Consider the Lord’s Love
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Consider the Lord’s Love

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Life can be difficult—and the Christian life is no exception. In this message from Psalm 107, Alistair Begg encourages us to remember that God, who is sovereign in all things, is committed to His children. Whether we find ourselves wandering without purpose, stuck in patterns of rebellion, floundering in foolishness, or in perilous circumstances beyond our control, we can take comfort in knowing that God always hears the cries of His children and responds in love.


Book Five

Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So

1gOh give thanks to the Lord, hfor he is good,

for his steadfast love endures forever!

2Let ithe redeemed of the Lord say so,

whom he has jredeemed from trouble1

3and kgathered in from the lands,

from the east and from the west,

from the north and from the south.

4Some lwandered in desert wastes,

finding no way mto a city to dwell in;

5hungry and thirsty,

their soul nfainted within them.

6Then they ocried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

7He led them by pa straight way

till they reached ma city to dwell in.

8qLet them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

9For he rsatisfies the longing soul,

sand the hungry soul he fills with good things.

10tSome sat in darkness and in uthe shadow of death,

prisoners in vaffliction and in irons,

11for they whad rebelled against the words of God,

and xspurned the counsel of the Most High.

12So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;

they fell down, ywith none to help.

13zThen they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

14He brought them out of adarkness and the shadow of death,

and bburst their bonds apart.

15cLet them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

16For he dshatters the doors of bronze

and cuts in two the bars of iron.

17Some were efools through their sinful ways,

and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;

18fthey loathed any kind of food,

and they gdrew near to hthe gates of death.

19iThen they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

20He jsent out his word and khealed them,

and ldelivered them from their destruction.

21mLet them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

22And let them noffer sacrifices of thanksgiving,

and otell of his deeds in psongs of joy!

23Some qwent down to the sea in ships,

doing business on the great waters;

24they saw the deeds of the Lord,

his wondrous works in the deep.

25For he rcommanded and sraised the stormy wind,

which lifted up the waves of the sea.

26They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;

their courage tmelted away in their evil plight;

27they reeled and ustaggered like drunken men

and vwere at their wits' end.2

28wThen they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

29He xmade the storm be still,

and the waves of the sea were hushed.

30Then they were glad that the waters3 were quiet,

and he brought them to their desired haven.

31yLet them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

32Let them zextol him in athe congregation of the people,

and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

33He bturns rivers into a desert,

springs of water into thirsty ground,

34ca fruitful land into a salty waste,

because of the evil of its inhabitants.

35He dturns a desert into pools of water,

ea parched land into springs of water.

36And there he lets the hungry dwell,

and they establish fa city to live in;

37they sow fields and plant vineyards

and get a fruitful yield.

38gBy his blessing they multiply greatly,

and he does not let their livestock diminish.

39When they are diminished and brought low

through oppression, evil, and sorrow,

40hhe pours contempt on princes

and imakes them wander jin trackless wastes;

41but khe raises up the needy out of affliction

and lmakes their families like flocks.

42mThe upright see it and are glad,

and nall wickedness shuts its mouth.

43oWhoever is wise, let him attend to these things;

let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.

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Alistair Begg
Alistair Begg is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Bible teacher on Truth For Life, which is heard on the radio and online around the world.