微读圣经

BOOK V

(Psalms 107–150)

Thanksgiving for God’s Deliverance

1Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;

His faithful love endures forever. 1Ch 16:34; Ps 100:5; 106:1

2Let the redeemed of the Lord proclaim

that He has redeemed them from the hand of the foe Ps 78:42; 106:10

3and has gathered them from the lands —

from the east and the west,

from the north and the south. Is 11:12; 43:5; Ezk 20:34

4Some Lit They wandered in the desolate wilderness,

finding no way to a city where they could live. Nm 14:33; 32:13

5They were hungry and thirsty;

their spirits failed Lit their soul fainted within them. Ps 77:3

6Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;

He rescued them from their distress. Ps 106:44

7He led them by the right path

to go to a city where they could live. Jr 31:9

8Let them give thanks to the Lord

for His faithful love

and His wonderful works for all humanity. Ps 75:1

9For He has satisfied the thirsty

and filled the hungry with good things. Ps 22:26; 34:10; Lk 1:53

10Others Lit They sat in darkness and gloom Or the shadow of death —

prisoners in cruel chains Ps 102:20; Is 42:7; Lk 1:79 —

11because they rebelled against God’s commands

and despised the counsel of the Most High. 2Ch 36:16; Ps 78:40; 106:7

12He broke their spirits Lit hearts with hard labor;

they stumbled, and there was no one to help. Ex 6:9; Dt 26:6; Is 14:3

13Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;

He saved them from their distress. Ex 2:23-25

14He brought them out of darkness and gloom Or the shadow of death

and broke their chains apart. Jr 2:20

15Let them give thanks to the Lord

for His faithful love

and His wonderful works for all humanity. Ps 75:1

16For He has broken down the bronze gates

and cut through the iron bars. Is 45:1-2

17Fools suffered affliction

because of their rebellious ways and their sins. Jr 30:14-15

18They loathed all food

and came near the gates of death. Jb 33:20

19Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;

He saved them from their distress. Nm 21:7-9

20He sent His word and healed them;

He rescued them from the Pit. Jb 33:28,30; Ps 30:3

21Let them give thanks to the Lord

for His faithful love

and His wonderful works for all humanity. Ps 75:1

22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving

and announce His works with shouts of joy. Ps 9:11; 105:43; 116:17

23Others Lit They went to sea in ships,

conducting trade on the vast waters. Is 42:10

24They saw the Lord’s works,

His wonderful works in the deep. Is 33:21

25He spoke and raised a tempest

that stirred up the waves of the sea. Lit of it Ps 93:3-4; Ezk 26:19

26Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths,

their courage Lit souls melting away in anguish, Ps 22:14; 119:28

27they reeled and staggered like drunken men,

and all their skill was useless. Jb 12:25; Is 29:9

28Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,

and He brought them out of their distress. Jnh 1:14; Mk 4:39

29He stilled the storm to a murmur,

and the waves of the sea Lit of them were hushed. Ps 89:9; Mt 8:26; Lk 8:24

30They rejoiced when the waves Lit when they grew quiet.

Then He guided them to the harbor they longed for. Ex 15:13; Ps 78:72

31Let them give thanks to the Lord

for His faithful love

and His wonderful works for all humanity. Ps 75:1

32Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people

and praise Him in the council of the elders. Ps 22:22,25

33He turns rivers into desert,

springs of water into thirsty ground, Is 42:15; 50:2

34and fruitful land into salty wasteland,

because of the wickedness of its inhabitants. Gn 19:24-28; Dt 29:23

35He turns a desert into a pool of water,

dry land into springs of water. Is 35:6-7; 41:18

36He causes the hungry to settle there,

and they establish a city where they can live. Ps 60:9; 146:7

37They sow fields and plant vineyards

that yield a fruitful harvest. Is 65:21; Am 9:14

38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; Gn 12:2; Ex 1:7

He does not let their livestock decrease. Dt 7:14

39When they are diminished and are humbled

by cruel oppression and sorrow, Ps 44:25

40He pours contempt on nobles Jb 12:21

and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. Jb 12:24

41But He lifts the needy out of their suffering 1Sm 2:8; Ps 113:7-8

and makes their families multiply like flocks. Jb 21:11

42The upright see it and rejoice, Jb 22:19; Ps 64:10

and all injustice shuts its mouth. Jb 5:16

43Let whoever is wise pay attention to these things

and consider Lit and let them consider the Lord’s acts of faithful love. Ps 64:9; Hs 14:9