A Golden Chapter

Psalm 107 is a treasure!
Wherever you or I or anyone else may be on our spiritual journey, there is hope and help just a prayer away!
The Psalm begins by declaring that God is GOOD! And then it demands that the redeemed of the Lord tell that glorious fact!

There are four examples of people in trouble in Psalm 107.
First, the people who were lost and wandering and didn’t know where to turn.
When they cried to the Lord, they found a way- they were LED to a dwelling place, a city of hope.
Immediately the refrain of the Psalm
“O that men would give thanks to the Lord for his GOODNESS, and for his wonderful works to the children of men.”

Next the people who rebelled against authority, and specifically the word of God. They were in darkness and despair.
When they CRIED out to the Lord they were set free of the chains and darkness.
Again, the call to thankfulness and praise!
“O that men would give thanks to the Lord for his GOODNESS, and for his wonderful works to the children of men.”

Third were the know-it-all self-saviors, who thought they knew better than the word of God, and ended up in the very gates of death.
But even from therem when they CRIED to the Lord they found healing and deliverance.
“O that men would give thanks to the Lord for his GOODNESS, and for his wonderful works to the children of men.”

The last example is in a different tense. One, two and three are what God has done in the past for those who have been in trouble. But this example is in the present tense. It says that when people run into the storms of life, and they will, they will be challenged to what seems the limit and beyond. The picture is a perfect storm at sea.
But the result is the same again: when they CRY to the Lord, he HEARS them and brings them home!”

I need this Psalm! I believe it! Psalm 107 closes with these words: “Whoever is wise will observe these things, and they will understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.”