Psalms 107

1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is with every generation.

Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy [endures] for ever.

2 Let those who have been redeemed by the Lord say so: those whom he redeemed from the hand of the enemy and gathered from the regions,

Let them say [so] who have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

3 from the rising of the sun and its setting, from the north and from the sea.

and gathered them out of the countries, from the east, and west, and north, and south.

4 They wandered into solitude in a waterless place. They did not find the way of the city to be their dwelling place.

They wandered in the wilderness in a dry land; they found no way to a city of habitation.

5 They were hungry, and they were thirsty. Their soul fainted within them.

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

6 And they cried out to the Lord in tribulation, and he rescued them in their necessity.

Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

7 And he led them in the right way, so that they might go forth to a city of habitation.

And he guided them into a straight path, that they might go to a city of habitation.

8 Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

9 For he has satisfied the empty soul, and he has satisfied the hungry soul with good things:

For he satisfies the empty soul, and fills the hungry [soul] with good things,

10 those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, shackled by extreme poverty and by iron.

[even] them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, fettered in poverty and iron;

11 For they exasperated the eloquence of God, and they irritated the deliberation of the Most High.

because they rebelled against the words of God, and provoked the counsel of the Most High.

12 And their heart was brought low with hardships. They were weakened, and there was no one to help them.

So their heart was brought low with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper.

13 And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he freed them from their distress.

Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.

14 And he led them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and he broke apart their chains.

And he brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds asunder.

15 Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonders to the children of men.

16 For he has crushed the gates of brass and broken the iron bars.

For he broke to pieces the brazen gates, and crushed the iron bars.

17 He has taken them up, from the way of their iniquity. For they were brought low, because of their injustices.

He helped them out of the way of their iniquity; for they were brought low because of their iniquities.

18 Their soul abhorred all food, and they drew near even to the gates of death.

Their soul abhorred all meat; and they drew near to the gates of death.

19 And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he delivered them in their necessity.

Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.

20 He sent his word, and he healed them, and he rescued them from their utter destruction.

He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them out of their destructions.

21 Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

22 And let them offer sacrifice with the sacrifice of praise, and let them announce his works in exultation.

And let them offer to him the sacrifice of praise, and proclaim this works with exultation.

23 Those who descend to the sea in ships, making their livelihood in the great waters:

They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in many waters;

24 these have seen the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep.

these [men] have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

25 He spoke: and a windstorm stood up, and its waves were exalted.

He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up.

26 They ascend even to the heavens, and they descend even to the abyss. Their soul will waste away in distress.

They go up to the heavens, and go down to the depths; their soul melts because of troubles.

27 They were troubled, and they moved like a drunkard, and all their wisdom was consumed.

They are troubled, they stagger as a drunkard, and all their wisdom is swallowed up.

28 And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he led them out of their distress.

Then they cry to the Lord in their affliction, and he brings them out of their distresses.

29 And he replaced the storm with a breeze, and its waves were stilled.

And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, and its waves are still.

30 And they were joyful that it was stilled, and he led them into the haven that they desired.

And they are glad, because they are quiet; and he guides them to their desire haven.

31 Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

32 And let them exalt him in the Church of the people, and praise him in the chair of the elders.

Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.

33 He has placed rivers in the desert and sources of water in dry places,

He turns rivers into a desert, and streams of water into a dry land;

34 a fruit-bearing land in the midst of brine, before the malice of those who dwell in it.

a fruitful land into saltness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.

35 He has placed a desert in the midst of pools of waters, and a land without water in the midst of sources of water.

He turns a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into streams of water.

36 And he has gathered the hungry together there, and they constructed a city of habitation.

And there he causes the hungry to dwell, and they establish for themselves cities of habitation.

37 And they sowed fields and planted vineyards, and they produced the fruit of nativity.

And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and they yield fruit of increase.

38 And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly. And he did not diminish their beasts of burden.

And he blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, and he diminishes not the number of their cattle.

39 And they became few, and they were afflicted by the tribulation of evils and of sorrow.

Again they become few, and are brought low, by the pressure of evils and pain.

40 Contempt was poured over their leaders, and he caused them to wander in an impassable place, and not on the way.

Contempt is poured upon their princes, and he causes them to wander in a desert and trackless land.

41 And he helped the poor out of destitution, and he stationed families like sheep.

But he helps the poor out of poverty, and makes [him] families as a flock.

42 The upright will see, and they will rejoice. And every iniquity will block its mouth.

The upright shall see and rejoice; and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

43 Who is wise and will keep these things? And who will understand the mercies of the Lord?

Who is wise, and will observe these things, and understand the mercies of the Lord?