Psalm 107:39-43 Part 1 of 3

When they decrease in number and become impoverished

    through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,

the LORD pours contempt on their princes,

    causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.

But he rescues the poor from trouble

    and increases their families like flocks of sheep.

The godly will see these things and be glad,

    while the wicked are struck silent.

Those who are wise will take all this to heart;

    they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD.

 

When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow, the LORD pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.

2 Kings 10:31-33  But Jehu did not obey the Law of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam had led Israel to commit.

    At about that time the LORD began to cut down the size of Israel's territory. King Hazael conquered several sections of the country east of the Jordan River, including all of Gilead, Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh. He conquered the area from the town of Aroer by the Arnon Gorge to as far north as Gilead and Bashan.  (see all chapter 10)

Psalm 43:2  

For you are my God, my only safe haven.

    Why have you tossed me aside?

Why must I wander around in grief,

    oppressed by my enemies?  (see all Psalm 43)

Psalm 44:9  

But now you have tossed us aside in dishonor.

    You no longer lead our armies to battle.  (see all Psalm 44)

Psalm 74:1  

O God, why have you rejected us so long?

    Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture?  

    (see all Psalm 74)

Ezekiel 5:11-12  "As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, I will cut you off completely. I will show you no pity at all because you have defiled my Temple with your vile images and detestable sins. A third of your people will die in the city from disease and famine. A third of them will be slaughtered by the enemy outside the city walls. And I will scatter a third to the winds, chasing them with the sword."  (see all chapter 5)

Job 12:18  

"He removes the royal robe of kings.

    They are led away with ropes around their waist."

Job 12:24  

"He strips kings of understanding

    and leaves them wandering in a pathless wasteland."  (see all chapter 12)  

 

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Psalm 107:33-38 Part 3 of 3

He changes the rivers into deserts,

    and springs of water into dry, thirsty land.

He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands,

    because of the wickedness of those who live there.

But he also turns deserts into pools of water,

    and dry land into springs of water.

He brings the hungry to settle there

    and to build their cities.

They sow their fields, plant their vineyards,

    and harvest their bumper crops.

How he blesses them!

    They raise large families there,

    and their herds of livestock increase.

 

They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops.

2 Kings 19:29  Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Here is the proof that what I say is true:

    "This year you will eat only what grows up by itself,

        and next year you will eat what springs up from that.

    But in the third year you will plant crops and harvest them;

        you will tend vineyards and eat their fruit."

        (see verses 20-37, also chapter 37:21-38)

Amos 9:13-15  

"The time will come," says the LORD,

"when the grain and grapes will grow faster

    than they can be harvested.

Then the terraced vineyards on the hills of Israel

    will drip with sweet wine!

I will bring my exiled people of Israel

    back from distant lands,

and they will rebuild their ruined cities

    and live in them again.

They will plant vineyards and gardens;

    they will eat their crops and drink their wine.

I will firmly plant them there

    in their own land.

They will never again be uprooted

    from the land I have given them," 

    says the LORD your God.  (see verses 11-15)

 

How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase. 

Genesis 12:2  "I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others."  (see verses 1-9)

Genesis 28:13-14  At the top of the stairway stood the LORD, and he said, "I am the LORD, the God of your grandfather Abraham, and the God of your father Isaac. The ground you are lying on belongs to you. I am giving it to you and your descendants. Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth! They will spread out in all directions--to the west and the east, to the north and the south. And all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants."  (see verses 10-22)

Exodus 1:7  But their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and grandchildren. In fact, they multiplied so greatly that they became extremely powerful and filled the land.  (see all chapter 1)

Deuteronomy 7:13  "He will love you and bless you, and he will give you many children. He will give fertility to your land and your animals. When you arrive in the land he swore to give your ancestors, you will have large harvests of grain, new wine, and olive oil, and great herds of cattle, sheep and goats."  (see all chapter 7)

 

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Psalm 107:33-38 Part 2 of 3

He changes the rivers into deserts,

    and springs of water into dry, thirsty land.

He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands,

    because of the wickedness of those who live there.

But he also turns deserts into pools of water,

    and dry land into springs of water.

He brings the hungry to settle there

    and to build their cities.

They sow their fields, plant their vineyards,

    and harvest their bumper crops.

How he blesses them!

    They raise large families there,

    and their herds of livestock increase.

 

But he also turns deserts into pools of water, and dry land into springs of water. He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities.

2 Kings 3:20  The next day at about the time when the morning sacrifice was offered, water suddenly appeared! It was flowing from the direction of Edom, and soon there was water everywhere.  (see all chapter 3)

Psalm 104:10  

You make springs pour water into the ravines,

    so streams gush down from the mountains.  (see all Psalm 104)

Psalm 105:41  

He split open a rock, and water gushed out

    to form a river through the dry wasteland.  (see all Psalm 105)

Psalm 126:4-5  

Restore our fortunes, LORD,

    as streams renew the desert.

Those who plant in tears

    will harvest with shouts of joy.  (see all Psalm 126)

Isaiah 35:7  

The parched ground will become a pool,

    and springs of water will satisfy the thirsty land.

Marsh grass and reeds and rushes will flourish

    where desert jackals once lived.  (see all chapter 35)

Isaiah 41:18  

"I will open up rivers for them on the high plateaus.

    I will give them fountains of water in the valleys.

I will fill the desert with pools of water.

    Rivers fed by springs will flow across the parched ground."  

    (see all chapter 41)

Isaiah 43:19  

"For I am about to do something new.

    See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?

I will make a pathway through the wilderness.

    I will create rivers in the dry wasteland."  (see all chapter 43)

Isaiah 51:3  

The LORD will comfort Israel again

    and have pity on her ruins.

Her desert will blossom like Eden,

    her barren wilderness like the garden of the LORD.

Joy and gladness will be found there.

    Songs of thanksgiving will fill the air.  (see all chapter 51)

 

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Psalm 107:33-38 Part 1 of 3

He changes the rivers into deserts,

    and springs of water into dry, thirsty land.

He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands,

    because of the wickedness of those who live there.

But he also turns deserts into pools of water,

    and dry land into springs of water.

He brings the hungry to settle there

    and to build their cities.

They sow their fields, plant their vineyards,

    and harvest their bumper crops.

How he blesses them!

    They raise large families there,

    and their herds of livestock increase.

 

He changes the rivers into deserts, and springs of water into dry, thirsty land. He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there.

1 Kings 17:1  Now Elijah who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, "As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel lives--the God I serve--there will be no dew or rain during the next few years until I give the word!"  [see verses 1-7]

Psalm 74:15  

You caused the springs and streams to gush forth, 

    and you dried up rivers that never run dry.  [see all Psalm 74]

Isaiah 42:15  

"I will level the mountains and hills

    and blight all their greenery.

I will turn the rivers into dry land

    and will dry up all the pools."  [see verses 10-17] 

Isaiah 50:2  

"Why was no one there when I came?

    Why didn't anyone answer when I called?

Is it because I have no power to rescue?

    No, that is not the reason!

For I can speak to the sea and make it dry up!

    I can turn rivers into deserts covered with dying fish."  [see all chapter 50]

Genesis 13:10  Lot took a long look at the fertile plains of the Jordan Valley in the direction of Zoar. The whole area was well watered everywhere, like the garden of the LORD or the beautiful land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)  [see verses 5-13]

Genesis 19:21-25  "All right," the angel said, "I will grant your request. I will not destroy the little village. But hurry! Escape to it, for I can do nothing until you arrive there." (This explains why that village was known as Zoar, which means "little place.")

    Lot reached the village just as the sun was rising over the horizon. Then the LORD rained down fire and burning sulfur from the sky on Sodom and Gomorrah. He utterly destroyed them, along with other cities and villages of the plain, wiping out all the people and every bit of vegetation.  

[see verses 18:16-19:29]

 

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Psalm 107:28-32 Part 2 of 2

"LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble,

    and he saved them from their distress.

He calmed the storm to a whisper

    and stilled the waves.

What a blessing was that stillness

    as he brought them safely into harbor!

Let them praise the LORD for his great love

    and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation

    and before the leaders of the nations.

 

What a blessing was that stillness as he brought them safely into harbor!

Psalm 107:7 

He led them straight to safety,

    to a city where they could live.  (see verses 1-9)

Jeremiah 31:9  

"Tears of joy will stream down their faces,

    and I will lead them home with great care.

They will walk beside quiet streams

    and on smooth paths where they will not stumble.

For I am Israel's father,

    and Ephraim is my oldest child."  (see verses 1-14)

 

Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. 

Psalm 75:1  

We thank you, O God!

    We give thanks because you are near.

    People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds.  (see all Psalm 75)

Psalm 105:1  

Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness.

    Let the whole world know what he has done.  (see all Psalm 105)

Psalm 106:2  

Who can list the glorious miracles of the LORD?

    Who can ever praise him enough?  (see all Psalm 106)

Isaiah 25:1  

O LORD, I will honor and praise your name,

    for you are my God.

You do such wonderful things!

    You planned them long ago,

    and now you have accomplished them.  (see all chapter 25)

 

Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nations. 

Psalm 30:1  

I will exalt you, LORD, for you have rescued me.

    You refused to let my enemies triumph over me.  (see all Psalm 30)

Psalm 34:3  

Come, let us tell of the LORD's greatness;

    let us exalt his name together.  (see all Psalm 34) 

Psalm 35:18  

Then I will thank you in front of the great assembly.

    I will praise you before all the people.  (see all Psalm 35)

Psalm 99:5  

Exalt the LORD our God!

    Bow low before his feet, for he is holy!  (see all Psalm 99)

 

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Psalm 107:28-32 Part 1 of 2

"LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble,

    and he saved them from their distress.

He calmed the storm to a whisper

    and stilled the waves.

What a blessing was that stillness

    as he brought them safely into harbor!

Let them praise the LORD for his great love

    and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation

    and before the leaders of the nations.

 

"LORD, help" they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. 

Psalm 3:4 

I cried out to the LORD,

    and he answered me from his holy mountain.  (see all Psalm 3)

Psalm 4:1  

Answer me when I call to you,

    O God who declares me innocent.

Free me from my troubles.

    Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.  (see all Psalm 4)

Psalm 17:6  

I am praying to you because I know you will answer, O God.

    Bend down and listen as I pray.  (see all Psalm 17)

Psalm 18:6  

But in my distress I cried out to the LORD;

    yes, I prayed to my God for help.

He heard me from his sanctuary;

    my cry to him reached his ears.  (see all Psalm 18)

Jonah 1:6  So the captain went down after him. "How can you sleep at a time like this?" he shouted. "Get up and pray to your god! Maybe he will pay attention to us and spare our lives."  (see verses 1-6)

 

He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves. 

Luke 8:24  The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, "Master, Master, we are going to drown!" 

    When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and the raging waves. Suddenly the storm stopped and all was calm.  (see verses 22-25)

Matthew 8:26  Jesus responded, "Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!" Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm.  (See verses 23-27, also Mark 4:35-41)

Jonah 1:15  Then the sailors picked Jonah up and threw him into the raging sea, and the storm stopped at once!  (see all chapter 1)

Psalm 89:9  

You rule the oceans.

    You subdue their storm-tossed waves.  (see all Psalm 89)

 

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Psalm 107:23-27 Part 3 of 3

Some went off to sea in ships,

    plying the trade routes of the world.

They, too, observed the LORD's power in action,

    his impressive works on the deepest seas.

He spoke, and the winds rose,

    stirring up the waves.

Their ships were tossed to the heavens

    and plunged again to the depths;

    the sailors cringing in terror.

They reeled and staggered like drunkards

    and were at their wits' end.

 

Their ships were tossed to the heavens and plunged again to the depths; the sailors cringing in terror.

Joshua 2:11  "No wonder our hearts have melted in fear! No one has the courage to fight after hearing such things. For the LORD your God is the supreme God of the heavens above and the earth below."  (see all chapter 2)

Jonah 1:5  Fearing for their lives, the desperate sailors shouted to their gods for help and threw the cargo overboard to lighten the ship.

    But all this time Jonah was sound asleep down in the hold.  

    (see all chapter 1)

Luke 8:23  As they sailed across, Jesus settled down for a nap. But soon a fierce storm came down on the lake. The boat was filling with water, and they were in real danger.  (see verses 22-25)

 

They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits' end. 

Isaiah 28:7  

Now, however, Israel is led by drunks

    who reel with wine and stagger with alcohol.

The priests and prophets stagger with alcohol

    and lose themselves in wine.

They reel when they see visions

    and stagger as they render decisions.  (see all chapter 28)

Isaiah 13:7-8  

Every arm is paralyzed with fear.

    Every heart melts,

    and the people are terrified.

Pangs of anguish grip them,

    like those of a woman in labor.

They look helplessly at one another,

    their faces aflame with fear.  (see all chapter 13)

Luke 21:25-26  "And there will be strange signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides. People will be terrified at what they see coming upon the earth, for the powers in the heavens will be shaken."  (see verses 5-36)

 

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Psalm 107:23-27 Part 2 of 3

Some went off to sea in ships,

    plying the trade routes of the world.

They, too, observed the LORD's power in action,

    his impressive works on the deepest seas.

He spoke, and the winds rose,

    stirring up the waves.

Their ships were tossed to the heavens

    and plunged again to the depths;

    the sailors cringing in terror.

They reeled and staggered like drunkards

    and were at their wits' end.

 

He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves. 

Psalm 148:8 

... fire and hail, snow and clouds,

    wind and weather that obey him, ...  (see all Psalm 148)

Psalm 50:3  

Our God approaches,

    and he is not silent.

Fire devours everything in his way,

    and a great storm rages around him.  (see all Psalm 50)

Job 37:9  

"The stormy wind comes from its chamber,

    and the driving winds bring the cold."  (see all chapter 37)

Psalm 83:15  

... chase them with your fierce storm;

    terrify them with your tempest.  (see all Psalm 88)

Psalm 93:3-4  

The floods have risen up, O LORD.

    The floods have roared like thunder;

    the floods have lifted their pounding waves.

But mightier than the violent raging of the seas,

    mightier than the breakers on the shore--

    the LORD above is mightier than these!  (see all Psalm 93)

Isaiah 29:6  

    "... I, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, will act for you

with thunder and earthquake and great noise,

    with whirlwind and storm and consuming fire."  (see verses 1-10)

Isaiah 51:15  

"For I am the LORD your God, 

    who stirs up the sea, causing its waves to roar.

    My name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies."  (see all chapter 51)

Jonah 1:4  But the LORD hurled a powerful wind over the sea, causing a violent storm that threatened to break the ship apart.  (see verses 1-4)

Nahum 1:3  

The LORD is slow to get angry, but his power is great,

    and he never lets the guilty go unpunished.

He displays his power in the whirlwind and the storm.

    The billowing clouds are the dust beneath his feet.  (see verses 1-6) 

 

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Psalm 107:23-27 Part 1 of 3

Some went off to sea in ships,

    plying the trade routes of the world.

They, too, observed the LORD's power in action,

    his impressive works on the deepest seas.

He spoke, and the winds rose,

    stirring up the waves.

Their ships were tossed to the heavens

    and plunged again to the depths;

    the sailors cringing in terror.

They reeled and staggered like drunkards

    and were at their wits' end.

 

Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world.

Isaiah 42:10  

Sing a new song to the LORD!

    Sing his praises from the ends of the earth!

Sing, all you who sail the seas,

    all you who live in distant coastlands.  (see verses 10-17)

Psalm 104:24-26  

O LORD, what a variety of things you have made!

    In wisdom you have made them all.

    The earth is full of your creatures.

Here is the ocean, vast and wide,

    teeming with life of every kind,

    both large and small.

See ships sailing along,

    and Leviathan, which you made to play in the sea.  (see all Psalm 104)

Jonah 1:3  But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the LORD. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the LORD by sailing to Tarshish.  (see verses 1-3)

 

They, too, observed the LORD's power in action, his impressive works on the deepest seas.  

Psalm 64:9  

Then everyone will be afraid;

    they will proclaim the mighty acts of God

    and realize all the amazing things he does.  (see all Psalm 64) 

Psalm 111:2  

How amazing are the deeds of the LORD!

    All who delight in him should ponder them.  (see all Psalm 111)

Psalm 143:5  

I remember the days of old.

    I ponder all your great works

    and think about what you have done.  (see all Psalm 143)

 

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Psalm 107:20-22 Part 2 of 2

He sent out his word and healed them,

    snatching them from the door of death.

Let them praise the LORD for his great love

    and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving

    and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.

 

Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

Psalm 75:1  

We thank you, O God!

    We give thanks because you are near.

    People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds.  (see all Psalm 75)

Psalm 86:12-13  

With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God.

    I will give glory to your name forever,

for your love for me is very great.

    You have rescued me from the depths of death.  (see all Psalm 86)

Psalm 105:1  

Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness.

    Let the whole world know what he has done.  (see all Psalm 105)

 

Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts. 

Psalm 50:14  

"Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God,

    and keep the vows you made to the Most High."  (see all Psalm 50)

Psalm 116:17  

I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving 

    and call on the name of the LORD.  (see all Psalm 116)

Job 8:21  

"He will once again fill your mouth with laughter

    and your lips with shouts of joy."  (see all chapter 8)

Psalm 65:8  

Those who live at the ends of the earth

    stand in awe of your wonders.

From where the sun rises to where it sets,

    you inspire shouts of joy.  (see all Psalm 65)

Psalm 100:1-2  

Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth!

    Worship the LORD with gladness.

    Come before him, singing with joy.  (see all Psalm 100)

Psalm 118:15  

Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly.

    The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things!  

    (see all Psalm 118)

Psalm 126:2  

We were filled with laughter,

    and we sang for joy.

And the other nations said,

    "What amazing things the LORD has done for them."  (see all Psalm 126) 

 

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