# Psalm 107 đź“–: The Redeemed Give Thanks
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#đź’¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đź“‚ Internal Notes]]
## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
[[#Verse 01.]] Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
and his loyal love endures.
[[#Verse 02.]] Let those delivered by the Lord speak out,
those whom he delivered from the power of the enemy,
[[#Verse 03.]]Â and gathered from foreign lands,
from east and west,
from north and south.
[[#Verse 04.]]Â They wandered through the wilderness, in a wasteland;
they found no road to a city in which to live.
[[#Verse 05.]]Â They were hungry and thirsty;
they fainted from exhaustion.
[[#Verse 06.]] They cried out to the Lord in their distress;
he delivered them from their troubles.
[[#Verse 07.]]Â He led them on a level road,
that they might find a city in which to live.
[[#Verse 08.]] Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love,
and for the amazing things he has done for people.
[[#Verse 09.]]Â For he has satisfied those who thirst,
and those who hunger he has filled with food.
[[#Verse 10.]]Â They sat in utter darkness,
bound in painful iron chains,
[[#Verse 11.]] because they had rebelled against God’s commands,
and rejected the instructions of the Most High.
[[#Verse 12.]]Â So he used suffering to humble them;
they stumbled and no one helped them up.
[[#Verse 13.]] They cried out to the Lord in their distress;
he delivered them from their troubles.
[[#Verse 14.]]Â He brought them out of the utter darkness,
and tore off their shackles.
[[#Verse 15.]] Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love,
and for the amazing things he has done for people.
[[#Verse 16.]]Â For he shattered the bronze gates,
and hacked through the iron bars.
[[#Verse 17.]]Â They acted like fools in their rebellious ways,
and suffered because of their sins.
[[#Verse 18.]]Â They lost their appetite for all food,
and they drew near the gates of death.
[[#Verse 19.]] They cried out to the Lord in their distress;
he delivered them from their troubles.
[[#Verse 20.]] He sent them an assuring word and healed them;
he rescued them from the pits where they were trapped.
[[#Verse 21.]] Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love,
and for the amazing things he has done for people.
[[#Verse 22.]]Â Let them present thank offerings,
and loudly proclaim what he has done.
[[#Verse 23.]] Some traveled on the sea in ships,
and carried cargo over the vast waters.
[[#Verse 24.]] They witnessed the acts of the Lord,
his amazing feats on the deep water.
[[#Verse 25.]]Â He gave the order for a windstorm,
and it stirred up the waves of the sea.
[[#Verse 26.]] They reached up to the sky,
then dropped into the depths.
The sailors’ strength left them because the danger was so great.
[[#Verse 27.]] They swayed and staggered like drunks,
and all their skill proved ineffective.
[[#Verse 28.]] They cried out to the Lord in their distress;
he delivered them from their troubles.
[[#Verse 29.]]Â He calmed the storm,
and the waves grew silent.
[[#Verse 30.]] The sailors rejoiced because the waves grew quiet,
and he led them to the harbor they desired.
[[#Verse 31.]] Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love,
and for the amazing things he has done for people.
[[#Verse 32.]]Â Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people.
Let them praise him in the place where the leaders preside.
[[#Verse 33.]] He turned streams into a desert,
springs of water into arid land,
[[#Verse 34.]]Â and a fruitful land into a barren place,
because of the sin of its inhabitants.
[[#Verse 35.]] As for his people, he turned a desert into a pool of water,
and a dry land into springs of water.
[[#Verse 36.]]Â He allowed the hungry to settle there,
and they established a city in which to live.
[[#Verse 37.]] They cultivated fields,
and planted vineyards,
which yielded a harvest of fruit.
[[#Verse 38.]] He blessed them so that they became very numerous.
He would not allow their cattle to decrease in number.
[[#Verse 39.]] As for their enemies, they decreased in number and were beaten down,
because of painful distress and suffering.
[[#Verse 40.]] He would pour contempt upon princes,
and he made them wander in a wasteland with no road.
[[#Verse 41.]] Yet he protected the needy from oppression,
and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.
[[#Verse 42.]]Â When the godly see this, they rejoice,
and every sinner shuts his mouth.
[[#Verse 43.]]Â Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things.
Let them consider the Lord’s acts of loyal love.
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Psalm 107 opens Book V of the Psalter (Psalms 107 to 150).
2. It follows directly on the prayer of 106:47 to be gathered from the nations, and 107:3 celebrates God gathering His people from every direction.
3. The psalm paints four scenes of rescue: lost wanderers, prisoners, the sick, and sailors in a storm.
4. The line "they cried out to the Lord in their distress" repeats four times (107:6, 13, 19, 28).
5. The refrain calling people to thank the Lord for His loyal love also repeats four times (107:8, 15, 21, 31).
6. In 107:3 the Hebrew for "south" is literally "the sea," an unusual wording that scholars have long discussed.
7. Breaking bronze gates and iron bars (107:16) is similar to God's promise to Cyrus in Isaiah 45:2.
8. Israel was not a seafaring nation, so the vivid sailing scene (107:23-30) would have sounded dramatic to its first hearers.
9. The psalm shifts in 107:33-42 to show God reversing fortunes, turning rivers into desert and desert into pools.
10. It ends like wisdom literature, calling the wise to pay attention to the Lord's loyal love (107:43; compare Hosea 14:9).
## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the Lord who stills the storm and hushes the waves (107:29). When Jesus calmed the sea, His disciples asked who He was, because only God does this (Mark 4:39-41).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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## đź’¬ Discussion Questions
1. Four different groups cry out to the Lord in their trouble, and He rescues each one (107:6, 13, 19, 28). Which of these scenes reminds you most of your own story?
2. Some of the people in this psalm suffered because of their own rebellion (107:10-11, 17). How does God's mercy toward them give hope to those who caused their own trouble?
3. The redeemed are told to say so (107:2). Who needs to hear your story of God's rescue?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- đź“– verses 1-2: Give thanks to the Lord, and let those He has redeemed tell their story.
- đź“– verse 20: He sent His word and healed them, rescuing them from the grave.
- đź“– verses 28-30: He calmed the storm and brought the sailors to the harbor they longed for.
## đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference
- đź”— [[Mark 04#Verse 35.|Mark 4:35-41]] - Jesus calms the wind and the waves.
- đź”— [[Isaiah 45#Verse 02.|Isaiah 45:2]] - God breaks bronze doors and iron bars.
- đź”— [[Luke 04#Verse 18.|Luke 4:18]] - Freedom for prisoners and sight for the blind.
- đź”— [[Matthew 08#Verse 08.|Matthew 8:8]] - Just say the word and my servant will be healed.
- đź”— [[Psalm 136#Verse 01.|Psalm 136:1]] - His loyal love endures forever.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
đź“ť SOAP: [[Psalm 107- SOAP|Why Studying History Is So Important]]
## đź“‚ Internal Notes