Psalms 107

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

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

2 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.

Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy

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

and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.

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

Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.

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

They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.

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

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.

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

He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.

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

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

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

For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

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

Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,

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

because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.

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

He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

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

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.

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

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.

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

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

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

For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

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

Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.

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

They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.

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

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.

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

He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.

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

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

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

Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.

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

Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.

24 These have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep.

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

For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.

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

They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.

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

They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.

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

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.

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

He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.

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

They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.

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

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

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

Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.

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

He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground,

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

and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.

35 He hath turned a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into water springs.

He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.

36 And hath placed there the hungry; and they made a city for their habitation.

He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.

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

They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.

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

He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.

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

When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,

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

He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

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

But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.

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

The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.

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

Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.