Psalms 107

1 Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.

O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

2 Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the oppressor,

Let those whose cause the Lord has taken up say so, his people whom he has taken out of the hands of their haters;

3 And gathered out of the countries, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the sea.

Making them come together out of all the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way, they found no city of habitation;

They were wandering in the waste places; they saw no way to a resting-place.

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them:

Their souls became feeble for need of food and drink.

6 Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he delivered them out of their distresses,

Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles;

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

Guiding them in the right way, so that they might come into the town of their resting-place.

8 Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;

Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

9 For he hath satisfied the longing soul and filled the hungry soul with good.

He gives its desire to the unresting soul, so that it is full of good things.

10 Such as inhabit darkness and the shadow of death, bound in affliction and iron,

Those who were in the dark, in the black night, in chains of sorrow and iron;

11 Because they had rebelled against the words of God, and had despised the counsel of the Most High; ...

Because they went against the words of God, and gave no thought to the laws of the Most High:

12 And he bowed down their heart with labour; they stumbled, and there was none to help:

So that he made their hearts weighted down with grief; they were falling, and had no helper.

13 Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he saved them out of their distresses;

Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles.

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

He took them out of the dark and the black night, and all their chains were broken.

15 Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;

Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

16 For he hath broken the gates of bronze, and cut asunder the bars of iron.

The doors of brass are broken by his arm, and the bands of iron are cut in two.

17 Fools, because of their way of transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted;

Foolish men, because of their sins, and because of their wrongdoing, are troubled;

18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of food, and they draw near unto the gates of death:

They are disgusted by all food, and they come near to the doors of death.

19 Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he saveth them out of their distresses;

Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.

20 He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their destructions.

He sent his word and made them well, and kept them safe from the underworld.

21 Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men,

Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

22 And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works in joyful song.

Let them make offerings of praise, giving news of his works with cries of joy.

23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters,

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

24 These see the works of Jehovah, and his wonders in the deep.

They see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

25 For he speaketh, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof:

For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.

26 They mount up to the heavens, they go down to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble;

The sailors go up to heaven, and down into the deep; their souls are wasted because of their trouble.

27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and they are at their wits' end:

They are turned here and there, rolling like a man who is full of wine; and all their wisdom comes to nothing.

28 Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses;

Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.

29 He maketh the storm a calm, and the waves thereof are still:

He makes the storm into a calm, so that the waves are at peace.

30 And they rejoice because they are quiet; and he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

Then they are glad, because the sea is quiet, and he takes them to the harbour of their desire.

31 Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;

Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

32 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the session of the elders.

Let them give glory to him in the meeting of the people, and praise among the chiefs.

33 He maketh rivers into a wilderness, and water-springs into dry ground;

He makes rivers into waste places, and springs of water into a dry land;

34 A fruitful land into a plain of salt, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

He makes a fertile country into a salt waste, because of the sins of those who are living there.

35 He maketh the wilderness into a pool of water, and the dry land into water-springs;

He makes a waste land into a place of water, and a dry land into water-springs.

36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation;

And there he gives the poor a resting-place, so that they may make themselves a town;

37 And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase;

And put seed in the fields and make vine-gardens, to give them fruit.

38 And he blesseth them, so that they are multiplied greatly; and he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

He gives them his blessing so that they are increased greatly, and their cattle do not become less.

39 And they are diminished and brought low, through oppression, adversity, and sorrow:

And when they are made low, and crushed by trouble and sorrow,

40 He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;

He puts an end to the pride of kings, and sends them wandering in the waste lands where there is no way.

41 But he secureth the needy one on high from affliction, and maketh [him] families like flocks.

But he puts the poor man on high from his troubles, and gives him families like a flock.

42 The upright shall see it, and rejoice; and all unrighteousness shall stop its mouth.

The upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped.

43 Whoso is wise, let him observe these things, and let them understand the loving-kindnesses of Jehovah.

Let the wise give thought to these things, and see the mercies of the Lord.