Psalms 107

1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

Praise the Lord, because he is good: for his mercie endureth for euer.

2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy

Let them, which haue bene redeemed of the Lord, shewe how he hath deliuered them from the hand of the oppressour,

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

And gathered them out of the lands, from the East and from the West, from the North and from the South.

4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.

When they wandered in the desert and wildernesse out of the waie, and founde no citie to dwell in,

5 They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.

Both hungrie and thirstie, their soule fainted in them.

6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.

Then they cried vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he deliuered them from their distresse,

7 He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.

And led them forth by the right way, that they might goe to a citie of habitation.

8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Let them therefore confesse before ye Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderfull woorkes before the sonnes of men.

9 For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

For he satisfied the thirstie soule, and filled the hungrie soule with goodnesse.

10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,

They that dwell in darkenesse and in the shadowe of death, being bounde in miserie and yron,

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

Because they rebelled against the wordes of the Lord, and despised the counsell of the most High,

12 He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

When he humbled their heart with heauines, then they fell downe and there was no helper.

13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.

Then they cried vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he deliuered them from their distresse.

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

He brought them out of darkenes, and out of the shadowe of death, and brake their bandes asunder.

15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Let them therefore cofesse before the Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderfull woorkes before the sonnes of men.

16 For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

For hee hath broken the gates of brasse, and brast the barres of yron asunder.

17 Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.

Fooles by reason of their transgression, and because of their iniquities are afflicted.

18 They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.

Their soule abhorreth al meat, and they are brought to deaths doore.

19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.

Then they crie vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he deliuereth them from their distresse.

20 He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.

He sendeth his worde and healeth them, and deliuereth them from their graues.

21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Let them therefore cofesse before the Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderful workes before the sonnes of men,

22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.

And let them offer sacrifices of praise, and declare his workes with reioycing.

23 Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.

They that goe downe to the sea in ships, and occupie by the great waters,

24 They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep.

They see the woorkes of the Lord, and his wonders in the deepe.

25 For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.

For he commaundeth and raiseth the stormie winde, and it lifteth vp the waues thereof.

26 They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.

They mount vp to the heauen, and descend to ye deepe, so that their soule melteth for trouble.

27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.

They are tossed to and from, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their cunning is gone.

28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.

Then they crie vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresse.

29 He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.

He turneth the storme to calme, so that the waues thereof are still.

30 They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.

When they are quieted, they are glad, and hee bringeth them vnto the hauen, where they would be.

31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Let them therfore confesse before the Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderfull woorkes before the sonnes of men.

32 Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.

And let them exalt him in the Congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the Elders.

33 He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground,

He turneth the floodes into a wildernesse, and the springs of waters into drinesse,

34 and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.

And a fruitfull land into barrennes for the wickednes of them that dwell therein.

35 He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.

Againe hee turneth the wildernesse into pooles of water, and the drie lande into water springs.

36 He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.

And there he placeth the hungrie, and they builde a citie to dwell in,

37 They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.

And sowe the fieldes, and plant vineyardes, which bring foorth fruitfull increase.

38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.

For he blesseth them, and they multiplie exceedingly, and he diminisheth not their cattell.

39 When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,

Againe men are diminished, and brought lowe by oppression, euill and sorowe.

40 He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

He powreth contempt vpon princes, and causeth them to erre in desert places out of the way.

41 But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.

Yet he raiseth vp the poore out of miserie, and maketh him families like a flocke of sheepe.

42 The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.

The righteous shall see it, and reioyce, and all iniquitie shall stoppe her mouth.

43 Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.

Who is wise that hee may obserue these things? for they shall vnderstand the louing kindnesse of the Lord.