Psalms 107

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

“BOOK V.” O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; For his mercy endureth 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 the redeemed of the LORD say it, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

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

Whom he hath gathered from the lands, From the east, the west, the north, and 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 were wandering in the wilderness, in a desert, They found no way to a city to dwell in.

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

They were hungry and thirsty, And their souls fainted within 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 distress.

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

He led them in a straight way, Till they came to a city where they might dwell.

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

O let them praise the LORD for his goodness, For 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 satisfieth the thirsty, And the hungry he filleth with good.

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

They dwelt in darkness and 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 disobeyed the commands of God, And contemned the will of the Most High;

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

Their hearts he brought down by hardship; 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.

But 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 brake their bands asunder.

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

O let them praise the LORD for his goodness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!

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

For he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron asunder.

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

The foolish, because of their transgressions, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted;

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

They abhorred all kinds of food; They were 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, And he delivered 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 saved them from their destruction.

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

O let them praise the LORD for his goodness, For 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.

Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare his works with joy!

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

They who go down to the sea in ships, And do business in great waters,

24 these have seen 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 He spoke: and a windstorm stood up, and its waves were exalted.

He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth high the 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 heavens, They sink down to the depths, Their soul melteth with distress;

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

They reel and stagger like a drunken man, And all their skill is vain.

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 saveth them out of their distresses;

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

He turneth the storm into a calm, And the waves are hushed;

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

Then they rejoice that they are still, And he bringeth them to their desired haven.

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

O let them praise the LORD for his goodness. For 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 extol him in the congregation of the people, And praise him in the assembly of the elders!

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

He turneth rivers into a desert, And springs of water into dry ground;

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

A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

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 turneth the desert into a lake of water, And dry ground into springs of water;

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

And there he causeth the hungry to dwell, And they build a city for a dwelling-place,

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

And sow fields and plant vineyards, Which yield a fruitful increase.

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

He blesseth them, so that they multiply greatly, And suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

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

When they are diminished and brought low By oppression, affliction, 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 poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in a pathless wilderness;

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

But he raiseth the poor from their affliction, And increaseth their families like a flock.

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

The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity shutteth her mouth.

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

Whoso is wise, let him observe this, And have regard to the loving-kindness of the LORD!