PSALMS CHAPTER 107 (ORIGINAL 1611 KJV)

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CHAP. CVII.

1 The Psalmist exhorteth the redeemed, in praising God, to obserue his manifold prouidence 4 Ouer trauailers, 10 ouer captiues, 17 ouer sicke men, 23 ouer Sea men, 33 and in diuers varieties of life.

¹ O giue thankes vnto the Lord, for hee is good: for his mercie endureth for euer.¹

² Let the redeemed of the Lord say so: whome he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemie:

³ And gathered them out of the lands, from the East and from the West: from the North and from the South.³

⁴ They wandred in the wildernes, in a solitary way: they found no citie to dwell in.

⁵ Hungry and thirstie: their soule fainted in them.

⁶ Then they cryed vnto the Lord in their trouble: and he deliuered them out of their distresses.

⁷ And hee led them forth by the right way: that they might goe to a citie of habitation.

⁸ Oh that men would praise the Lord, for his goodnesse: and for his wonderfull workes to the children of men.

⁹ For he satisfieth the longing soule: and filleth the hungry soule with goodnesse.

¹⁰ Such as sit in darknesse and in the shadowe of death: being bound in affliction and yron:

¹¹ Because they rebelled against the words of God: and contemned the counsell of the most high:

¹² Therefore hee brought downe their heart with labour: they fel downe, and there was none to helpe.

¹³ Then they cryed vnto the Lord in their trouble: and he saued them out of their distresses.

¹⁴ Hee brought them out of darkenesse, and the shadowe of death: and brake their bands insunder.

¹⁵ Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodnesse: and for his wonderfull workes to the children of men.

¹⁶ For he hath broken the gates of brasse: and cut the barres of yron in sunder.

¹⁷ Fooles, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

¹⁸ Their soule abhorreth all manner of meate: and they drawe neere vnto the gates of death.¹⁸

¹⁹ Then they crie vnto the Lord in their trouble: he saueth them out of their distresses.

²⁰ Hee sent his word, and healed them: and deliuered them from their destructions.

²¹ Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodnesse: and for his wonderfull workes, to the children of men.

²² And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thankesgiuing: and declare his workes with reioycing.²²

²³ They that goe downe to the sea in shippes: that doe businesse in great waters:

²⁴ These see the workes of the Lord: and his wonders in the deepe.

²⁵ For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy winde: which lifteth vp the waues thereof.²⁵

²⁶ They mount vp to the heauen: they goe downe againe to the depthes: their soule is melted because of trouble.

²⁷ They reele to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man; and are at their wits end.²⁷

²⁸ Then they cry vnto the Lord in their trouble: and hee bringeth them out of their distresses.

²⁹ He maketh the storme a calme: so that the waues thereof are still.

³⁰ Then are they glad, because they be quiet: so he bringeth them vnto their desired hauen.

³¹ Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodnesse; and for his wonderfull workes to the children of men:

³² Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the Elders.

³³ Hee turneth riuers into a wildernesse: and the water springs into dry ground:

³⁴ A fruitfull land into barrennesse; for the wickednesse of them that dwell therein.³⁴

³⁵ He turneth the wildernesse into a standing water: and dry ground into water-springs.³⁵

³⁶ And there he maketh the hungry to dwell; that they may prepare a citie for habitation,

³⁷ And sowe the fields, and plant vineyards; which may yeeld fruits of increase.

³⁸ He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly: and suffreth not their cattell to decrease.

³⁹ Againe, they are minished and brought lowe through oppression, affliction and sorrow.

⁴⁰ Hee powreth contempt vpon princes: and causeth them to wander in the wildernesse, where there is no way.⁴⁰

⁴¹ Yet setteth he the poore on high from affliction: and maketh him families like a flocke.⁴¹

⁴² The righteous shall see it, and reioyce; and all iniquitie shall stop her mouth.⁴²

⁴³ Who so is wise, and will obserue those things; euen they shall vnderstand the louing kindenesse of the Lord.

Psalms Chapter 107 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible)

¹ Psa.106.1 & 118.1. & 136.1.
³ Heb. from the sea.
¹⁸ Iob.33. 20.
²² Heb. singing.
²⁵ Heb. maketh to stand.
²⁷ Heb. all their wisedome is swallowed vp.
³⁴ Heb. saltnesse.
³⁵ Isa.41. 18.
⁴⁰ Iob.12. 21. , Or, voyd place.
⁴¹ 1.Sam.2. 8. psal.113. 7. &8.ver. , Or, after.
⁴² Iob 22. 10. and 5. 16.

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