Psalms 107
1 O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
“BOOK V.” O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; For his mercy endureth for ever!
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 the LORD say it, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
3 Making them come together out of all the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
Whom he hath gathered from the lands, From the east, the west, the north, and the south.
4 They were wandering in the waste places; they saw no way to a resting-place.
They were wandering in the wilderness, in a desert, They found no way to a city to dwell in.
5 Their souls became feeble for need of food and drink.
They were hungry and thirsty, And their souls fainted within them.
6 Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles;
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And he delivered them out of their distress.
7 Guiding them in the right way, so that they might come into the town of their resting-place.
He led them in a straight way, Till they came to a city where they might dwell.
8 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
O let them praise the LORD for his goodness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!
9 He gives its desire to the unresting soul, so that it is full of good things.
For he satisfieth the thirsty, And the hungry he filleth with good.
10 Those who were in the dark, in the black night, in chains of sorrow and iron;
They dwelt in darkness and the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron;
11 Because they went against the words of God, and gave no thought to the laws of the Most High:
Because they disobeyed the commands of God, And contemned the will of the Most High;
12 So that he made their hearts weighted down with grief; they were falling, and had no helper.
Their hearts he brought down by hardship; They fell down, and there was none to help.
13 Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles.
But they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And he saved them out of their distresses;
14 He took them out of the dark and the black night, and all their chains were broken.
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And brake their bands asunder.
15 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
O let them praise the LORD for his goodness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!
16 The doors of brass are broken by his arm, and the bands of iron are cut in two.
For he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron asunder.
17 Foolish men, because of their sins, and because of their wrongdoing, are troubled;
The foolish, because of their transgressions, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted;
18 They are disgusted by all food, and they come near to the doors of death.
They abhorred all kinds of food; They were 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.
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And he delivered them out of their distresses;
20 He sent his word and made them well, and kept them safe from the underworld.
He sent his word, and healed them, And saved them from their destruction.
21 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
O let them praise the LORD for his goodness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!
22 Let them make offerings of praise, giving news of his works with cries of joy.
Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare his works with joy!
23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in the great waters;
They who go down to the sea in ships, And do business in great waters,
24 They see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
These see the works of the LORD, And his wonders in the deep.
25 For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.
He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth high the waves.
26 The sailors go up to heaven, and down into the deep; their souls are wasted because of their trouble.
They mount up to the heavens, They sink down to the depths, Their soul melteth with distress;
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 and stagger like a drunken man, And all their skill is vain.
28 Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.
Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, And he saveth them out of their distresses;
29 He makes the storm into a calm, so that the waves are at peace.
He turneth the storm into a calm, And the waves are hushed;
30 Then they are glad, because the sea is quiet, and he takes them to the harbour of their desire.
Then they rejoice that they are still, And he bringeth them to their desired haven.
31 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
O let them praise the LORD for his goodness. For his wonderful works to the children of men!
32 Let them give glory to him in the meeting of the people, and praise among the chiefs.
Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, And praise him in the assembly of the elders!
33 He makes rivers into waste places, and springs of water into a dry land;
He turneth rivers into a desert, And springs of water into dry ground;
34 He makes a fertile country into a salt waste, because of the sins of those who are living there.
A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
35 He makes a waste land into a place of water, and a dry land into water-springs.
He turneth the desert into a lake of water, And dry ground into springs of water;
36 And there he gives the poor a resting-place, so that they may make themselves a town;
And there he causeth the hungry to dwell, And they build a city for a dwelling-place,
37 And put seed in the fields and make vine-gardens, to give them fruit.
And sow fields and plant vineyards, Which yield a fruitful increase.
38 He gives them his blessing so that they are increased greatly, and their cattle do not become less.
He blesseth them, so that they multiply greatly, And suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
39 And when they are made low, and crushed by trouble and sorrow,
When they are diminished and brought low By oppression, affliction, 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 poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in a pathless wilderness;
41 But he puts the poor man on high from his troubles, and gives him families like a flock.
But he raiseth the poor from their affliction, And increaseth their families like a flock.
42 The upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped.
The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity shutteth her mouth.
43 Let the wise give thought to these things, and see the mercies of the Lord.
Whoso is wise, let him observe this, And have regard to the loving-kindness of the LORD!
