Psalms 107

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

BOOK V 'O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever.'

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.

So let the redeemed of the LORD say, whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;

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

And gathered them out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the sea.

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

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

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

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

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

Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses.

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

And He led them by a straight way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

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

Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

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

For He hath satisfied the longing soul, and the hungry soul He hath filled with good.

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

Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron —

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 contemned the counsel of the Most High.

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

Therefore He humbled their heart with travail, they stumbled, and there was none to help —

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

They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses.

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 their bands in sunder.

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

Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

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

For He hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

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

Crazed because of the way of their transgression, and afflicted because of their iniquities —

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

Their soul abhorred all manner of food, and they drew near unto the gates of death —

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

They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses;

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

He sent His word, and healed them, and delivered them from their graves.

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

Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

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

And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare His works with singing.

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

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

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

These 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 commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves thereof;

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 heaven, they went down to the deeps; their soul melted away because of trouble;

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

They reeled to and fro, and staggered like a drunken man, and all their wisdom was swallowed up —

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

They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distresses.

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

He made the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof were still.

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

Then were they glad because they were quiet, and He led them unto their desired haven.

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

Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for His wonderful works to the children 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 also in the assembly of the people, and praise Him in the seat of the elders.

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

He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and watersprings into a thirsty ground;

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

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

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

He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water, and a dry land into watersprings.

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

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

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

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

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

He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly, and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

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

Again, they are minished and dwindle away through oppression of 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 poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

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

Yet setteth He the needy on high from affliction, and maketh his families like a flock.

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

The upright see it, and are glad; and all iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

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

Whoso is wise, let him observe these things, and let them consider the mercies of the LORD.