Psalms 107

1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.

2 Let the redeemed by the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the oppressor,

3 and gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.

And gathered out of the countries, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the sea.

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.

They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way, they found no city of habitation;

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them:

6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he delivered them out of their distresses,

7 He led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.

And he led them forth by a right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

8 Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;

9 For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.

For he hath satisfied the longing soul and filled the hungry soul with good.

10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,

Such as inhabit darkness and the shadow of death, bound in affliction and iron,

11 because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High.

Because they had rebelled against the words of God, and had despised the counsel of the Most High; ...

12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was no one to help.

And he bowed down their heart with labour; they stumbled, and there was none to help:

13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.

Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he saved them out of their distresses;

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke away their chains.

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in sunder.

15 Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;

16 For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron.

For he hath broken the gates of bronze, and cut asunder the bars of iron.

17 Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.

Fools, because of their way of transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted;

18 Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.

Their soul abhorreth all manner of food, and they draw near unto the gates of death:

19 Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he saves them out of their distresses.

Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he saveth them out of their distresses;

20 He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.

He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their destructions.

21 Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men,

22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his deeds with singing.

And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works in joyful song.

23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters,

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters,

24 these see the LORD’s deeds, and his wonders in the deep.

These see the works of Jehovah, and his wonders in the deep.

25 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.

For he speaketh, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof:

26 They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.

They mount up to the heavens, they go down to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble;

27 They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and they are at their wits' end:

28 Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.

Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses;

29 He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.

He maketh the storm a calm, and the waves thereof are still:

30 Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.

And they rejoice because they are quiet; and he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

31 Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds for the children of men!

Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;

32 Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.

Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the session of the elders.

33 He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground,

He maketh rivers into a wilderness, and water-springs into dry ground;

34 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

A fruitful land into a plain of salt, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

35 He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.

He maketh the wilderness into a pool of water, and the dry land into water-springs;

36 There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,

And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation;

37 sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.

And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase;

38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He does not allow their livestock to decrease.

And he blesseth them, so that they are multiplied greatly; and he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

39 Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.

And they are diminished and brought low, through oppression, adversity, and sorrow:

40 He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.

He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;

41 Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.

But he secureth the needy one on high from affliction, and maketh [him] families like flocks.

42 The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.

The upright shall see it, and rejoice; and all unrighteousness shall stop its mouth.

43 Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of the LORD.

Whoso is wise, let him observe these things, and let them understand the loving-kindnesses of Jehovah.