←Psalm 107→BSB

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Key Terms

Kindness (Solidarity) 22 To Acknowledge 18 Save (Help) 7 To Redeem (Liberate) 6 Upright 5 Transgression 4 Rebellion (Offense) 3 Bless (Approval) 3 Praise 2 Be Rebellious 2 Counsel 2 Perceive 2 Be Kind Kindness (Benevolence) Kindness (Graciousness) Kindness (Affection) Redeem To Redeem (Deliver) Redemption (Right) To Redeem (Substitute) Let Be Redeemed Redemption (Deliverance) Straightness Straight Be Straight Rebel (Act) Rebel (Against Authority) Rebellion Rebelliousness Salvation Salvation (State) Save (Restore) Salvation (Physical) Salvation (Deliverance) Salvation (Rescuer) Save (Rescue) Salvation (Means) Saving (Means) Fool To Sin Sin Guilt (State) Sin (Act) Sin (Incur Guilt) Guilty (Responsible) Guilt (Consequence) Guiltiness Trespass (Sin) Sinful Sin (Offense) To Stand Guilty Sin (Guilty) Sin (Wrongdoing) Guilty Considered Guilty Guilty Of Sin Previously Sin Against Slaughtering Wisdom Ability (Skill) Ability (Power) World Universe Miracle Ability (Spiritual) Lordship Spiritually Blessing (Act) Bless (Favor) Blessing (Content) Blessed Bless (Request Favor)

Themes

Making Sense of the Exile Salvation in the Psalms Wisdom Psalms

Resources

Psalms Book Overview Praise Articles

BOOK V

Psalms 107—150

Thanksgiving for Deliverance

(Matthew 8:23–27; Mark 4:35–41; Luke 8:22–25)

ⓘ This psalm is a hymn of praise to...

This psalm is a hymn of praise to God the Redeemer. After an introduction exhorting the redeemed to praise God for his goodness (107:1–3), the psalmist brings together four case studies of people whom the Lord redeemed from adversity (107:4–32). He then sums up the Lord’s sovereignty (107:33–42) and concludes with an invitation to discern God’s unfailing love in all areas of life (107:43).
1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;His loving devotion endures forever.2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so,whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy3and gathered from the lands,from east and west, from north and south.†
ⓘ Those who were lost in the wilderness thank...

Those who were lost in the wilderness thank God for his rescue. The wilderness might be a metaphor for leaving the path of wisdom (1:1; Prov 4:10–15).
4Some wandered in desert wastelands,finding no path to a city in which to dwell.5They were hungry and thirsty;their soul fainted within them.6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,and He delivered them from their distress.
ⓘ God led them like a shepherd (see 23:1)....
  • God led them like a shepherd (see 23:1).
  • Verse 8 is a refrain that is repeated in 107:15, 21, 31.
7He led them on a straight pathto reach a city where they could live.8Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotionand His wonders to the sons of men.9For He satisfies the thirstyand fills the hungry with good things.
ⓘ The psalmist calls for thanksgiving and praise from...

The psalmist calls for thanksgiving and praise from people in despair over the consequences of their rebellion.
10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,prisoners in affliction and chains,11because they rebelled against the words of Godand despised the counsel of the Most High.12He humbled their hearts with hard labor;they stumbled, and there was no one to help.13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,and He saved them from their distress.14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of deathand broke away their chains.15Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotionand His wonders to the sons of men.16For He has broken down the gates of bronzeand cut through the bars of iron.
ⓘ Fools who received what they deserved but were...

Fools who received what they deserved but were rescued from death offer thanksgiving to the Lord.
17Fools, in their rebellious ways,and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.18They loathed all foodand drew near to the gates of death.19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,and He saved them from their distress.20He sent forth His word and healed them;He rescued them from the Pit.21Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotionand His wonders to the sons of men.22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgivingand declare His works with rejoicing.
ⓘ Sailors give thanks to the Lord when he...

Sailors give thanks to the Lord when he saves them from the chaos and peril of the sea.
23Others went out to sea in ships,conducting trade on the mighty waters.24They saw the works of the LORD,and His wonders in the deep.
ⓘ The same God who speaks and brings about...

The same God who speaks and brings about the sailors’ distress can also calm the storm with just a word (cp. Jon 1:4; Matt 8:26).
25For He spoke and raised a tempestthat lifted the waves of the sea.26They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths;their courage melted in their anguish.27They reeled and staggered like drunkards,and all their skill was useless.†
28Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,and He brought them out of their distress.29He calmed the storm to a whisper,and the waves of the sea† were hushed.30They rejoiced in the silence,and He guided them to the harbor they desired.31Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotionand His wonders to the sons of men.32Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the peopleand praise Him in the council of the elders.
ⓘ The Lord can choose to make the earth...

The Lord can choose to make the earth fertile or barren (74:15; Isa 35:6–7).
ⓘ These two sections (107:33–38, 39–42) expand the theme...

These two sections (107:33–38, 39–42) expand the theme of the Lord’s sovereignty over things that humans cannot control.
33He turns rivers into deserts,springs of water into thirsty ground,34and fruitful land into fields of salt,because of the wickedness of its dwellers.35He turns a desert into pools of waterand a dry land into flowing springs.36He causes the hungry to settle there,that they may establish a city in which to dwell.37They sow fields and plant vineyardsthat yield a fruitful harvest.38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly;He does not let their herds diminish.
39When they are decreased and humbledby oppression, evil, and sorrow,40He pours out contempt on the noblesand makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.41But He lifts the needy from afflictionand increases their families like flocks.
ⓘ Justice prevails in God’s world (1:6), and Israel’s...

Justice prevails in God’s world (1:6), and Israel’s history demonstrates God’s faithful love.
42The upright see and rejoice,and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
43Let him who is wise pay heed to these thingsand consider the loving devotion of the LORD.