Psalm 107. Confitemini Domino.

Part I: Confitemini Domino

1. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, *
   and his mercy endures for ever.
2. Let all those whom the Lord has redeemed proclaim *
   that he redeemed them from the hand of the foe.
3. He gathered them out of the lands; *
   from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
4. Some wandered in desert wastes; *
   they found no way to a city where they might dwell.
5. They were hungry and thirsty; *
   their spirits languished within them.
6. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, *
   and he delivered them from their distress.
7. He 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 his mercy *
   and the wonders he does for his children.
9. For he satisfies the thirsty *
   and fills the hungry with good things.
10. Some sat in darkness and deep gloom, *
    bound fast in misery and iron;
11. Because they rebelled against the words of God *
    and despised the counsel of the Most High.
12. So he humbled their spirits with hard labor; *
    they stumbled, and there was none to help.
13. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, *
    and he delivered them from their distress.
14. He led them out of darkness and deep gloom *
    and broke their bonds asunder.
15. Let them give thanks to the Lord for his mercy *
    and the wonders he does for his children.
16. For he shatters the doors of bronze *
    and breaks in two the iron bars.
17. Some were fools and took to rebellious 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 trouble, *
    and he delivered them from their distress.
20. He sent forth his word and healed them *
    and saved them from the grave.
21. Let them give thanks to the Lord for his mercy *
    and the wonders he does for his children.
22. Let them offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving *
    and tell of his acts with shouts of joy.
23. Some went down to the sea in ships *
    and plied their trade in deep waters;
24. They beheld the works of the Lord *
    and his wonders in the deep.
25. Then he spoke, and a stormy wind arose, *
    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 peril.
27. They reeled and staggered like drunkards *
    and were at their wits' end.
28. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, *
    and he delivered them from their distress.
29. He stilled the storm to a whisper *
    and quieted the waves of the sea.
30. Then were they glad because of the calm, *
    and he brought them to the harbor they were bound for.
31. Let them give thanks to the Lord for his mercy *
    and the wonders he does for his children.
32. Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people *
    and praise him in the council of the elders.

Part II: Posuit flumina

33. The Lord changed rivers into deserts, *
    and water-springs into thirsty ground,
34. A fruitful land into salt flats, *
    because of the wickedness of those who dwell there.
35. He changed deserts into pools of water *
    and dry land into water-springs.
36. He settled the hungry there, *
    and they founded a city to dwell in.
37. They sowed fields, and planted vineyards, *
    and brought in a fruitful harvest.
38. He blessed them, so that they increased greatly; *
    he did not let their herds decrease.
39. Yet when they were diminished and brought low, *
    through stress of adversity and sorrow,
40. (He pours contempt on princes *
    and makes them wander in trackless wastes)
41. He lifted up the poor out of misery *
    and multiplied their families like flocks of sheep.
42. The upright will see this and rejoice, *
    but all wickedness will shut its mouth.
43. Whoever is wise will ponder these things, *
    and consider well the mercies of the Lord.