Psalms 107
1 Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy [endures] for ever.
| הדו ליהוה כי-טוב כי לעולם חסדו |
2 Let them say [so] who have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
| יאמרו גאולי יהוה-- אשר גאלם מיד-צר |
3 and gathered them out of the countries, from the east, and west, and north, and south.
| ומארצות קבצם ממזרח וממערב מצפון ומים |
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a dry land; they found no way to a city of habitation.
| תעו במדבר בישימון דרך עיר מושב לא מצאו |
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
| רעבים גם-צמאים-- נפשם בהם תתעטף |
6 Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
| ויצעקו אל-יהוה בצר להם ממצוקותיהם יצילם |
7 And he guided them into a straight path, that they might go to a city of habitation.
| וידריכם בדרך ישרה-- ללכת אל-עיר מושב |
8 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
| יודו ליהוה חסדו ונפלאותיו לבני אדם |
9 For he satisfies the empty soul, and fills the hungry [soul] with good things,
| כי-השביע נפש שקקה ונפש רעבה מלא-טוב |
10 [even] them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, fettered in poverty and iron;
| ישבי חשך וצלמות אסירי עני וברזל |
11 because they rebelled against the words of God, and provoked the counsel of the Most High.
| כי-המרו אמרי-אל ועצת עליון נאצו |
12 So their heart was brought low with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper.
| ויכנע בעמל לבם כשלו ואין עזר |
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.
| ויזעקו אל-יהוה בצר להם ממצקותיהם יושיעם |
14 And he brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds asunder.
| יוציאם מחשך וצלמות ומוסרותיהם ינתק |
15 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonders to the children of men.
| יודו ליהוה חסדו ונפלאותיו לבני אדם |
16 For he broke to pieces the brazen gates, and crushed the iron bars.
| כי-שבר דלתות נחשת ובריחי ברזל גדע |
17 He helped them out of the way of their iniquity; for they were brought low because of their iniquities.
| אולים מדרך פשעם ומעונתיהם יתענו |
18 Their soul abhorred all meat; and they drew near to the gates of death.
| כל-אכל תתעב נפשם ויגיעו עד-שערי מות |
19 Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.
| ויזעקו אל-יהוה בצר להם ממצקותיהם יושיעם |
20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them out of their destructions.
| ישלח דברו וירפאם וימלט משחיתותם |
21 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
| יודו ליהוה חסדו ונפלאותיו לבני אדם |
22 And let them offer to him the sacrifice of praise, and proclaim this works with exultation.
| ויזבחו זבחי תודה ויספרו מעשיו ברנה |
23 They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in many waters;
| ] יורדי הים באניות עשי מלאכה במים רבים |
24 these [men] have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
| ] המה ראו מעשי יהוה ונפלאותיו במצולה |
25 He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up.
| ] ויאמר--ויעמד רוח סערה ותרומם גליו |
26 They go up to the heavens, and go down to the depths; their soul melts because of troubles.
| ] יעלו שמים ירדו תהומות נפשם ברעה תתמוגג |
27 They are troubled, they stagger as a drunkard, and all their wisdom is swallowed up.
| ] יחוגו וינועו כשכור וכל-חכמתם תתבלע |
28 Then they cry to the Lord in their affliction, and he brings them out of their distresses.
| ] ויצעקו אל-יהוה בצר להם וממצוקתיהם יוציאם |
29 And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, and its waves are still.
| יקם סערה לדממה ויחשו גליהם |
30 And they are glad, because they are quiet; and he guides them to their desire haven.
| וישמחו כי-ישתקו וינחם אל-מחוז חפצם |
31 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
| יודו ליהוה חסדו ונפלאותיו לבני אדם |
32 Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.
| וירוממוהו בקהל-עם ובמושב זקנים יהללוהו |
33 He turns rivers into a desert, and streams of water into a dry land;
| ישם נהרות למדבר ומצאי מים לצמאון |
34 a fruitful land into saltness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.
| ארץ פרי למלחה מרעת יושבי בה |
35 He turns a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into streams of water.
| ישם מדבר לאגם-מים וארץ ציה למצאי מים |
36 And there he causes the hungry to dwell, and they establish for themselves cities of habitation.
| ויושב שם רעבים ויכוננו עיר מושב |
37 And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and they yield fruit of increase.
| ויזרעו שדות ויטעו כרמים ויעשו פרי תבואה |
38 And he blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, and he diminishes not the number of their cattle.
| ויברכם וירבו מאד ובהמתם לא ימעיט |
39 Again they become few, and are brought low, by the pressure of evils and pain.
| וימעטו וישחו-- מעצר רעה ויגון |
40 Contempt is poured upon their princes, and he causes them to wander in a desert and trackless land.
| ] שפך בוז על-נדיבים ויתעם בתהו לא-דרך |
41 But he helps the poor out of poverty, and makes [him] families as a flock.
| וישגב אביון מעוני וישם כצאן משפחות |
42 The upright shall see and rejoice; and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
| יראו ישרים וישמחו וכל-עולה קפצה פיה |
43 Who is wise, and will observe these things, and understand the mercies of the Lord?
| מי-חכם וישמר-אלה ויתבוננו חסדי יהוה |
