Psalms 107
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
O give thanks to Yahweh—For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
2 Let the redeemed by the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
Let the redeemed of Yahweh say, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;
3 and gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
And, out of the lands, hath gathered them—From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.
They wandered about in the desert—in a waste, Way to a city to dwell in, found they none;
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
Hungry—yea thirsty, their soul, within them, fainted:
6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
Then made they outcry to Yahweh, in their peril, Out of their distresses, he rescued them;
7 He led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.
And led them by a straight road, That they might journey to a city to dwell in.
8 Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men;
9 For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.
For he hath satisfied the longing soul, and, the famished soul, hath he filled with good.
10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,
The dwellers in darkness and death-shade, bound with oppression 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 sayings of GOD, —and, the counsel of the Most High, they had spurned;
12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was no one to help.
And he bowed down, with labour, their heart, They staggered, with no one to help,
13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
Then made they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, Out of their distresses, he saved them;
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke away their chains.
He brought them forth out of darkness and death-shade, and, their fetters, he tare off.
15 Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
16 For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron.
For he brake in pieces the doors of bronze, And, the bars of iron, he hewed asunder.
17 Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.
The perverse, by reason of their transgression, and on account of their iniquities, are afflicted;
18 Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.
All manner of food, their soul abhorreth, and so 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 make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he saveth them.
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 graves.
21 Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his deeds with singing.
Yea let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and recount his works with a shout.
23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters,
Men who go down to the sea, in ships, doing business through mighty waters;
24 these see the LORD’s deeds, and his wonders in the deep.
They, see the works of Yahweh, and his wonders in the deep;
25 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.
And he speaketh, and there ariseth a tempestuous wind, which lifteth on high its rolling waves;
26 They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.
They mount the heavens, they descend the roaring deeps, their soul, by trouble, dissolveth;
27 They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
They reel and stagger, like a drunken man, and, all their wisdom, is engulfed,
28 Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.
Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he bringeth them forth,
29 He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.
He calmeth the storm to a whisper, and silent are their rolling waves:
30 Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.
Then are they glad, because they are hushed, And he guideth 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 to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
32 Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.
Yea let them extol him in the convocation of the people, and, in the seated company of elders, let them praise him.
33 He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground,
He turneth Rivers into a desert, and, Springs of Water, into thirsty ground,
34 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
A Land of Fruit, into a waste of salt, For the wickedness of them who dwell therein.
35 He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.
He turneth A Desert, into a pool of water, and, A Parched Land into springs of water;
36 There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,
And hath caused the famished to dwell there, And they have built them a city to dwell in;
37 sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.
And have sown fields, and planted vineyards, and made them fruits of increase:
38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He does not allow their livestock to decrease.
Thus hath he blessed them, and they have multiplied greatly, And, their cattle, he maketh not few.
39 Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
So have they become few and been brought low, By oppression, misfortune, 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 hath set the needy on high from affliction, and made families, like a flock: —
42 The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.
The upright seeth and is glad, And, all perverseness, hath closed her mouth.
43 Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of the LORD.
Who is wise? then let him observe these things! and diligently consider the lovingkindness of Yahweh.
