in the field. And they had a good harvest.
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- 107:38 - [In Context]
- God blessed those people. Their families grew. They had many, many animals.
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- 107:39 - [In Context]
- Because of disaster and troubles, their families were small and weak.
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- 107:40 - [In Context]
- God shamed and embarrassed their leaders. God let them wander through the desert where there are no roads.
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- 107:41 - [In Context]
- But then God rescued those poor people from their misery. And now their families are large, like flocks of sheep.
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- 107:42 - [In Context]
- Good people see this, and they are happy. But wicked people see this, and they don't know what to say.
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- 107:43 - [In Context]
- If a person is wise, he will remember these things. Then he will begin to understand what God's love really is.
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FOOTNOTES: F409: lyre(s) An instrument with several strings, like a harp.
F410: To Solomon This might mean this song was written by Solomon or dedicated to him or that it is from some special collection of songs.
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