Psalms 107

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

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

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 by the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

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

And gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the 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 desert way. They found no city to live in.

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 trouble, 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.

he led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.

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

Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.

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

For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.

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

Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction 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 condemned 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.

Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was none to help.

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 trouble, 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.

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds in sunder.

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

Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.

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

For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through 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 are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.

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

Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw 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 trouble; 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; he delivered them from their traps.

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

Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.

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

Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with singing.

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

Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters;

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

These see the LORD's works, and his wonders in the deep.

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

For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.

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

They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.

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

They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.

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 trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.

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

He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.

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

Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.

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

Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.

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 also in the assembly 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, water springs into a thirsty ground,

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

and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who 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 desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.

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

There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,

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

sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.

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

He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn't allow their livestock to decrease.

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

Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, 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 pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.

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

Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.

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

The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.

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

Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of the LORD.