Psalm 107

Psalm 107: 30-31 on an English church window

The 107th psalm is a biblical psalm and can be assigned to the group of thanksgiving psalms. It represents the first psalm in the fifth and last book of the psalter .

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The psalm probably belongs to a great festival of thanksgiving and represents its liturgical opening. The different groups of people who take part in the festival are asked one after the other to offer thanksgiving offerings and to praise the Lord in front of the assembled congregation for the help he has given them. In verses 4-9 the call is made first to travelers with a special view of the difficulties of caravan travel through the desert. Released prisoners are next addressed in verses 10-16. The experience of the Babylonian captivity probably plays a role. Verses 17-22 then primarily address the sick who have recovered. Seafaring travelers, who experience the forces of nature, but also the saving power of God, particularly clearly on the sea, are the last group in verses 23-32 called for praise. The psalm concludes with a hymn didactic poem about the limitless power of God (verses 33–43).

Web links

Commons : Psalm 107  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Psalm 107 in the standard translation , the Luther Bible and other translations from bibleserver.com
• Psalm 107 in the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) on bibelwissenschaft.de
• Sheet music in the public domain of settings for Psalm 107 in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stuttgart Explanatory Bible. 2nd Edition. German Bible Society , Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-438-01121-2 , p. 748 f.