Psalms 107
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.
2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the oppressor,
3 and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
And gathered out of the countries, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the sea.
4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.
They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way, they found no city of habitation;
5 They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them:
6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.
Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he delivered them out of their distresses,
7 He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.
And he led them forth by a right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons 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 thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
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, prisoners in affliction and chains,
Such as inhabit darkness and the shadow of death, bound in affliction and iron,
11 because they rebelled against the words of God and despised 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 He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, 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 out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
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 give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons 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 down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
For he hath broken the gates of bronze, and cut asunder the bars of iron.
17 Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.
Fools, because of their way of transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted;
18 They loathed all food and drew 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 cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he saveth them out of their distresses;
20 He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their destructions.
21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons 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 sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.
And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works in joyful song.
23 Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters,
24 They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep.
These see the works of Jehovah, and his wonders in the deep.
25 For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
For he speaketh, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof:
26 They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.
They mount up to the heavens, they go down to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble;
27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and they are at their wits' end:
28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses;
29 He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
He maketh the storm a calm, and the waves thereof are still:
30 They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
And they rejoice because they are quiet; and he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons 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 in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council 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 deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground,
He maketh rivers into a wilderness, and water-springs into dry ground;
34 and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
A fruitful land into a plain of salt, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
35 He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
He maketh the wilderness into a pool of water, and the dry land into water-springs;
36 He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation;
37 They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.
And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase;
38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
And he blesseth them, so that they are multiplied greatly; and he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
39 When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,
And they are diminished and brought low, through oppression, adversity, and sorrow:
40 He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;
41 But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.
But he secureth the needy one on high from affliction, and maketh [him] families like flocks.
42 The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
The upright shall see it, and rejoice; and all unrighteousness shall stop its mouth.
43 Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
Whoso is wise, let him observe these things, and let them understand the loving-kindnesses of Jehovah.
