Psalms 107
1 O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
“Give thanks to YHWH, For [He is] good, for His kindness [is] for all time”:
2 Let those whose cause the Lord has taken up say so, his people whom he has taken out of the hands of their haters;
Let the redeemed of YHWH say [so], Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.
3 Making them come together out of all the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
And has gathered them from the lands, From east and from west, From north, and from the sea.
4 They were wandering in the waste places; they saw no way to a resting-place.
They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, They have not found a city of habitation.
5 Their souls became feeble for need of food and drink.
Hungry—indeed—thirsty, Their soul becomes feeble in them,
6 Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles;
And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He delivers them from their distress,
7 Guiding them in the right way, so that they might come into the town of their resting-place.
And causes them to tread in a right way, To go to a city of habitation.
8 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
9 He gives its desire to the unresting soul, so that it is full of good things.
For He has satisfied a longing soul, And has filled a hungry soul [with] goodness.
10 Those who were in the dark, in the black night, in chains of sorrow and iron;
Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,
11 Because they went against the words of God, and gave no thought to the laws of the Most High:
Because they changed the saying of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High.
12 So that he made their hearts weighted down with grief; they were falling, and had no helper.
And He humbles their heart with labor, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.
13 Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles.
And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He saves them from their distresses.
14 He took them out of the dark and the black night, and all their chains were broken.
He brings them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And He draws away their bands.
15 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
16 The doors of brass are broken by his arm, and the bands of iron are cut in two.
For He has broken doors of bronze, And He has cut bars of iron.
17 Foolish men, because of their sins, and because of their wrongdoing, are troubled;
Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.
18 They are disgusted by all food, and they come near to the doors of death.
Their soul detests all food, And they come near to the gates of death,
19 Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.
And cry to YHWH in their adversity, He saves them from their distresses,
20 He sent his word and made them well, and kept them safe from the underworld.
He sends His word and heals them, And delivers [them] from their destructions.
21 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
22 Let them make offerings of praise, giving news of his works with cries of joy.
And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.
23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in the great waters;
Those going down [to] the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,
24 They see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
They have seen the works of YHWH, And His wonders in the deep.
25 For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.
And He commands, and appoints a storm, And it lifts up its billows,
26 The sailors go up to heaven, and down into the deep; their souls are wasted because of their trouble.
They go up [to] the heavens, they go down [to] the depths, Their soul is melted in evil.
27 They are turned here and there, rolling like a man who is full of wine; and all their wisdom comes to nothing.
They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.
28 Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.
And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, And He brings them out from their distresses.
29 He makes the storm into a calm, so that the waves are at peace.
He calms a whirlwind, And their billows are hushed.
30 Then they are glad, because the sea is quiet, and he takes them to the harbour of their desire.
And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leads them to the haven of their desire.
31 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
32 Let them give glory to him in the meeting of the people, and praise among the chiefs.
And they exalt Him in [the] assembly of [the] people, And praise Him in [the] seat of [the] elderly.
33 He makes rivers into waste places, and springs of water into a dry land;
He makes rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.
34 He makes a fertile country into a salt waste, because of the sins of those who are living there.
A fruitful land becomes a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.
35 He makes a waste land into a place of water, and a dry land into water-springs.
He makes a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.
36 And there he gives the poor a resting-place, so that they may make themselves a town;
And He causes the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.
37 And put seed in the fields and make vine-gardens, to give them fruit.
And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.
38 He gives them his blessing so that they are increased greatly, and their cattle do not become less.
And He blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, And He does not diminish their livestock.
39 And when they are made low, and crushed by trouble and sorrow,
And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.
40 He puts an end to the pride of kings, and sends them wandering in the waste lands where there is no way.
He is pouring contempt on nobles, And causes them to wander in vacancy—no way.
41 But he puts the poor man on high from his troubles, and gives him families like a flock.
And sets the needy on high from affliction, And places families as a flock.
42 The upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped.
The upright see and rejoice, And all perversity has shut her mouth.
43 Let the wise give thought to these things, and see the mercies of the Lord.
Who [is] wise, and observes these? They understand the kind acts of YHWH!
