Psalm 107
Psalm 107 talks about 4 kind of people distracted by their own desire and running towards the death, But God's stead fast love redeems them from their trouble - Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble. and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south - Psalm 107:2-3
And the Gospel is very clear that these distractions are not from God but from the world - For all that is in the world - the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life - is not from the Father but is from the world - 1 John 2:16
Psalm 107:4-9
Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in; hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them - Psalm 107:4-5
Psalm 107:10-16
Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and in irons, for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High. So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor; they fell down, with none to help - Psalm 107:10-12
Psalm 107:17-22
Some were fools through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction; they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death - Psalm 107:17-18
Psalm 107:23-32
Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters; they saw the deeds of the Lord, his wondrous works in the deep. For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea. They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight; they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits' end - Psalm 107:23-27
All those who seeks, receive the same salvation by the blood of Jesus Christ
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress - Psalm 107:6
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress - Psalm 107:13
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress - Psalm 107:19
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress - Psalm 107:28
But in unique way God leads them into his Kingdom
He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in - Psalm 107:7
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart - Psalm 107:14
He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction - Psalm 107:20
He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. Then they were glad that the waters were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven - Psalm 107:29-30
Come, let us worship him with thankful heart
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!
For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things - Psalm 107:8-9
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!
For he shatters the doors of bronze and cuts in two the bars of iron - Psalm 107:15-16
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!
And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy! - Psalm 107:21-22
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!
Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders - Psalm 107:31-32
Let our heart filled with his steadfast love
He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground, a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants.
He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water. And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in; they sow fields and plant vineyards and get a fruitful yield. By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their livestock diminish.
When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, evil, and sorrow, he pours contempt on princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes; but he raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks.
The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth. Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord - Psalm 107:33-43