Psalm 107:23-24, 25-26, 28-29, 30-31
#95B Solemnities B Context (12th Sunday in Ordinary Time B)
R. (1b) Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting.
or:
R. Alleluia.
They who sailed the sea in ships,
trading on the deep waters,
These saw the works of the LORD
and his wonders in the abyss.
R. Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting.
or:
R. Alleluia.
His command raised up a storm wind
which tossed its waves on high.
They mounted up to heaven; they sank to the depths;
their hearts melted away in their plight.
R. Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting.
or:
R. Alleluia.
They cried to the LORD in their distress;
from their straits he rescued them,
He hushed the storm to a gentle breeze,
and the billows of the sea were stilled.
R. Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting.
or:
R. Alleluia.
They rejoiced that they were calmed,
and he brought them to their desired haven.
Let them give thanks to the LORD for his kindness
and his wondrous deeds to the children of men.
R. Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting.
or:
R. Alleluia.
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Commentary on Ps 107:23-24, 25-26, 28-29, 30-31
Psalm 107 is a hymn of praise sung by those rescued from nature’s fury. In these strophes the psalmist sings of those who travel on the waters. They face the great power of the sea and the tumult of storms upon it. The Lord responded to their prayers for salvation and rescued them from destruction. The song rejoices because God has power over the forces of nature and saves his people, bringing calm waters and gentle breezes.
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Psalm 107:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
#423 Weekday Year II Context (Friday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time)
#884 Mass for Various Needs Context (II. For Public Needs, For the Country or a City or for Those Who Serve in Public Office or for the Congress or for the President or for the Progress of Peoples, 5.)
#924 Mass for Various Needs Context (III. In Various Public Circumstances, 21. In Time of Famine or for Those Who Suffer from Famine, 2.)
R. (1) Give thanks to the Lord; his love is everlasting.
or:
R. Alleluia.
R. (1) Give thanks to the Lord; his love is everlasting.
Let the redeemed of the Lord say,
those whom he has redeemed from the hand of the foe
And gathered from the lands,
from the east and the west, from the north and the south.
R. Give thanks to the Lord; his love is everlasting.
They went astray in the desert wilderness;
the way to an inhabited city they did not find.
Hungry and thirsty,
their life was wasting away within them.
R. Give thanks to the Lord; his love is everlasting.
They cried to the Lord in their distress;
from their straits he rescued them.
And he led them by a direct way
to reach an inhabited city.
R. Give thanks to the Lord; his love is everlasting.
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his mercy
and his wondrous deeds to the children of men,
Because he satisfied the longing soul
and filled the hungry soul with good things.
R. Give thanks to the Lord; his love is everlasting.
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Commentary on Ps 107:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
Psalm 107 is song of praise, “inviting those who have been rescued by God to give praise. Four archetypal divine rescues are described, each ending in thanksgiving: from the sterile desert“.[1] Those who have found themselves in peril have been rescued by the Lord's bounty. All of their needs are provided for, both spiritual and natural.
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Psalm 107:35-36, 37-38, 41-42
#914 Mass for Various Needs (III. IN Various Public Circumstances, 19. For Productive Land, Third Option)
R. (1b) Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
He changed the desert into pools of water,
waterless land into water springs.
And there he settled the hungry,
and they built a city to dwell in.
R. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
They sowed fields and planted vineyards,
and they obtained a fruitful yield.
He blessed them, and they became very many;
nor did he suffer their cattle to decrease.
R. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
Lifted up the needy out of misery
and made the families numerous like flocks.
The upright see this and rejoice,
and all wickedness closes its mouth.
R. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
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Commentary on Ps 107:35-36, 37-38, 41-42
Psalm 107 is a hymn of praise sung by those rescued from nature’s fury. In these strophes the psalmist sings of the gift of God's creation as he provides for those who hunger and thirst. He gives the people the bounty of the land to sustain them and the the animals he has created to feed them. His mercy is boundless as he lifts his people from misery. His goodness is celebrated by those who believe in him.
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Psalm 107:33-34, 35-36, 41-42
#929 Mass for Various Needs (III. In Various Public Circumstances, 22. For Refugees and Exiles, 2.)
R. (1) Give thanks to the Lord; his love is everlasting.
or:
R. Alleluia.
He changed rivers into desert,
water springs into thirsty ground,
Fruitful land into salt marshes,
because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.
R. Give thanks to the Lord; his love is everlasting.
or:
R. Alleluia.
He changed the desert into pools of water,
waterless lands into water spring.
And there he settled the hungry,
and they built a city to dwell in.
R. Give thanks to the Lord; his love is everlasting.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Lifted up the needy out of misery
and made the families numerous like flocks.
The upright see this and rejoice,
and all wickedness closes its mouth.
R. Give thanks to the Lord; his love is everlasting.
or:
R. Alleluia.
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Commentary on Ps 107:33-34, 35-36, 41-42
Psalm 107 is a hymn of praise sung by those rescued from nature’s fury. Here the psalmist begins with the Old Testament notion that natural disasters were a punishment on the wicked. Then he sings of the gift of God's creation as he provides for those who hunger and thirst, his faithful ones. He gives the people the bounty of the land to sustain them and the the animals he has created to feed them. His mercy is boundless as he lifts his people from misery. His goodness is celebrated by those who believe in him.
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[1] See NAB note on Psalm 107
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