Psalms 107
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness for his kindness endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
Let this be the song of the ransomed, whom the Lord has redeemed from distress,
3 and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
gathering them from all lands, east, west, north, and south.
4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.
In the wastes of the desert some wandered, finding no way to a city inhabited.
5 They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.
Full of hunger and thirst, their spirit failed.
6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses,
7 He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.
guiding them straight on the way, till they reached an inhabited city.
8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
Let them thank the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people;
9 For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
for the thirsty he satisfies, and the hungry he fills with good things.
10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,
Some sat in darkness and gloom prisoners in irons and misery,
11 because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.
for rebelling against God’s word, and spurning the Most High’s counsel.
12 He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
Their heart was bowed with toil; there was no one to help when they stumbled.
13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.
Out of darkness and gloom he brought them, and burst their chains.
15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
Let them praise the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.
16 For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
For he shattered the gates of bronze, and broke bars of iron.
17 Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.
Some were sick from their wicked ways, and suffering because of their sins.
18 They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.
All manner of food they hated; they had come to the gates of death.
19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.
20 He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
He sent his word and healed them, and delivered their life from the pit.
21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
Let them praise the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.
22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.
Let them offer to him thankofferings, and with joy tell what things he has done.
23 Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.
Some crossed the sea in ships, doing business in great waters.
24 They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep.
They have seen what the Lord can do, and his wonderful deeds on the deep.
25 For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
At his command rose a tempest, which lifted the waves on high.
26 They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.
Up to heaven they went, down to the depths; their courage failed them.
27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.
They staggered and reeled like drunkards; all their skills useless.
28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.
29 He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
He stilled the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
30 They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
They were glad, because it was quiet; they were led to the haven they longed for.
31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
Let them praise the Lord, for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.
32 Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.
Where the people assemble, extol him, and praise him in council of elders.
33 He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground,
He turns streams into a wilderness, springs of water into thirsty land,
34 and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the sin of the people.
35 He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
A desert he makes pools of water, a land of drought into springs of water.
36 He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.
He settles the hungry therein, they establish a city to live in.
37 They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.
They sow fields and plant vineyards, which furnish a fruitful yield.
38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he lets not their cattle decrease.
39 When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,
Yet when they are bowed and diminished by oppression, misfortune, or sorrow,
40 He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
he pours contempt upon princes, and on trackless wastes leads them astray
41 But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.
He lifts the poor out of misery, and makes families fruitful as flocks.
42 The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
At this sight shall the upright be glad, and all wicked mouths shall be stopped.
43 Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
Let those who are wise observe this, and consider the love of the Lord
