Psalms 107
107Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.H3034H3068H2896H2617H57692Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.H1350H3068H559H1350H3027H68623For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, from north and south.H6908H776H4217H4628H6828H32204Some wandered in the wilderness, lost and homeless.H8582H4057H3452H1870H4672H5892H41865Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died.H7457H6771H5315H58486“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress.H6817H3068H6862H5337H46917He led them straight to safety, to a city where they could live.H1869H3477H1870H3212H5892H41868Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.H3034H3068H2617H6381H1121H1209For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.H7646H8264H5315H4390H7457H5315H289610Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery.H3427H2822H6757H615H6040H127011They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High.H4784H561H410H5006H6098H594512That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell, and no one was there to help them.H3665H3820H5999H3782H582613“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.H2199H3068H6862H3467H469114He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom; he snapped their chains.H3318H2822H6757H5423H4147H542315Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.H3034H3068H2617H6381H1121H12016For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; he cut apart their bars of iron.H7665H1817H5178H1438H1280H1270H143817Some were fools; they rebelled and suffered for their sins.H191H1870H6588H5771H603118They couldn’t stand the thought of food, and they were knocking on death’s door.H5315H8581H400H5060H8179H419419“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.H2199H3068H6862H3467H469120He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death.H7971H1697H7495H4422H782521Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.H3034H3068H2617H6381H1121H12022Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.H2076H2077H8426H5608H4639H744023Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world.H3381H3220H591H6213H4399H7227H432524They, too, observed the Lord’s power in action, his impressive works on the deepest seas.H7200H4639H3068H6381H468825He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves.H559H5975H5591H7307H7311H153026Their ships were tossed to the heavens and plunged again to the depths; the sailors cringed in terror.H5927H8064H3381H8415H5315H4127H745127They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits’ end.H2287H5128H7910H2451H110428“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.H6817H3068H6862H3318H469129He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves.H6965H5591H1827H1530H281430What a blessing was that stillness as he brought them safely into harbor!H8055H8367H5148H2656H423131Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.H3034H3068H2617H6381H1121H12032Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation.H7311H6951H5971H1984H4186H220533He changes rivers into deserts, and springs of water into dry, thirsty land.H7760H5104H4057H4325H4161H677434He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there.H6529H776H4420H7451H342735But he also turns deserts into pools of water, the dry land into springs of water.H7760H4057H98H4325H6723H776H4325H416136He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities.H7457H3427H3559H5892H418637They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops.H2232H7704H5193H3754H6213H6529H839338How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase.H1288H7235H3966H4591H929H459139When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,H4591H7817H6115H7451H301540the Lord pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.H8210H937H5081H8582H8414H187041But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep.H34H7682H6040H7760H4940H662942The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent.H3477H7200H8055H5766H7092H631043Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the Lord.H2450H8104H995H2617H3068
Psalms 108
108[A song. A psalm of David.] My heart is confident in you, O God; no wonder I can sing your praises with all my heart!H7892H4210H1732H430H3820H3559H7891H2167H35192Wake up, lyre and harp! I will wake the dawn with my song.H5782H5035H3658H5782H78373I will thank you, Lord, among all the people. I will sing your praises among the nations.H3034H3068H5971H2167H38164For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.H2617H1419H8064H571H78345Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens. May your glory shine over all the earth.H7311H430H8064H3519H7766Now rescue your beloved people. Answer and save us by your power.H3039H2502H3467H3225H60307God has promised this by his holiness. “I will divide up Shechem with joy. I will measure out the valley of Succoth.H430H1696H6944H5937H2505H7927H4058H6010H55238Gilead is mine, and Manasseh, too. Ephraim, my helmet, will produce my warriors, and Judah, my scepter, will produce my kings.H1568H4519H669H4581H7218H3063H27109But Moab, my washbasin, will become my servant, and I will wipe my feet on Edom and shout in triumph over Philistia.”H4124H7366H5518H123H7993H5275H6429H732110Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will bring me victory over Edom?H2986H4013H5892H5148H12311Have you rejected us, O God? Will you no longer march with our armies?H430H2186H430H3318H663512Oh, please help us against our enemies, for all human help is useless.H3051H5833H6862H7723H8668H12013With God’s help we will do mighty things, for he will trample down our foes.H430H6213H2428H947H6862
Psalms 109
109[For the choir director: A psalm of David.] O God, whom I praise, don’t stand silent and aloofH5329H4210H1732H2790H430H84162while the wicked slander me and tell lies about me.H6310H7563H6310H4820H6605H1696H8267H39563They surround me with hateful words and fight against me for no reason.H5437H1697H8135H3898H26004I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations even as I am praying for them!H160H7853H86055They repay evil for good, and hatred for my love.H7760H7451H2896H8135H1606They say, “Get an evil person to turn against him. Send an accuser to bring him to trial.H6485H7563H7854H5975H32257When his case comes up for judgment, let him be pronounced guilty. Count his prayers as sins.H8199H3318H7563H8605H24018Let his years be few; let someone else take his position.H3117H4592H312H3947H64869May his children become fatherless, and his wife a widow.H1121H3490H802H49010May his children wander as beggars and be driven from their ruined homes.H1121H5128H5128H7592H1875H272311May creditors seize his entire estate, and strangers take all he has earned.H5383H5367H2114H962H301812Let no one be kind to him; let no one pity his fatherless children.H4900H2617H2603H349013May all his offspring die. May his family name be blotted out in a single generation.H319H3772H1755H312H8034H422914May the Lord never forget the sins of his fathers; may his mother’s sins never be erased from the record.H5771H1H2142H3068H2403H517H422915May the Lord always remember these sins, and may his name disappear from human memory.H3068H8548H3772H2143H77616For he refused all kindness to others; he persecuted the poor and needy, and he hounded the brokenhearted to death.H2142H6213H2617H7291H6041H34H376H4191H3512H382417He loved to curse others; now you curse him. He never blessed others; now don’t you bless him.H157H7045H935H2654H1293H736818Cursing is as natural to him as his clothing, or the water he drinks, or the rich food he eats.H3847H7045H4055H935H7130H4325H8081H610619Now may his curses return and cling to him like clothing; may they be tied around him like a belt.”H899H5844H4206H2296H854820May those curses become the Lord’s punishment for my accusers who speak evil of me.H6468H7853H3068H1696H7451H531521But deal well with me, O Sovereign Lord, for the sake of your own reputation! Rescue me because you are so faithful and good.H6213H3069H136H8034H2617H2896H533722For I am poor and needy, and my heart is full of pain.H6041H34H3820H2490H713023I am fading like a shadow at dusk; I am brushed off like a locust.H1980H6738H5186H5287H69724My knees are weak from fasting, and I am skin and bones.H1290H3782H6685H1320H3584H808125I am a joke to people everywhere; when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn.H2781H7200H5128H721826Help me, O Lord my God! Save me because of your unfailing love.H5826H3068H430H3467H261727Let them see that this is your doing, that you yourself have done it, Lord.H3045H3027H3068H621328Then let them curse me if they like, but you will bless me! When they attack me, they will be disgraced! But I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing!H7043H1288H6965H954H5650H805529May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may their humiliation cover them like a cloak.H7853H3847H3639H5844H1322H459830But I will give repeated thanks to the Lord, praising him to everyone.H3966H3034H3068H6310H1984H8432H722731For he stands beside the needy, ready to save them from those who condemn them.H5975H3225H34H3467H8199H5315
Psalms 110
110[A psalm of David.] The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.”H4210H1732H3068H5002H113H3427H3225H7896H341H1916H72722The Lord will extend your powerful kingdom from Jerusalem; you will rule over your enemies.H3068H7971H4294H5797H6726H7287H7130H3413When you go to war, your people will serve you willingly. You are arrayed in holy garments, and your strength will be renewed each day like the morning dew.H5971H5071H3117H2428H1926H6944H7358H4891H2919H32084The Lord has taken an oath and will not break his vow. “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”H3068H7650H5162H3548H5769H1700H44425The Lord stands at your right hand to protect you. He will strike down many kings when his anger erupts.H136H3225H4272H4428H3117H6396He will punish the nations and fill their lands with corpses; he will shatter heads over the whole earth.H1777H1471H4390H1472H4272H7218H7227H7767But he himself will be refreshed from brooks along the way. He will be victorious.H8354H5158H1870H7311H7218
Psalms 111
111Praise the Lord! I will thank the Lord with all my heart as I meet with his godly people.H1984H3050H3034H3068H3824H5475H3477H57122How amazing are the deeds of the Lord! All who delight in him should ponder them.H4639H3068H1419H1875H26563Everything he does reveals his glory and majesty. His righteousness never fails.H6467H1935H1926H6666H5975H57034He causes us to remember his wonderful works. How gracious and merciful is our Lord!H6213H6381H2143H3068H2587H73495He gives food to those who fear him; he always remembers his covenant.H5414H2964H3373H5769H2142H12856He has shown his great power to his people by giving them the lands of other nations.H5046H5971H3581H4639H5414H5159H14717All he does is just and good, and all his commandments are trustworthy.H4639H3027H571H4941H6490H5398They are forever true, to be obeyed faithfully and with integrity.H5564H5703H5769H6213H571H34779He has paid a full ransom for his people. He has guaranteed his covenant with them forever. What a holy, awe-inspiring name he has!H7971H6304H5971H6680H1285H5769H6918H3372H803410Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true wisdom. All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom. Praise him forever!H3374H3068H7225H2451H2896H7922H6213H8416H5975H5703
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