Psalms 107
1 Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.
Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness for his kindness endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the oppressor,
Let this be the song of the ransomed, whom the Lord has redeemed from distress,
3 And gathered out of the countries, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the sea.
gathering them from all lands, east, west, north, and south.
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way, they found no city of habitation;
In the wastes of the desert some wandered, finding no way to a city inhabited.
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them:
Full of hunger and thirst, their spirit failed.
6 Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he delivered them out of their distresses,
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses,
7 And he led them forth by a right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
guiding them straight on the way, till they reached an inhabited city.
8 Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;
Let them thank the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people;
9 For he hath satisfied the longing soul and filled the hungry soul with good.
for the thirsty he satisfies, and the hungry he fills with good things.
10 Such as inhabit darkness and the shadow of death, bound in affliction and iron,
Some sat in darkness and gloom prisoners in irons and misery,
11 Because they had rebelled against the words of God, and had despised the counsel of the Most High; ...
for rebelling against God’s word, and spurning the Most High’s counsel.
12 And he bowed down their heart with labour; they stumbled, and there was none to help:
Their heart was bowed with toil; there was no one to help when they stumbled.
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 trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in sunder.
Out of darkness and gloom he brought them, and burst their chains.
15 Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;
Let them praise the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.
16 For he hath broken the gates of bronze, and cut asunder the bars of iron.
For he shattered the gates of bronze, and broke bars of iron.
17 Fools, because of their way of transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted;
Some were sick from their wicked ways, and suffering because of their sins.
18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of food, and they draw near unto the gates of death:
All manner of food they hated; they had come to the gates of death.
19 Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he saveth them out of their distresses;
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from 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 their life from the pit.
21 Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men,
Let them praise the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.
22 And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works in joyful song.
Let them offer to him thankofferings, and with joy tell what things he has done.
23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters,
Some crossed the sea in ships, doing business in great waters.
24 These see the works of Jehovah, and his wonders in the deep.
They have seen what the Lord can do, and his wonderful deeds on the deep.
25 For he speaketh, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof:
At his command rose a tempest, which lifted the waves on high.
26 They mount up to the heavens, they go down to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble;
Up to heaven they went, down to the depths; their courage failed them.
27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and they are at their wits' end:
They staggered and reeled like drunkards; all their skills useless.
28 Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses;
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.
29 He maketh the storm a calm, and the waves thereof are still:
He stilled the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
30 And they rejoice because they are quiet; and he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
They were glad, because it was quiet; they were led to the haven they longed for.
31 Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;
Let them praise the Lord, for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.
32 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the session of the elders.
Where the people assemble, extol him, and praise him in council of elders.
33 He maketh rivers into a wilderness, and water-springs into dry ground;
He turns streams into a wilderness, springs of water into thirsty land,
34 A fruitful land into a plain of salt, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the sin of the people.
35 He maketh the wilderness into a pool of water, and the dry land into water-springs;
A desert he makes pools of water, a land of drought into springs of water.
36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation;
He settles the hungry therein, they establish a city to live in.
37 And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase;
They sow fields and plant vineyards, which furnish a fruitful yield.
38 And he blesseth them, so that they are multiplied greatly; and he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he lets not their cattle decrease.
39 And they are diminished and brought low, through oppression, adversity, and sorrow:
Yet when they are bowed and diminished by oppression, misfortune, or sorrow,
40 He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;
he pours contempt upon princes, and on trackless wastes leads them astray
41 But he secureth the needy one on high from affliction, and maketh [him] families like flocks.
He lifts the poor out of misery, and makes families fruitful as flocks.
42 The upright shall see it, and rejoice; and all unrighteousness shall stop its mouth.
At this sight shall the upright be glad, and all wicked mouths shall be stopped.
43 Whoso is wise, let him observe these things, and let them understand the loving-kindnesses of Jehovah.
Let those who are wise observe this, and consider the love of the Lord
