But it is a Psalm which verse by verse continues to build up to a crescendo of grateful thanks, as it lists the many things that God has done for His people – Israel, and the many ways that He has responded to their cry for help. Verses 4 - 9 are about *refugees. He also calls out great merchants to testify of God’s goodness. When you want to acknowledge his great works, especially when you need him to do the same in your own life. It is quite a long psalm with 43 verses in all. The psalmist calls on all of God’s people and as many had partaken of the redemptive work of God to declare his praises. He sent his word and them and delivered then from their destruction. All of you set free by God, tell the world! His love never runs out. And you were so glad when the storm died down. Contextual Overview 1 Oh, thank GOD-he's so good! because of the evil of the people who lived there. It is beloved of mariners due to its reference to ships and the sea (v. 23). They called for his salvation and because he is good and faithful, he saved them and brought them out of the place of bondage and death. Verse 31&32: Oh, that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! Some of you wandered for years in the desert. These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. 2 All of you set free by GOD, tell the world! © Everydayprayerguide 2019 | All rights reserved, 30 Prayer For Protection and guidance in my Life, Powerful Prayers For My Son To Stop Smoking, The Meaning Of The Lord’s Prayer Verse By Verse. Lord, I ask that as I call upon you today that you will deliver me from everything that poses itself as a distress in my life in Jesus name. that pulled you back from the brink of death. Psalm 107 is a psalm of Thanksgiving unto God. Some of you were sick because you’d lived a bad life. Give thanks to the Lord because He is good, for His kindness is eternal. But God was faithful to them, he led them to the place even though they had to go through the wilderness. While on the depths of the sea, they saw the deeds of the … God also blesses the fruits of his vineyards and his cattle to. Then, in your desperate condition, you called out to GOD. They who had been scattered and held captive. "O give thanks unto the LORD, for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever." Verse 23&24: They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters. Now, although God had brought them out of bondage with a promise to take them to a place he had prepared for them, they didn’t know where exactly they were headed. for his miracle mercy to the children he loves; he snapped the prison bars like matchsticks! May your name be praised in Jesus name. Verse 3&4: And gathered them from out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the North and from the south. for turning your back on the High God’s counsel—. Psalm 107 is a *wonderful psalm. you put to sea to do business in faraway ports. ... Let its message be heeded, then shall we cry unto God in our distress, and finding deliverance through His goodness, we shall give Him thanks and praise Him.” (Morgan) iii. that took you straight to a good place to live. Psalm 107 1-3 Oh, thank God—he’s so good! Then rounded you up from all over the place. A fruitful land into barrenness for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy, And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south. When you are in a difficult situation and you need Gos to come to your aid. A hard sentence, and your hearts so heavy. Psalm 107 is a psalm of Thanksgiving unto God. Then he changed wasteland into fresh pools of water. Psalm 118 • The Culmination of Right Worship. Deuteronomy declares the "Second Law" and that is what the name means. In fact, the selection from the psalm ends … Continue reading "Commentary on Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32" Psalm 107 1 Oh, thank God - he's so good! Psalm 107 is the 107th psalm of the biblical Book of Psalms. These great things that has been recounted by the psalmist are the things that Gis alone can do. 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say this — those He redeemed from the hand of the foe, 3 those He gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. Therefore, he brought down their heart with hard labour, they fell down and there was none to help. We should praise God because he is able to meet the desires of our soul, he is able to satisfy us with his love and pleasures. Psalm 107 is a psalm of thanksgiving, extolling God for delivering God’s people from a variety of troubles. On the other hand, he is able to lift the poor from their low state and fill them with great abundance. Verse 9&10: For he satisfied the longing soul and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. You have entered an incorrect email address! Psalm 107 – Learning from God’s Deliverance to Returning Captives. Dear Lord, just as you broke the gates of brass in time past and cut the bass of iron in sunder. saw his breathtaking ways with the ocean: You shot high in the sky, then the bottom dropped out; You were spun like a top, you reeled like a drunk. Commentary on Psalm 107:23-32 (Read Psalm 107:23-32) Let those who go to sea, consider and adore the Lord. They sowed the fields, they planted vineyards. All those who were once held in captivity, in the bondage of sin and slavery of kings. He calls on them to remember how horrible it was for them to serve in the hands of strange masters and how God delivered them. He wants then to testify of it before all. When you need to recount all that God has done for you and for his people in the past. Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in fiction and iron. Their soul abhoreth all manner of meat, and draw near unto the gates of death. This lovely Psalm explodes into a song of thanksgiving to God, because His mercy and loves endures forever. for his steadfast love endures for ever! looking but not finding a good place to live. Psalm 107:20 Psalm 107:17-22 MSG Some of you were sick because you’d lived a bad life, your bodies feeling the effects of your sin; You couldn’t stand the sight of … Psalms 107:1 O give thanks unto the LORD, for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.. Ver. His love never runs out. Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, His love never runs … Verse 15&16: Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! However, our disobedience leads us out of God’s comfort to a place of bondage and pain. Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise hm in the assembly of the elders. This is a clear picture of what it looks like when God after blessing a man, he looses it all just because of disobedience. God bless you. This is a choice song for the redeemed of the Lord (Ps 107:2). Merchants whose business takes them though the sea. As an individual or a group of persons here are a few situations where the psalm can be useful to you: If you find yourself or someone in your circle in any of the aforementioned situation, then you should pray the following prayers: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. An affliction that made them so sick that they began to detest food, leading them closer to death. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble and he delivered them out of their distresses. However, when they came to the realization of what they had done; when they came to acknowledge that they had wronged God, they poured out their hearts to him. Psalm 107: 1-3 “Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever. The idea here is that the things just referred to “should” call forth expressions of gratitude to God. your bodies feeling the effects of your sin; so miserable you thought you’d be better off dead. treated their clans like well-cared-for sheep. So they rejoiced because God had restored peace to them, but much more then that, he made them arrive safely at their destination. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. *Refugees are people with nowhere to go. At some point also they were weak and tired. As a way of answering them, God calmed the storm and caused the waves to be still. Mariners have their business upon the tempestuous ocean, and there witness deliverances of which others cannot form an idea. He got you out in the nick of time; He put your feet on a wonderful road that took you straight to a good place to live. God’s love ensures that we are continually in a place of peace and laughter. Oh that men would praise … - See the notes at Psalm 107:8. And because God is merciful, he sent his word of deliverance to them and brought them out of destruction. Despite the fact that we see men and even God’s children in captivity. 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. As all men should … He blessed them and they prospered greatly; as he heaped scorn on princes and sent them away. Read verse in The Message Bible “The conclusion to this psalm transforms the hymn of thanksgiving and praise to a wisdom psalm. Tell how he freed you from oppression, 3 Then rounded you up from all over the place, from the four winds, from the seven seas. How seasonable it is at such a time to pray! Psalm 107 begins what is labeled in many Bibles as “Book V” of the Psalms. Click this link to join Now, https://t.me/joinchat/RPiiPhlAYaXzRRscZ6vTXQ . After their rebellion had brought suffering and affliction upon them. God’s people had been scattered to different nations where they were held as. Verse 5&6: Hungry and thirsty; their soul fainteth in them. They … I believe that no Christian should be oppressed by the devil, we have the Power to live and walk in dominion through Prayers and the Word. As they wandered in the wilderness, at some point they were hungry and at other times, they were thirsty. It introduces the fifth book of the Psalms, the book that corresponds to the book of Deuteronomy in the Pentateuch and has the same message as that book. This stirred up fear in the hearts of those who sailed in the ship. (Psalms 107:1 RSV) This is the recurrent theme of the 107th psalm. His love never runs out. This is a call for everyone to praise God for his kindness, for his love and for his unending willingness to overlook our flaws. 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