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July 11 - Straight Thru the Bible
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Psalms 106:34-107:38
Chapter 106
34 They did not destroy(bs) the peoples
as the
Lord
had commanded(bt) them,
35 but they mingled(bu) with the nations
and adopted their customs.
36 They worshiped their idols,(bv)
which became a snare(bw) to them.
37 They sacrificed their sons(bx)
and their daughters to false gods.(by)
38 They shed innocent blood,
the blood of their sons(bz) and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
and the land was desecrated by their blood.
39 They defiled themselves(ca) by what they did;
by their deeds they prostituted(cb) themselves.
40 Therefore the
Lord
was angry(cc) with his people
and abhorred his inheritance.(cd)
41 He gave them into the hands(ce) of the nations,
and their foes ruled over them.
42 Their enemies oppressed(cf) them
and subjected them to their power.
43 Many times he delivered them,(cg)
but they were bent on rebellion(ch)
and they wasted away in their sin.
44 Yet he took note of their distress
when he heard their cry;(ci)
45 for their sake he remembered his covenant(cj)
and out of his great love(ck) he relented.(cl)
46 He caused all who held them captive
to show them mercy.(cm)
47 Save us,(cn)
Lord
our God,
and gather us(co) from the nations,
that we may give thanks(cp) to your holy name(cq)
and glory in your praise.
48 Praise be to the
Lord
, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
Let all the people say, "Amen!"(cr)
Praise the Lord .
Chapter 107
BOOK V
Psalms 107–150
Psalm 107
1 Give thanks to the
Lord
,(a) for he is good;(b)
his love endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed(c) of the
Lord
tell their story—
those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3 those he gathered(d) from the lands,
from east and west, from north and south.[a]
4 Some wandered in desert(e) wastelands,
finding no way to a city(f) where they could settle.
5 They were hungry(g) and thirsty,(h)
and their lives ebbed away.
6 Then they cried out(i) to the
Lord
in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
7 He led them by a straight way(j)
to a city(k) where they could settle.
8 Let them give thanks(l) to the
Lord
for his unfailing love(m)
and his wonderful deeds(n) for mankind,
9 for he satisfies(o) the thirsty
and fills the hungry with good things.(p)
10 Some sat in darkness,(q) in utter darkness,
prisoners suffering(r) in iron chains,(s)
11 because they rebelled(t) against God's commands
and despised(u) the plans(v) of the Most High.
12 So he subjected them to bitter labor;
they stumbled, and there was no one to help.(w)
13 Then they cried to the
Lord
in their trouble,
and he saved them(x) from their distress.
14 He brought them out of darkness,(y) the utter darkness,(z)
and broke away their chains.(aa)
15 Let them give thanks(ab) to the
Lord
for his unfailing love(ac)
and his wonderful deeds(ad) for mankind,
16 for he breaks down gates of bronze
and cuts through bars of iron.
17 Some became fools(ae) through their rebellious ways(af)
and suffered affliction(ag) because of their iniquities.
18 They loathed all food(ah)
and drew near the gates of death.(ai)
19 Then they cried(aj) to the
Lord
in their trouble,
and he saved them(ak) from their distress.
20 He sent out his word(al) and healed them;(am)
he rescued(an) them from the grave.(ao)
21 Let them give thanks(ap) to the
Lord
for his unfailing love(aq)
and his wonderful deeds(ar) for mankind.
22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings(as)
and tell of his works(at) with songs of joy.(au)
23 Some went out on the sea(av) in ships;(aw)
they were merchants on the mighty waters.
24 They saw the works of the
Lord
,(ax)
his wonderful deeds in the deep.
25 For he spoke(ay) and stirred up a tempest(az)
that lifted high the waves.(ba)
26 They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;
in their peril(bb) their courage melted(bc) away.
27 They reeled(bd) and staggered like drunkards;
they were at their wits' end.
28 Then they cried(be) out to the
Lord
in their trouble,
and he brought them out of their distress.(bf)
29 He stilled the storm(bg) to a whisper;
the waves(bh) of the sea[b] were hushed.(bi)
30 They were glad when it grew calm,
and he guided them(bj) to their desired haven.
31 Let them give thanks(bk) to the
Lord
for his unfailing love(bl)
and his wonderful deeds(bm) for mankind.
32 Let them exalt(bn) him in the assembly(bo) of the people
and praise him in the council of the elders.
33 He turned rivers into a desert,(bp)
flowing springs(bq) into thirsty ground,
34 and fruitful land into a salt waste,(br)
because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
35 He turned the desert into pools of water(bs)
and the parched ground into flowing springs;(bt)
36 there he brought the hungry to live,
and they founded a city where they could settle.
37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards(bu)
that yielded a fruitful harvest;
38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,(bv)
and he did not let their herds diminish.(bw)
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