Psalms 107

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

O give thanks to Yahweh—For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.

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

Let the redeemed of Yahweh say, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;

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

And, out of the lands, hath gathered them—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 wandered about in the desert—in a waste, Way to a city to dwell in, found they none;

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them:

Hungry—yea thirsty, their soul, within them, fainted:

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

Then made they outcry to Yahweh, in their peril, Out of their distresses, he rescued them;

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

And led them by a straight road, That they might journey to a city to dwell in.

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

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men;

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

For he hath satisfied the longing soul, and, the famished soul, hath he filled with good.

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

The dwellers in darkness and death-shade, bound with oppression and iron;

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

Because they had rebelled against the sayings of GOD, —and, the counsel of the Most High, they had spurned;

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

And he bowed down, with labour, their heart, They staggered, with no one to help,

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

Then made they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, Out of their distresses, he saved them;

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

He brought them forth out of darkness and death-shade, and, their fetters, he tare off.

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

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!

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

For he brake in pieces the doors of bronze, And, the bars of iron, he hewed asunder.

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

The perverse, by reason of their transgression, and on account of their iniquities, are afflicted;

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

All manner of food, their soul abhorreth, and so they draw near unto the gates of death,

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

Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he saveth them.

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

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

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

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!

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

Yea let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and recount his works with a shout.

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

Men who go down to the sea, in ships, doing business through mighty waters;

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

They, see the works of Yahweh, and his wonders in the deep;

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

And he speaketh, and there ariseth a tempestuous wind, which lifteth on high its rolling waves;

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

They mount the heavens, they descend the roaring deeps, their soul, by trouble, dissolveth;

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

They reel and stagger, like a drunken man, and, all their wisdom, is engulfed,

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

Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he bringeth them forth,

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

He calmeth the storm to a whisper, and silent are their rolling waves:

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

Then are they glad, because they are hushed, And he guideth them unto their desired haven.

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

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with 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.

Yea let them extol him in the convocation of the people, and, in the seated company of elders, let them praise him.

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

He turneth Rivers into a desert, and, Springs of Water, into thirsty ground,

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

A Land of Fruit, into a waste of salt, For the wickedness of them who dwell therein.

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

He turneth A Desert, into a pool of water, and, A Parched Land into springs of water;

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

And hath caused the famished to dwell there, And they have built them a city to dwell in;

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

And have sown fields, and planted vineyards, and made them fruits of increase:

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

Thus hath he blessed them, and they have multiplied greatly, And, their cattle, he maketh not few.

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

So have they become few and been brought low, By oppression, misfortune, and sorrow;

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

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

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

But he hath set the needy on high from affliction, and made families, like a flock: —

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

The upright seeth and is glad, And, all perverseness, hath closed her mouth.

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

Who is wise? then let him observe these things! and diligently consider the lovingkindness of Yahweh.