Psalm 107:1-43 Book# 5 of Psalms

Psalm 107:1-43            Book# 5 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. For His mercy [endures] forever. Let the [Lord's] redeemed say so, whom He [has] redeemed from the hand of the enemy, & gathered them out of the lands: from the East, West, North & the South.

[Isaiah 43:3-7 For I Am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your [Savior.] I gave Egypt for your ransom, & Ethiopia & Seba [instead] for you. Since you [were] precious in My sight, you [have] been [honorable,] & I have loved you. Therefore, I will give men for you, & people for your life. [Don't] fear; for I Am with you. I will bring your seed, [a.k.a. descendants,] from the East, & gather you from the West. I will say to the North, Give [them] up. And [I will say] to the South, [Don't hold]  [them] back. Bring My sons from far, & My daughters from the ends of the earth. Even everyone, [who] is called by My Name. For I have created him for My glory, & I have formed him. [Yes,] I have made him.]

They wandered in the wilderness [on a lonely road;] & they [didn't find any] city to dwell in. [Judges 11:17-18 Then, Israel sent messengers to [Edom's] king, saying, I pray [that] you let me [cross] through your land? But [Edom's] king wouldn't [hear of it.] And in [a similar] manner, they sent to [Moab's] king: but he wouldn't [agree to it,] & Israel [stayed] in Kadesh.

Then, they went along through the wilderness, & [went around the outside] of the land of: Edom, & Moab, & came by the East side of [Moab's] land, & pitched [tents] on the other side of Arnon, put [didn't come] within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.]

Hungry & thirsty, their [souls] fainted [within] them. Then they cried [out] to the Lord in their trouble, & He delivered them out of their [distress.] And He led them [out] by the right [road, so] that they might go to a city [to stay in.]

[Jeremiah 31:9-11 They shall come [out,] with weeping & with [prayers,] & I will lead them. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight [road, in which] they shall not stumble: for I Am a Father to Israel, & Ephraim is My firstborn.

Hear the Word of the Lord, O you nations, & declare it in the [islands far away], & say, He, [Who] scattered Israel will gather [them,] & keep [them, like] a shepherd [does] his flock. For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel,] & ransomed [them] from the hand of him, [who] was stronger than he.]

Oh, that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, & for His wonderful works, [a.k.a. miracles, for] the children of men! For He [satisfies] the longing soul, & fills the hungry soul with goodness. [Jeremiah 31:12 Therefore, they shall come & sing in [Zion's heights,] & shall flow together to the [Lord's] goodness, for: wheat, wine, oil, the young of: the flock, & the herd. And their soul shall be [like] a watered garden. And they shall [no longer] sorrow, at all.]

[Those who] sit in darkness & in the shadow of death, being bound in iron [chains,] & [afflicted,] because they rebelled against [God's] Words, & [despised] the counsel of the Most High.

Therefore, He brought down their heart with [labor,] & they fell down & there was [no one] to help. Then, they cried [out] to the Lord in their trouble, & He saved them out of their distresses. He brought them out of darkness & the shadow of death, & [broke their chains into pieces.] [Isaiah 49:8-10 *The Lord [says this,] In an acceptable time, I have heard You, & [during] the day of Salvation, I have helped You. I will preserve You, & give You for a Covenant, [a.k.a. contract, for] the people to establish the earth, & to cause the desolate heritages to [be] inherited.] * [So,] that You may say to the prisoners, Go [out,] [and] to [those who] are in darkness, [Show] yourselves. They shall feed, [a.k.a. eat,] in the [roads,] & their pastures shall be in all high places. *They shall not hunger, nor thirst. Neither shall the heat, nor the sun [scorch] them. For He, [Who has] mercy on them, shall lead them, & He shall guide them, even by the springs of water.]

Oh, that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, & for His wonderful works to the children of men! For He [has] broken the brass gates, & cut [to pieces] the iron bars. [Isaiah 45:1-2 The Lord [says this] to His anointed, Cyrus, whose right hand I have [held,] to [put under his control] [the] nations before him.

And I will [loosen the strength] of kings, to open the 2 [hinged] gates [in front of] him, & the gates shall not be shut. I will go [in front of] you, & make the crooked places straight. I will break in pieces the brass gates, & cut [into pieces] the iron bars.]

Fools are afflicted, because of their [sins, & transgressions.] [Judges 3:5-7 And the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel [lived] among the: Cannanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, & Jebusites. And they took their daughters to be their wives, & gave their daughters to their sons, & served their gods. And the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, & [forgot] the Lord their God, & served Baalim & the groves.]

Their soul [loathes] all [types] of meat, [a.k.a. food,] & they draw near the gates of death. Then they [cried] [out] to the Lord in their trouble, & He [saved] them out of their [distress.] He sent His Word, & healed them, & delivered them from their [destruction.] [Revelation 21:3-4 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, [Look,] the tabernacle of God is with men.

And He will [live] with them, & they shall be His people. And God, Himself, shall be with them, & be their God. *And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. And there shall be no more death, & neither sorrow, nor crying. Neither shall there be any more pain: for the [previous] things are passed away.]

Oh, that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, & for His wonderful works to the children of men! And let them [offer] the sacrifices of thanksgiving, & declare His works, [a.k.a. miracles,] with rejoicing.

[Numbers 11:31-32 And a wind went [out] there from the Lord, & brought quails from the sea, & let them fall by the camp, [like] it were a day's journey on [every] side [all around] the camp, & [like] it [was] 2 cubits high upon the [surface] of the earth. And the people stood up all that: day, & night, & they gathered the quails. He [who] gathered the least, gathered 10 homers, & they spread them all [around] for themselves [all around] the camp.]

[Those who] go down to the sea in ships, [who] do business in [large] waters: see these works of the Lord, & His wonders in the deep [waters.] For He [commands,] & [raises] the stormy wind, [that lifts] up [its] waves. [These waves rise] up to heaven, [then] they go down again to the depths. Their soul [melts] because of trouble. They reel [back, & forth,] & stagger like a [drunk] man, & are at their wit's end.

Then, they cry [out] to the Lord in their trouble, & He [brings] them out of their [distress.] He [makes] the storm calm, so that [its] waves are still. Then, they are glad, because they [are peaceful.] So He [brings] them to their desired [habor.] Oh, that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, & for His wonderful works to the children of men!

Let them also exalt Him in the congregation of the people, & praise Him in the assembly of the elders. He [turns] rivers into a wilderness, & the [springing fountains of water] into dry ground. [He turns:] a fruitful land into [a wasteland, because of] the wickedness of [those who live there.]

He [turns] the wilderness into [lakes of] standing water, & dry ground into [fountains of water.] And He [makes] the hungry [live] there, [so] that they may prepare a city for [living in,] & sow the fields, & plant vineyards, [that] may yield [plentiful] fruits. He also [blesses] them, so they are multiplied greatly; & [don't suffer decreasing] [of] their cattle, [a.k.a. livestock.]

[Genesis 17:15-17 And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai, your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. And I will bless her, & give you a son, also [from] her. [Yes,] I will bless her, & she shall be a mother of nations.

Kings of people shall be [from] her. Then, Abraham fell upon his face, & laughed, & said [within] his heart, Shall a child be born to [me,] him [who] is 100 years old? And shall Sarah, [who] is 90 years old, bear [my child?]

Again, they are [reduced,] & brought low through oppression, affliction, & sorrow. He [pours] contempt upon princes, & [causes] them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no [road.] [Still,] He [puts] the poor on high from affliction, & [makes their] families like a flock.

[Psalm 78:51-53 And [God] [struck] all the firstborn in Egypt; the [best] of all their strength, in the tabernacles of Ham. But made His own people to go [out] like sheep, & guided them in the wilderness like a flock. And He led them on safely, so that they [weren't afraid:] but the [Red] Sea overwhelmed their enemies.]

The righteous shall see it, & rejoice, & all [wicked] shall [shut] [their] mouth. [Whoever] is wise, & will observe, [a.k.a. obey,] these things, even they shall understand the loving kindness of the Lord.