Psalm 107 is a psalm of praise to God for His saving power in our lives. We are invited to give Him praise for redeeming us out of trouble. Then the psalmist lists four kinds of trouble we tend to get into.
The first kind of trouble is found in verses 4-9; "Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in..." This is called simply being lost in the worse place imaginable, the desert, where there is constant danger, no cover, no water, no place to hide, no place to run, nothing to eat, no life. "Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble and He delivered them from their distress." 107:6 (this sentence is repeated three more times in the psalm, verses 13, 19, 28). Because of God's steadfast love (relationship love), "He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in...He satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul He fills with good things." 107:7-9.
Everyone has experienced this kind of lostness because of sin in our lives; in sin we are lost in the worse place imaginable; the wilderness of "on our own." But when we cry out to God and call out His Name, Lord Jesus Christ, He saves us by putting us in the "straight way," Jesus Christ. He leads us to a city, His Kingdom, and He feeds us His word and satisfies our soul with His Spirit. Let the redeemed of the LORD say, Praise the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ!
Next week; Being delivered from the prison of disobedience; 107:10-16.
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