Psalm 107
Give thanks to the
Lord, for he is good!
His faithful love
endures forever.
2 Has the Lord
redeemed you? Then speak out!
Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.
3 For he has gathered
the exiles from many lands,
from east and west,
from north and south.
4 Some wandered in the
wilderness,
lost and homeless.
5 Hungry and thirsty,
they nearly died.
6 “Lord, help!” they
cried in their trouble,
and he rescued them
from their distress.
7 He led them straight
to safety,
to a city where they
could live.
8 Let them praise the Lord for his
great love
and for the wonderful things he has
done for them.
9 For he satisfies the
thirsty
and fills the hungry
with good things.
10 Some sat in darkness
and deepest gloom,
imprisoned in iron
chains of misery.
11 They rebelled
against the words of God,
scorning the counsel of
the Most High.
12 That is why he broke
them with hard labor;
they fell, and no one
was there to help them.
13 “Lord, help!” they
cried in their trouble,
and he saved them from
their distress.
14 He led them from the
darkness and deepest gloom;
he snapped their
chains.
15 Let them praise the Lord for his
great love
and for the wonderful things he has
done for them.
16 For he broke down
their prison gates of bronze;
he cut apart their bars
of iron.
17 Some were fools;
they rebelled
and suffered for their
sins.
18 They couldn’t stand
the thought of food,
and they were knocking
on death’s door.
19 “Lord, help!” they
cried in their trouble,
and he saved them from
their distress.
20 He sent out his word
and healed them,
snatching them from the
door of death.
21 Let them praise the Lord for his
great love
and for the wonderful things he has
done for them.
22 Let them offer sacrifices of
thanksgiving
and sing joyfully about his glorious
acts.
23 Some went off to sea
in ships,
plying the trade routes
of the world.
24 They, too, observed
the Lord’s power in action,
his impressive works on
the deepest seas.
25 He spoke, and the
winds rose,
stirring up the waves.
26 Their ships were
tossed to the heavens
and plunged again to
the depths;
the sailors cringed in
terror.
27 They reeled and
staggered like drunkards
and were at their wits’
end.
28 “Lord, help!” they
cried in their trouble,
and he saved them from
their distress.
29 He calmed the storm
to a whisper
and stilled the waves.
30 What a blessing was
that stillness
as he brought them
safely into harbor!
31 Let them praise the Lord for his
great love
and for the wonderful things he has
done for them.
32 Let them exalt him publicly before
the congregation
and before the leaders of the nation.
33 He changes rivers
into deserts,
and springs of water
into dry, thirsty land.
34 He turns the
fruitful land into salty wastelands,
because of the
wickedness of those who live there.
35 But he also turns
deserts into pools of water,
the dry land into
springs of water.
36 He brings the hungry
to settle there
and to build their
cities.
37 They sow their
fields, plant their vineyards,
and harvest their
bumper crops.
38 How he blesses them!
They raise large
families there,
and their herds of
livestock increase.
39 When they decrease
in number and become impoverished
through oppression,
trouble, and sorrow,
40 the Lord pours
contempt on their princes,
causing them to wander
in trackless wastelands.
41 But he rescues the
poor from trouble
and increases their
families like flocks of sheep.
42 The godly will see
these things and be glad,
while the wicked are
struck silent.
43
Those who are wise will take all this to heart;
they
will see in our history the faithful love of the Lord.
How have we seen the faithful love of the Lord in our lives,
in our “history”? Are we speaking, telling, singing, praising, exalting,
offering sacrifices of thanksgiving so that not only does God receive the glory
He is due, but others will hear and learn and turn to Him?
The season of Thanksgiving is a great time to start offering our sacrifices
of praise and thanksgiving so all those around us can know the greatness of our
God!
I thank Jesus for not only taking the punishment for my sins
by dying on the cross, but also for sending His Holy Spirit to draw me to Him.
I pray that you know Him, too, my friend. If not, I would love to share with you
how you can. Just contact me or click here.
Blessings!
Pam©2016 Pamela D. Williams
