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=== Cross-references ===
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===== For Better Understanding =====

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===== Related Topics =====

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== Summary ==

*Deliverance and blessings for those who call upon God (and who repent, if necessary). Some of the examples include ''environmental'' blessings.

==Details and/or Comments==

*Praise God for his goodness and unfailing love, as well as for the wonderful things he does.

*Some of these distressing situations were caused by sin and rebellion. For others, there is no mention of these.

*These are ''examples''. Some may refer to specific historical events that are recorded in Scripture. Some may be general statements about things that probably happened on numerous occasions.

==Scripture==

Psalm 107:1-43

*Many of these acts of deliverance are ''[[Providence|providential]]'' in nature.

'''Introduction'''
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| Psa 107:1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Psa 107:2 Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

Psa 107:3 And gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
| Give praise to the God who has redeemed us.

This could have been written after the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities; or it may just be a general statement of deliverance "from all directions."
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'''Lost in the trackless wilderness'''
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| Psa 107:4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.

Psa 107:5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Psa 107:6 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses,

Psa 107:7 he led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.

Psa 107:8 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Psa 107:9 For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.
| He delivered those in the wilderness.
:In Israel's case, God temporarily withheld food in order to ''test'' them - so that they might learn that "man does not live by bread only, but by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of Yahweh" ([[Deuteronomy 8:1-20|Deuteronomy 8:3]]).

"A city" - a place where people can live, where there is food and water (the opposite of the desert wilderness).

*[[Wilderness]]

*[[The Concept of "City"]]
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'''Trapped in bondage (because of rebellion)'''
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| Psa 107:10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,

Psa 107:11 because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High.

Psa 107:12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was none to help.

Psa 107:13 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.

Psa 107:14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds in sunder.

Psa 107:15 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Psa 107:16 For he has broken the gates of brass, and cut through bars of iron.
| He delivered those who, because of their sins, were prisoners (probably in a foreign land), in bondage and afflicted. He did so ''after'' they repented. They looked to ''him'', the one they had rebelled against, for deliverance.

*[[Bondage]]

*[[Discipline (by God)]]

*[[Repentance]]
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'''Wasting away with disease (because of disobedience)'''
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| Psa 107:17 Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.

Psa 107:18 Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.

Psa 107:19 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, he saves them out of their distresses.

Psa 107:20 He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.

Psa 107:21 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Psa 107:22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with singing.
| He delivers those who have gotten into trouble (a wasting disease) because of their own foolishness... after they turn to him in repentance.

*[[Health-Related Issues]]

*[[Discipline (by God)]]

*[[Repentance]]

"His word" (v. 20) - that is, his ''command''. (In this context, it's ''not'' a reference to Scripture.)
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'''In peril on the sea'''
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| Psa 107:23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters;

Psa 107:24 These see Yahweh's works, and his wonders in the deep.

Psa 107:25 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.

Psa 107:26 They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.

Psa 107:27 They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.

Psa 107:28 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.

Psa 107:29 He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.

Psa 107:30 Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.

Psa 107:31 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the children of men!

Psa 107:32 Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.
| He delivers those in danger on the sea. They also see his works of power in the storm.

*[[A "Frowning" Providence]]

*[[Sea]]

*[[Weather]]
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'''God's discipline and restoration''' (the next 2 sections)

It is understood that the various forms of judgment (below) would be the result of sin on a national level. The various examples of restored blessings would be the result of repentance and turning back to God, on a national level. This is what Moses told the people would happen - see, for example, [[Leviticus 26:1-45]] and [[Deuteronomy 28:1-68]].

*[[Sin on a National Level]]

Here, the emphasis ''isn't'' a reminder that the wicked are punished and the righteous are blessed. Rather, the emphasis is that ''God'' is involved in both.

'''... through famine and abundance of food'''
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| Psa 107:33 He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground,

Psa 107:34 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
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*[[Drought]] - because of the people's wickedness

*[[Famine]]

*[[Ecological Judgments]]
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|Psa 107:35 He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.

Psa 107:36 There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,

Psa 107:37 sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.

Psa 107:38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn't allow their livestock to decrease.
|(This would occur after the people repented.)

*[[Food Abundance]]

*[[Ecological Blessings]]

*[[Blessings (and Their Nature)]]
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'''... through defeat (war) and rebuilding'''
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|Psa 107:39 Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.

Psa 107:40 He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.

Psa 107:41 Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.
| The diminishing would involve subjugation to an enemy, after defeat in battle.

*[[War and Peace, Victory and Defeat]]

Quite often, the rich would tend to oppress the poor.

*[[Reversal of Circumstances]]
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Psa 107:42 The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.
|Why would the upright rejoice and the wicked be silenced? Because they would recognize that God blesses the righteous and judges the wicked.
:(The emphasis here is on the ''group''; individuals sometimes have to wait until the final [[Day of Justice]], in order for this to be fully applicable to them.)
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'''Conclusion'''
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| Psa 107:43 Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of Yahweh.
| Those who are wise will consider these things... and will respond appropriately!

*[[Wisdom]]
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