Psalm 106
1 Alleluia.
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Let them say so who have been redeemed by the Lord,
whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
3 and gathered them out of the countries,
from the east, and west, and north, and [1]south.
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a dry land;
they found no way to a city of habitation.
5 Hungry and thirsty,
their soul fainted in them.
6 Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction,
and he delivered them out of their distresses.
7 And he guided them into a straight path,
that they might go to a city of habitation.
8 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies,
and his wonderful works to the children of men.
9 For he satisfieth the empty soul,
and filleth the hungry soul with good things,
10 even them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
fettered in poverty and iron;
11 because they [2]rebelled against the words of God,
and provoked the counsel of the Most High.
12 So their heart was brought low with troubles;
they were weak, and there was no helper.
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction,
and he saved them out of their distresses.
14 And he brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
and brake their bonds asunder.
15 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies,
and his wonders to the children of men.
16 For he brake to pieces the brazen gates,
and crushed the iron bars.
17 [3]He helped them out of the way of their iniquity;
for they were brought low because of their iniquities.
18 Their soul abhorred all meat;
and they drew near to the gates of death.
19 Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction,
and he saved them out of their distresses.
20 He sent his word, and healed them,
and delivered them out of their destructions.
21 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies,
and his wonderful works to the children of men.
22 And let them offer to him the sacrifice of praise,
and proclaim his works with exultation.
23 They that go down to the sea in ships,
doing business in many waters;
24 these men have seen the works of the Lord,
and his wonders in the deep.
25 He speaketh, and the stormy wind ariseth,
and its waves are lifted up.
26 They go up to the heavens,
and go down to the depths;
their soul melteth because of troubles.
27 They are troubled, they stagger as a drunkard,
and all their wisdom is swallowed up.
28 Then they cry to the Lord in their affliction,
and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
29 And he commandeth the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze,
and its waves are still.
30 And they are glad, because they are quiet;
and he guideth them to their desired haven.
31 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies,
and his wonderful works to the children of men.
32 Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people,
and praise him in the seat of the elders.
33 He turneth rivers into a desert,
and streams of [4]water into [5]a dry land;
34 a fruitful land into saltness,
for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.
35 He turneth a wilderness into pools of water,
and a dry land into streams of water.
36 And there he causeth the hungry to dwell,
and they establish for themselves cities of habitation.
37 And they sow fields, and plant vineyards,
and they yield fruit of increase.
38 And he blesseth them, and they multiply exceedingly,
and he diminisheth not the number of their cattle.
39 Again they become few, and are brought low,
by the pressure of evils and pain.
40 Contempt is poured upon their princes,
and he causeth them to wander in a desert and trackless land.
41 But he helpeth the poor out of poverty,
and maketh him families as a flock.
42 The upright shall see and rejoice;
and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
43 Who is wise, and will observe these things,
and understand the mercies of the Lord?