Psalms 107

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

“Give thanks to YHWH, For [He is] good, for His kindness [is] for all time”:

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 the redeemed of YHWH say [so], Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.

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

And has gathered them from the lands, From east and from west, From north, and from the sea.

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 a wilderness, in a desert by the way, They have not found a city of habitation.

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

Hungry—indeed—thirsty, Their soul becomes feeble in them,

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

And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He delivers them from their distress,

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

And causes them to tread in a right way, To go to a city of habitation.

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

They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.

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

For He has satisfied a longing soul, And has filled a hungry soul [with] goodness.

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

Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,

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

Because they changed the saying of God, And despised 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.

And He humbles their heart with labor, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.

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

And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He saves them from their distresses.

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

He brings them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And He draws away their bands.

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

They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.

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

For He has broken doors of bronze, And He has cut bars of iron.

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

Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.

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

Their soul detests all food, And they come near to the gates of death,

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

And cry to YHWH in their adversity, He saves them from their distresses,

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

He sends His word and heals them, And delivers [them] from their destructions.

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

They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

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

And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.

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

Those going 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.

They have seen the works of YHWH, And His wonders in the deep.

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

And He commands, and appoints a storm, And it lifts up its billows,

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, they go down [to] the depths, Their soul is melted in evil.

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

They reel to and fro, and move 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.

And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, And He brings them out from their distresses.

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

He calms a whirlwind, And their billows are hushed.

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

And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leads them to the haven of their desire.

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

They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

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

And they exalt Him in [the] assembly of [the] people, And praise Him in [the] seat of [the] elderly.

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

He makes rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.

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

A fruitful land becomes a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.

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 makes a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.

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

And He causes the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city 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 make fruits 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 does not diminish their livestock.

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

And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.

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

He is pouring contempt on nobles, And causes them to wander in vacancy—no way.

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

And sets the needy on high from affliction, And places families as a flock.

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

The upright see and rejoice, And all perversity has shut her mouth.

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

Who [is] wise, and observes these? They understand the kind acts of YHWH!