< Psalms 107 >
1 Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.
“Give thanks to YHWH, For [He is] good, for His kindness [is] for all time”:
2 Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the oppressor,
Let the redeemed of YHWH say [so], Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.
3 And gathered out of the countries, from the east and from the west, 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 in the wilderness in a desert way, they found no city of habitation;
They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, They have not found a city of habitation.
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them:
Hungry—indeed—thirsty, Their soul becomes feeble in them,
6 Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he delivered them out of their distresses,
And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He delivers them from their distress,
7 And he led them forth by a right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
And causes them to tread in a right way, To 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;
They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
9 For he hath satisfied the longing soul and filled the hungry soul with good.
For He has satisfied a longing soul, And has filled a hungry soul [with] goodness.
10 Such as inhabit darkness and the shadow of death, bound in affliction and iron,
Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,
11 Because they had rebelled against the words of God, and had despised the counsel of the Most High; ...
Because they changed the saying of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High.
12 And he bowed down their heart with labour; they stumbled, and there was none to help:
And He humbles their heart with labor, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.
13 Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he saved them out of their distresses;
And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He saves them from their distresses.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in sunder.
He brings them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And He draws away their bands.
15 Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;
They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
16 For he hath broken the gates of bronze, and cut asunder the bars of iron.
For He has broken doors of bronze, And He has cut bars of iron.
17 Fools, because of their way of transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted;
Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.
18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of food, and they draw near unto the gates of death:
Their soul detests all food, And they come near to the gates of death,
19 Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he saveth them out of their distresses;
And cry to YHWH in their adversity, He saves them from their distresses,
20 He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their destructions.
He sends His word and heals them, And delivers [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,
They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
22 And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works in joyful song.
And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.
23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters,
Those going down [to] the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,
24 These see the works of Jehovah, and his wonders in the deep.
They have seen the works of YHWH, And His wonders in the deep.
25 For he speaketh, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof:
And He commands, and appoints a storm, And it lifts up its billows,
26 They mount up to the heavens, they go down to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble;
They go up [to] the heavens, they go down [to] the depths, Their soul is melted in evil.
27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and they are at their wits' end:
They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.
28 Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses;
And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, And He brings them out from their distresses.
29 He maketh the storm a calm, and the waves thereof are still:
He calms a whirlwind, And their billows are hushed.
30 And they rejoice because they are quiet; and he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leads them to the haven of their desire.
31 Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;
They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
32 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the session of the elders.
And they exalt Him in [the] assembly of [the] people, And praise Him in [the] seat of [the] elderly.
33 He maketh rivers into a wilderness, and water-springs into dry ground;
He makes rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.
34 A fruitful land into a plain of salt, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
A fruitful land becomes a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.
35 He maketh the wilderness into a pool of water, and the dry land into water-springs;
He makes a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.
36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation;
And He causes the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.
37 And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase;
And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.
38 And he blesseth them, so that they are multiplied greatly; and he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
And He blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, And He does not diminish their livestock.
39 And they are diminished and brought low, through oppression, adversity, and sorrow:
And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.
40 He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;
He is pouring contempt on nobles, And causes them to wander in vacancy—no way.
41 But he secureth the needy one on high from affliction, and maketh [him] families like flocks.
And sets the needy on high from affliction, And places families as a flock.
42 The upright shall see it, and rejoice; and all unrighteousness shall stop its mouth.
The upright see and rejoice, And all perversity has shut her mouth.
43 Whoso is wise, let him observe these things, and let them understand the loving-kindnesses of Jehovah.
Who [is] wise, and observes these? They understand the kind acts of YHWH!