A thin stone track crossing a huge gravel plain at midday and vanishing, a tiny hill town far off low in the frame, under a high pale empty sky.

Thanksgiving

Psalm 107

Lost, locked up, sick, or sinking. Four kinds of trouble, one cry, and each time the same answer.

43 verses≈ 5 minBSB

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Where we are

1–41Book IDavid's prayers: 'The LORD is my shepherd'
42–72Book II'As the deer pants'; the throne under pressure
73–89Book IIIAsaph and Korah: the kingdom falls
90–106Book IVBack to Moses: the LORD reigns
107–150Book VSongs of ascents, and the last HallelujahPsalm 107

Thanksgiving for Deliverance

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Let the redeemed of the LORD say so,

whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy

and gathered from the lands,

from east and west, from north and south.

Inside a rock-cut cell, nearly black, one thin blade of gray light from a slit high in the wall falling on an empty stone floor.

Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,

prisoners in affliction and chains,

because they rebelled against the words of God

and despised the counsel of the Most High.

He humbled their hearts with hard labor;

they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

A massive ancient double gate plated with dull bronze standing open, its heavy iron crossbar cut through and lying on the threshold, daylight beyond.

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,

and He saved them from their distress.

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death

and broke away their chains.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion

and His wonders to the sons of men.

For He has broken down the gates of bronze

and cut through the bars of iron.

Fools, in their rebellious ways,

and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.

They loathed all food

and drew near to the gates of death.

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,

and He saved them from their distress.

He sent forth His word and healed them;

He rescued them from the Pit.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion

and His wonders to the sons of men.

Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving

and declare His works with rejoicing.

Reflect

Say so

Three stories of trouble so far: lost, locked up, sick. Which is closest to yours? And has anyone heard you “say so”?

A one-masted wooden trading ship with its square sail torn, climbing a huge gray wave in open sea under a black sky, tiny crew low on deck.

Others went out to sea in ships,

conducting trade on the mighty waters.

They saw the works of the LORD,

and His wonders in the deep.

For He spoke and raised a tempest

that lifted the waves of the sea.

They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths;

their courage melted in their anguish.

They reeled and staggered like drunkards,

and all their skill was useless.

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Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,

and He brought them out of their distress.

A small natural harbor on the coast of Canaan at morning, with two small wooden boats drawn up on the shingle and nets drying.

He calmed the storm to a whisper,

and the waves of the sea were hushed.

They rejoiced in the silence,

and He guided them to the harbor they desired.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion

and His wonders to the sons of men.

Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people

and praise Him in the council of the elders.

Four rescues

Whiteboard

Four very different troubles, and one line in the middle of each: “Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble.”

Question

Quick question

The four groups have almost nothing in common, except one thing.

What do all four groups do that turns everything?

When they are decreased and humbled

by oppression, evil, and sorrow,

He pours out contempt on the nobles

and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

But He lifts the needy from affliction

and increases their families like flocks.

The upright see and rejoice,

and all iniquity shuts its mouth.

Let him who is wise pay heed to these things

and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.

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Psalm 107

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A verse to carry with you

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

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