Psalms 107
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
Alleluia. Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus: quoniam in sæculum misericordia eius.
2 Let the redeemed by the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
Dicant qui redempti sunt a Domino, quos redemit de manu inimici: et de regionibus congregavit eos:
3 and gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
A solis ortu, et occasu: ab aquilone, et mari.
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.
Erraverunt in solitudine in inaquoso: viam civitatis habitaculi non invenerunt,
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
Esurientes, et sitientes: anima eorum in ipsis defecit.
6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur: et de necessitatibus eorum eripuit eos.
7 He led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.
Et deduxit eos in viam rectam: ut irent in civitatem habitationis.
8 Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
Confiteantur Domino misericordiæ eius: et mirabilia eius filiis hominum.
9 For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.
Quia satiavit animam inanem: et animam esurientem satiavit bonis.
10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,
Sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis: vinctos in mendicitate, et ferro.
11 because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High.
Quia exacerbaverunt eloquia Dei: et consilium Altissimi irritaverunt.
12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was no one to help.
Et humiliatum est in laboribus cor eorum: infirmati sunt, nec fuit qui adiuvaret.
13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur: et de necessitatibus eorum liberavit eos.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke away their chains.
Et eduxit eos de tenebris, et umbra mortis: et vincula eorum dirupit.
15 Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
Confiteantur Domino misericordiæ eius: et mirabilia eius filiis hominum.
16 For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron.
Quia contrivit portas æreas: et vectes ferreos confregit.
17 Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.
Suscepit eos de via iniquitatis eorum: propter iniustitias enim suas humiliati sunt.
18 Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.
Omnem escam abominata est anima eorum: et appropinquaverunt usque ad portas mortis.
19 Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he saves them out of their distresses.
Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur: et de necessitatibus eorum liberavit eos.
20 He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.
Misit verbum suum, et sanavit eos: et eripuit eos de interitionibus eorum.
21 Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
Confiteantur Domino misericordiæ eius: et mirabilia eius filiis hominum.
22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his deeds with singing.
Et sacrificent sacrificium laudis: et annuncient opera eius in exultatione.
23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters,
Qui descendunt mare in navibus, facientes operationem in aquis multis.
24 these see the LORD’s deeds, and his wonders in the deep.
Ipsi viderunt opera Domini, et mirabilia eius in profundo.
25 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.
Dixit, et stetit spiritus procellæ: et exaltati sunt fluctus eius.
26 They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.
Ascendunt usque ad cælos, et descendunt usque ad abyssos: anima eorum in malis tabescebat.
27 They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
Turbati sunt, et moti sunt sicut ebrius: et omnis sapientia eorum devorata est.
28 Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.
Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur, et de necessitatibus eorum eduxit eos.
29 He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.
Et statuit procellam eius in auram: et siluerunt fluctus eius.
30 Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.
Et lætati sunt quia siluerunt: et deduxit eos in portum voluntatis eorum.
31 Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds for the children of men!
Confiteantur Domino misericordiæ eius: et mirabilia eius filiis hominum.
32 Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.
Et exaltent eum in ecclesia plebis: et in cathedra seniorum laudent eum.
33 He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground,
Posuit flumina in desertum: et exitus aquarum in sitim.
34 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
Terram fructiferam in salsuginem, a malitia inhabitantium in ea.
35 He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.
Posuit desertum in stagna aquarum: et terram sine aqua in exitus aquarum.
36 There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,
Et collocavit illic esurientes: et constituerunt civitatem habitationis.
37 sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.
Et seminaverunt agros, et plantaverunt vineas: et fecerunt fructum nativitatis.
38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He does not allow their livestock to decrease.
Et benedixit eis, et multiplicati sunt nimis: et iumenta eorum non minoravit.
39 Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
Et pauci facti sunt: et vexati sunt a tribulatione malorum, et dolore.
40 He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.
Effusa est contemptio super principes: et errare fecit eos in invio, et non in via.
41 Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.
Et adiuvit pauperem de inopia: et posuit sicut oves familias.
42 The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.
Videbunt recti, et lætabuntur: et omnis iniquitas oppilabit os suum.
43 Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of the LORD.
Quis sapiens et custodiet hæc? et intelliget misericordias Domini?
