psalm 107 ... let the redeemed of the Lord SAY SO!!!

i just love rediscovering parts of scripture for the first time all over again.

psalm 107 might be by new favorite passage. it’s so incredibly encouraging, and such a good reminder to ‘say so’ because of all that God has done for me. (vv. 1-32, 43)

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His lovingkindness is everlasting. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary. And gathered from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.

They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region; they did not find a way to an inhabited city. They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them. 



Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He delivered them out of their distresses. He led them also by a straight way, to go to an inhabited city.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, and for His wonders to the sons of men! For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, and the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.

There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in misery and chains, because they had rebelled against the words of God and spurned the counsel of the Most High ... 



Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke their bands apart.



Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, and for His wonders to the sons of men! For He has shattered gates of bronze and cut bars of iron asunder.

Fools, because of their rebellious way, and because of their iniquities, were afflicted. Their soul abhorred all kinds of food, and they drew near to the gates of death. 



Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. 



Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, and for His wonders to the sons of men! Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of His works with joyful singing.

Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business on great waters; they have seen the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep. For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea. They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths; their soul melted away in their misery. They reeled and staggered like a drunken man, and were at their wits’ end. 



Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distresses. He caused the storm to be still, so that the waves of the sea were hushed. Then they were glad because they were quiet, so He guided them to their desired haven. 



Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, and for His wonders to the sons of men! Let them extol Him also in the congregation of the people, and praise Him at the seat of the elders.

if you feel like you are wandering in the desert, alone and in need of sustenance, cry out to Him and He will deliver you. if you feel like you are surrounded by the darkness of death and captivity, cry out to Him and He will save you. if you feel like your own sin and rebellion have led you into destruction, you can STILL cry out to Him and He will save you. if you feel like you are being tossed by the waves in any area of life and are at your wits‘ end, cry out to Him and He will bring you out.

He wants to redeem us, fill us, free us, deliver us, and quiet us. We need only cry out to Him.



Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things, and consider the lovingkindnesses of the LORD.