Psalms 107

1 O give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.

Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy [endures] for ever.

2 Let the redeemed of Jehovah say [so], Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

Let them say [so] who have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

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

and gathered them out of the countries, from the east, and west, and north, and south.

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; They found no city of habitation.

They wandered in the wilderness in a dry land; they found no way to a city of habitation.

5 Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

6 Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he delivered them out of their distresses,

Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

7 He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city of habitation.

And he guided them into a straight path, that they might go to a city of habitation.

8 Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, And the hungry soul he filleth with good.

For he satisfies the empty soul, and fills the hungry [soul] with good things,

10 Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron,

[even] them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, fettered in poverty and iron;

11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, And contemned the counsel of the Most High:

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

12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help.

So their heart was brought low with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper.

13 Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he saved them out of their distresses.

Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And brake their bonds in sunder.

And he brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds asunder.

15 Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonders to the children of men.

16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron in sunder.

For he broke to pieces the brazen gates, and crushed the iron bars.

17 Fools because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

He helped them out of the way of their iniquity; for they were brought low because of their iniquities.

18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; And they draw near unto the gates of death.

Their soul abhorred all meat; and they drew near to the gates of death.

19 Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he saveth them out of their distresses.

Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.

20 He sendeth his word, and healeth them, And delivereth [them] from their destructions.

He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them out of their destructions.

21 Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

22 And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare his works with singing.

And let them offer to him the sacrifice of praise, and proclaim this works with exultation.

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

They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in many waters;

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

these [men] have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth up the waves thereof.

He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up.

26 They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths: Their soul melteth away because of trouble.

They go up to the heavens, and go down to the depths; their soul melts because of troubles.

27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits’ end.

They are troubled, they stagger as a drunkard, and all their wisdom is swallowed up.

28 Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he bringeth them out of their distresses.

Then they cry to the Lord in their affliction, and he brings them out of their distresses.

29 He maketh the storm a calm, So that the waves thereof are still.

And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, and its waves are still.

30 Then are they glad because they are quiet; So he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

And they are glad, because they are quiet; and he guides them to their desire haven.

31 Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful 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 in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.

33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, And watersprings into a thirsty ground;

He turns rivers into a desert, and streams of water into a dry land;

34 A fruitful land into a salt desert, For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

a fruitful land into saltness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.

35 He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water, And a dry land into watersprings.

He turns a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into streams of water.

36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, That they may prepare a city of habitation,

And there he causes the hungry to dwell, and they establish for themselves cities of habitation.

37 And sow fields, and plant vineyards, And get them fruits of increase.

And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and they yield fruit of increase.

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

And he blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, and he diminishes not the number of their cattle.

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

Again they become few, and are brought low, by the pressure of evils and pain.

40 He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

Contempt is poured upon their princes, and he causes them to wander in a desert and trackless land.

41 Yet setteth he the needy on high from affliction, And maketh [him] families like a flock.

But he helps the poor out of poverty, and makes [him] families as a flock.

42 The upright shall see it, and be glad; And all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

The upright shall see and rejoice; and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

43 Whoso is wise will give heed to these things; And they will consider the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah.

Who is wise, and will observe these things, and understand the mercies of the Lord?