Psalm 107:1-32 Confitemini Domino
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for she is good, *
and her mercy en-dures for ev-er.
2 Let all those whom the LORD has redeemed pro-claim *
that she redeemed them from the hand of the foe.
3 She gathered them out of the lands; *
from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
4 Some wandered in de-sert wastes; *
they found no way to a city where they might dwell.
5 They were hungry and thirs-ty; *
their spirits lan-guished with-in them.
6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trou-ble, *
and she delivered them from their dis-tress.
7 She put their feet on a straight path *
to go to a city where they might dwell.
8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for her mer-cy *
and the wonders she does for her chil-dren.
9 For she satisfies the thirs-ty *
and fills the hungry with good things.
10 Some sat in darkness and deep gloom, *
bound fast in mis-ery and iron;
11 Because they rebelled against the words of God *
and despised the counsel of the Most High.
12 So she humbled their spirits with hard la-bor; *
they stumbled, and there was none to help.
13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trou-ble, *
and she delivered them from their dis-tress.
14 She led them out of darkness and deep gloom *
and broke their bonds a-sun-der.
15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for her mer-cy *
and the wonders she does for her chil-dren.
16 For she shatters the doors of bronze *
and breaks in two the iron bars.
17 Some were fools and took to rebel-lious ways; *
they were afflicted because of their sins.
18 They abhorred all manner of food *
and drew near to death’s door.
19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trou-ble, *
and she delivered them from their dis-tress.
20 She sent forth her word and healed them *
and saved them from the grave.
21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for her mer-cy *
and the wonders she does for her chil-dren.
22 Let them offer a sacrifice of thanks-giv-ing *
and tell of her acts with shouts of joy.
23 Some went down to the sea in ships *
and plied their trade in deep wa-ters;
24 They beheld the works of the LORD *
and her wonders in the deep.
25 Then she spoke, and a stormy wind a-rose, *
which tossed high the waves of the sea.
26 They mounted up to the heavens and fell back to the depths; *
their hearts melted because of their per-il.
27 They reeled and staggered like drunk-ards *
and were at their wits’ end.
28 Then they cried to the LORD in their trou-ble, *
and she delivered them from their dis-tress.
29 She stilled the storm to a whis-per *
and quieted the waves of the sea.
30 Then were they glad because of the calm, *
and she brought them to the harbor they were bound for.
31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for her mer-cy *
and the wonders she does for her chil-dren.
32 Let them exalt her in the congregation of the peo-ple *
and praise her in the council of the el-ders.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Ho-ly Spir-it: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ev-er. A-men.