Daily Bible GNT November 13 Verses

In Praise of God's Goodness

Psalm 107 "Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good;

his love is eternal!"

²Repeat these words in praise to the LORD,

all you whom he has saved.

He has rescued you from your enemies

and has brought you back from foreign countries,

from east and west, from north and south.

⁴Some wandered in the trackless desert

and could not find their way to a city to live in.

⁵They were hungry and thirsty

and had given up all hope.

⁶Then in their trouble they called to the LORD,

and he saved them from their distress.

⁷He led them by a straight road

to a city where they could live.

⁸They must thank the LORD for his constant love,

for the wonderful things he did for them.

⁹He satisfies those who are thirsty

and fills the hungry with good things.

¹⁰Some were living in gloom and darkness,

prisoners suffering in chains,

¹¹because they had rebelled against the commands of Almighty God

and had rejected his instructions.

¹²They were worn out from hard work;

they would fall down, and no one would help.

¹³Then in their trouble they called to the LORD,

and he saved them from their distress.

¹⁴He brought them out of their gloom and darkness

and broke their chains in pieces.

¹⁵They must thank the LORD for his constant love,

for the wonderful things he did for them.

¹⁶He breaks down doors of bronze

and smashes iron bars.

¹⁷Some were fools, suffering because of their sins

and because of their evil;

¹⁸they couldn't stand the sight of food

and were close to death.

¹⁹Then in their trouble they called to the LORD,

and he saved them from their distress.

²⁰He healed them with his command

and saved them from the grave.

²¹They must thank the LORD for his constant love,

for the wonderful things he did for them.

²²They must thank him with sacrifices,

and with songs of joy must tell all that he has done.

This reading is from The Holy Bible, Today's English Version, Second Edition copyright © American Bible Society, 1992;
Old Testament copyright © American Bible Society, 1976, 1992; New Testament © American Bible Society, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1992.

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