Bible in one year 9/19/ 2022 Book V Psalms 107-150; Psalm 107-108
By Rev. Katherine Liu Bruce
Christian Arts Ministries : Biblical precepts & Gospel music; Pastoral ministry & Counseling
Psalm 107 Within the framework of a hymn with its opening call to praise(vv.1-3) and concluding description of God’s providence(vv.33-34), the psalmist presents four pictures of the nation’s deliverance from captivity(vv.4-32). They are: travelers in distress being guided to a city(vv.4-9), prisoners in a dungeon being released(vv.10-16), sick men being restored to health(vv.17-22), and sailors safely brought to their destination(vv.23-32). Each of these four vignettes contains a problem(vv.4-5, 10-12, 17-18,23-27), a prayer (vv.6a,13a,19a,28a), God’s provision(vv.6b-7,13b-14,19b-20,28b-30) and praise (vv.8-9,15-16,21-22,31-32).
Psalm 107:1-43
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever. Let the redeemed from the hand of the foe, those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. Heled them by a straight way to a city where they could settle. (vv.1-7).
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. (vv.8-9).
Some sat in darkness and the deepest gloom,, prisoners suffering in iron chains, for they had rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom and broke away their chains. (vv.10-14).
Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for men, for He breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron. (vv.15-16).
Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities. They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. (vv.17-19).
He sent forth his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mem. Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.(vv.20-22).
Others went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters. They saw the works of the Lord, his wonderful deeds in the deep. For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves. They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away.(vv.23-26).
They reeled and staggered like drunken men; they were at their wits’ end. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress. He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven. (vv.27-30).
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men. Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders. He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground, and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.(vv.31-34).
He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into glowing springs; there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle. They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest; he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish. (vv.35-38).
Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow; he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste. But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks. The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths. Whoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the Lord. (vv.39-43).
Psalm 108 A psalm of David. David vows to praise God (vv.1-5), which are virtually identical with 57:7-11) and voices his petition to God for deliverance (vv.6-13, which are virtually identical with 60:5-12).
Psalm 108:1-13
My heart is steadfast , O God; I will sing and make music with all my soul. Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to skies. (vv.1-4).
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let your glory be over all the earth. Save us and help us with your right hand, that those you love may be delivered. God has spoken from his sanctuary; “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem and measure off the Valley of Succoth. Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my scepter. Moab is my washbasin, upon Edom I toss my sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.” (vv.5-9).
Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? Is it not you, O God, you who have rejected us and no longer go out with our armies? Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless. With God we will gain the victory, and he will temple down our enemies. (vv.10-13).
Bibliography,
Ryrie, Charles C. The Ryrie study Bible (NIV). Chicago, IL: The Moody Bible Institute, 1986.
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