In Psalm 107, we read:
1 Give thanks to Yahweh because he is good,
because his mercy endures forever.
In this Psalm, we have different kinds of people who were rescued by the Lord. For instance:
10 Those who lived in the dark, in death’s shadow
were prisoners in misery.
They were held in iron chains
11 because they had rebelled against El’s words
and had despised the advice given by Elyon.
12 So he humbled them with hard work.
They fell down, but no one was there to help them.
Certainly, people who rebelled against the word of the Lord are not good people.
13 In their distress they cried out to Yahweh.
He saved them from their troubles.
Even though, the Lord rescued them when they cried out to Yahweh.
14 He brought them out of the dark, out of death’s shadow.
He broke apart their chains.
15 Let them give thanks to Yahweh because of his mercy.
He performed his miracles for Adam’s descendants.
16 He shattered bronze gates
and cut iron bars in two.
The Psalm finishes with:
43 Let those who think they are wise
pay attention to these things
so that they may understand Yahweh’s blessings.
I have to pay attention to how good the Lord is to people who don't deserve his mercies, me included.
Let me understand more and more how Yahweh has been good to me.
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