PSALMS 107-108

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Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So107:1

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

for his steadfast love endures forever! 2

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,

whom he has redeemed from trouble 3

and gathered in from the lands,

from the east and from the west,

from the north and from the south.
4

Some wandered in desert wastes,

finding no way to a city to dwell in; 5

hungry and thirsty,

their soul fainted within them. 6

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress. 7

He led them by a straight way

till they reached a city to dwell in. 8

Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man! 9

For he satisfies the longing soul,

and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
10

Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,

prisoners in affliction and in irons, 11

for they had rebelled against the words of God,

and spurned the counsel of the Most High. 12

So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;

they fell down, with none to help. 13

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress. 14

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,

and burst their bonds apart. 15

Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man! 16

For he shatters the doors of bronze

and cuts in two the bars of iron.
17

Some were fools through their sinful ways,

and because of their iniquities suffered affliction; 18

they loathed any kind of food,

and they drew near to the gates of death. 19

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress. 20

He sent out his word and healed them,

and delivered them from their destruction. 21

Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man! 22

And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,

and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
23

Some went down to the sea in ships,

doing business on the great waters; 24

they saw the deeds of the Lord,

his wondrous works in the deep. 25

For he commanded and raised the stormy wind,

which lifted up the waves of the sea. 26

They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;

their courage melted away in their evil plight; 27

they reeled and staggered like drunken men

and were at their wits’ end. 28

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress. 29

He made the storm be still,

and the waves of the sea were hushed. 30

Then they were glad that the waters were quiet,

and he brought them to their desired haven. 31

Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man! 32

Let them extol him in the congregation of the people,

and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
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He turns rivers into a desert,

springs of water into thirsty ground, 34

a fruitful land into a salty waste,

because of the evil of its inhabitants. 35

He turns a desert into pools of water,

a parched land into springs of water. 36

And there he lets the hungry dwell,

and they establish a city to live in; 37

they sow fields and plant vineyards

and get a fruitful yield. 38

By his blessing they multiply greatly,

and he does not let their livestock diminish.
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When they are diminished and brought low

through oppression, evil, and sorrow, 40

he pours contempt on princes

and makes them wander in trackless wastes; 41

but he raises up the needy out of affliction

and makes their families like flocks. 42

The upright see it and are glad,

and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
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Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;

let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord. With God We Shall Do ValiantlyA Song. A Psalm of David.
108:1

My heart is steadfast, O God!

I will sing and make melody with all my being! 2

Awake, O harp and lyre!

I will awake the dawn! 3

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;

I will sing praises to you among the nations. 4

For your steadfast love is great above the heavens;

your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
5

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!

Let your glory be over all the earth! 6

That your beloved ones may be delivered,

give salvation by your right hand and answer me!
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God has promised in his holiness:

“With exultation I will divide up Shechem

and portion out the Valley of Succoth. 8

Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;

Ephraim is my helmet,

Judah my scepter. 9

Moab is my washbasin;

upon Edom I cast my shoe;

over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
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Who will bring me to the fortified city?

Who will lead me to Edom? 11

Have you not rejected us, O God?

You do not go out, O God, with our armies. 12

Oh grant us help against the foe,

for vain is the salvation of man! 13

With God we shall do valiantly;

it is he who will tread down our foes.

MARK 5

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Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon  5:1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. 2 And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. 3 He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain, 4 for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he broke the shackles in pieces. No one had the strength to subdue him. 5 Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones. 6 And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and fell down before him. 7 And crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me.” 8 For he was saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!” 9 And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “My name is Legion, for we are many.” 10 And he begged him earnestly not to send them out of the country. 11 Now a great herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, 12 and they begged him, saying, “Send us to the pigs; let us enter them.” 13 So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea.
    14 The herdsmen fled and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened. 15 And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man, the one who had had the legion, sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. 16 And those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and to the pigs. 17 And they began to beg Jesus to depart from their region. 18 As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him. 19 And he did not permit him but said to him, “Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” 20 And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled. Jesus Heals a Woman and Jairus’s Daughter21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. 22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet 23 and implored him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.” 24 And he went with him.
    And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him. 25 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, 26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. 27 She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. 28 For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.” 29 And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 30 And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?” 31 And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’” 32 And he looked around to see who had done it. 33 But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. 34 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
    35 While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler’s house some who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” 36 But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” 37 And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James. 38 They came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and Jesus saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. 39 And when he had entered, he said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but sleeping.” 40 And they laughed at him. But he put them all outside and took the child’s father and mother and those who were with him and went in where the child was. 41 Taking her by the hand he said to her, “Talitha cumi,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.” 42 And immediately the girl got up and began walking (for she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement. 43 And he strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.