Shout Praises

Powerful stuff. Some of these verses are really meaningful to me. Perhaps there are a few that you can find meaning in as well. Have a good day everyone.

Psalm 107

¹Shout praises to the LORD!

   He is good to us,

   and his love never fails.

    ²Everyone the LORD has rescued

   from trouble

   should praise him,

    ³everyone he has brought

   from the east and the west,

   the north and the south.

⁴Some of you were lost

   in the scorching desert,

   far from a town.

    ⁵You were hungry and thirsty

   and about to give up.

    ⁶You were in serious trouble,

   but you prayed to the LORD,

   and he rescued you.

    ⁷Right away he brought you

   to a town.

    ⁸You should praise the LORD

   for his love

   and for the wonderful things

   he does for all of us.

    ⁹To everyone who is thirsty,

   he gives something to drink;

   to everyone who is hungry,

   he gives good things to eat.

    ¹⁰Some of you were prisoners

   suffering in deepest darkness

   and bound by chains,

    ¹¹because you had rebelled

   against God Most High

   and refused his advice.

    ¹²You were worn out

   from working like slaves,

   and no one came to help.

    ¹³You were in serious trouble,

   but you prayed to the LORD,

   and he rescued you.

    ¹⁴He brought you out

   of the deepest darkness

   and broke your chains.

    ¹⁵You should praise the LORD

   for his love

   and for the wonderful things

   he does for all of us.

    ¹⁶He breaks down bronze gates

   and shatters iron locks.

    ¹⁷Some of you had foolishly

   committed a lot of sins

   and were in terrible pain.

    ¹⁸The very thought of food

   was disgusting to you,

   and you were almost dead.

    ¹⁹You were in serious trouble,

   but you prayed to the LORD,

   and he rescued you.

    ²⁰By the power of his own word,

   he healed you

   and saved you

   from destruction.

    ²¹You should praise the LORD

   for his love

   and for the wonderful things

   he does for all of us.

    ²²You should celebrate

   by offering sacrifices

   and singing joyful songs

   to tell what he has done.

    ²³Some of you made a living

   by sailing the mighty sea,

    ²⁴and you saw the miracles

   the LORD performed there.

    ²⁵At his command a storm arose,

   and waves covered the sea.

    ²⁶You were tossed to the sky

   and to the ocean depths,

   until things looked so bad

   that you lost your courage.

    ²⁷You staggered like drunkards

   and gave up all hope.

    ²⁸You were in serious trouble,

   but you prayed to the LORD,

   and he rescued you.

    ²⁹He made the storm stop

   and the sea be quiet.

    ³⁰You were happy because of this,

   and he brought you to the port

   where you wanted to go.

    ³¹You should praise the LORD

   for his love

   and for the wonderful things

   he does for all of us.

    ³²Honor the LORD

   when you

   and your leaders

   meet to worship.

    ³³If you start doing wrong,

   the LORD will turn rivers

   into deserts,

    ³⁴flowing streams

   into scorched land,

   and fruitful fields

   into beds of salt.

    ³⁵But the LORD can also turn

   deserts into lakes

   and scorched land

   into flowing streams.

    ³⁶If you are hungry,

   you can settle there

   and build a town.

    ³⁷You can plant fields

   and vineyards

   that produce

   a good harvest.

    ³⁸The LORD will bless you

   with many children

   and with herds of cattle.

    ³⁹Sometimes you may be crushed

   by troubles and sorrows,

   until only a few of you

   are left to survive.

    ⁴⁰But the LORD will take revenge

   on those who conquer you,

   and he will make them wander

   across desert sands.

    ⁴¹When you are suffering

   and in need,

   he will come to your rescue,

   and your families will grow

   as fast as a herd of sheep.

    ⁴²You will see this because

   you obey the LORD,

   but everyone who is wicked

   will be silenced.

    ⁴³Be wise! Remember this

   and think about the kindness

   of the LORD.