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Psalm 107

1  O give thanks to the Lord, for he is gracious, ♦︎
   for his steadfast love endures for ever.
2  Let the redeemed of the Lord say this, ♦︎
   those he redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
3  And gathered out of the lands
      from the east and from the west, ♦︎
   from the north and from the south.
23  Those who go down to the sea in ships ♦︎
   and ply their trade in great waters,
24  These have seen the works of the Lord ♦︎
   and his wonders in the deep.
25  For at his word the stormy wind arose ♦︎
   and lifted up the waves of the sea.
26  They were carried up to the heavens
      and down again to the deep; ♦︎
   their soul melted away in their peril.
27  They reeled and staggered like a drunkard ♦︎
   and were at their wits’ end.
28  Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, ♦︎
   and he brought them out of their distress.
29  He made the storm be still ♦︎
   and the waves of the sea were calmed.
30  Then were they glad because they were at rest, ♦︎
   and he brought them to the haven they desired.
31  Let them give thanks to the Lord for his goodness ♦︎
   and the wonders he does for his children.
32  Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people ♦︎
   and praise him in the council of the elders.

37‘At this also my heart trembles,
   and leaps out of its place.
² Listen, listen to the thunder of his voice
   and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
³ Under the whole heaven he lets it loose,
   and his lightning to the corners of the earth.
⁴ After it his voice roars;
   he thunders with his majestic voice
   and he does not restrain the lightnings^* when his voice is heard.
⁵ God thunders wondrously with his voice;
   he does great things that we cannot comprehend.
⁶ For to the snow he says, “Fall on the earth”;
   and the shower of rain, his heavy shower of rain,
⁷ serves as a sign on everyone’s hand,
   so that all whom he has made may know it.^*
8 Then the animals go into their lairs
   and remain in their dens.
⁹ From its chamber comes the whirlwind,
   and cold from the scattering winds.
¹⁰ By the breath of God ice is given,
   and the broad waters are frozen fast.
¹¹ He loads the thick cloud with moisture;
   the clouds scatter his lightning.
¹² They turn round and round by his guidance,
   to accomplish all that he commands them
   on the face of the habitable world.
¹³ Whether for correction, or for his land,
   or for love, he causes it to happen.

The Coming of the Son of Man

25 ‘There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. ²⁶People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. ²⁷Then they will see “the Son of Man coming in a cloud” with power and great glory. ²⁸Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.’