Psalms 107

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

Give glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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

Let them say so that have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy: and gathered out of the countries.

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

From the rising and the setting of the sun, from the north and from the sea.

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

They wandered in a wilderness, in a place without water: they found not the way of a city for their habitation.

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them:

They were hungry and thirsty: their soul fainted in them.

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

And they cried to the Lord in their tribulation: and he delivered them out of their distresses.

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

And he led them into the right way: that they might go to a city of habitation.

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

Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men.

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

For he hath satisfied the empty soul, and hath filled the hungry soul with good things.

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

Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death: bound in want and in iron.

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

Because they had exasperated the words of God: and provoked the counsel of the most High:

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

And their heart was humbled with labours: they were weakened, and their was none to help them.

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

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

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

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

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

Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

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

Because he hath broken gates of brass, and burst the iron bars.

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

He took them out of the way of their iniquity: for they were brought low for their injustices.

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

Their soul abhorred all manner of meat: and they drew nigh even to the gates of death.

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

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

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

He sent his word, and healed them: and delivered them from their destructions.

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

Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men.

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

And let them sacrifice the sacrifice of praise: and declare his works with joy.

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

They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in the great waters:

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

These have seen 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:

He said the word, and there arose a storm of wind: and the waves thereof were lifted up.

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

They mount up to the heavens, and they go down to the depths: their soul pined away with evils.

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

They were troubled, and reeled like a drunken man; and all their wisdom was swallowed up.

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

And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he brought them out of their distresses.

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

And he turned the storm into a breeze: and its waves were still.

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

And they rejoiced because they were still: and he brought them to the haven which they wished for.

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

Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to 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.

And let them exalt him in the church of the people: and praise him in the chair of the ancients.

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

He hath turned rivers into a wilderness: and the sources of water into dry ground:

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

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

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

He hath turned a wilderness into pools 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 hath placed there the hungry; and they made a city for their habitation.

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

And they sowed fields, and planted vineyards: and they yielded fruit of birth.

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

And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly: and their cattle he suffered not to decrease.

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

Then they were brought to be few: and they were afflicted through the trouble of evils and sorrow.

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

Contempt was poured forth upon their princes: and he caused them to wander where there was no passing, and out of the way.

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

And he helped the poor out of poverty: and made him families like a flock of sheep.

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

The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop their mouth.

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

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