Psalms 107

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

“Give thanks to YHWH, For [He is] good, for His kindness [is] for all time”:

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 YHWH say [so], Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.

3 From the rising and the setting of the sun, 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 a wilderness, in a place without water: they found not the way of a city for their habitation.

They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, They have not found a city of habitation.

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

Hungry—indeed—thirsty, Their soul becomes feeble in them,

6 And they cried to the Lord in their tribulation: 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 into the 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 the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful 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 empty soul, and hath filled the hungry soul with good things.

For He has satisfied a longing soul, And has filled a hungry soul [with] goodness.

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

Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,

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

Because they changed the saying 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.

And He humbles their heart with labor, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.

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

And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He saves them from their distresses.

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

He brings them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And He draws away their bands.

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

They confess to YHWH His kindness, 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 doors of bronze, And He has cut bars of iron.

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

Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.

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

Their soul detests all food, And they come near to the gates of death,

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

And cry to YHWH in their adversity, He saves them from their distresses,

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

He sends His word and heals them, And delivers [them] from their destructions.

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

They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

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

And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.

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

Those going down [to] the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,

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

They have seen the works of YHWH, 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.

And He commands, and appoints a storm, And it lifts up its billows,

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

They go up [to] the heavens, they go down [to] the depths, Their soul is melted in evil.

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

They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.

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

And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, And He brings them out from their distresses.

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

He calms a whirlwind, And their billows are hushed.

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

And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leads them to the haven of their desire.

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

They confess to YHWH His kindness, 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.

And they exalt Him in [the] assembly of [the] people, And praise Him in [the] seat of [the] elderly.

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

He makes rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.

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

A fruitful land becomes a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.

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

He makes a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.

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

And He causes the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.

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

And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.

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

And He blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, And He does not diminish their livestock.

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

And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, 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 is pouring contempt on nobles, And causes them to wander in vacancy—no way.

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

And sets the needy on high from affliction, And places families as a flock.

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

The upright see and rejoice, And all perversity has shut her mouth.

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

Who [is] wise, and observes these? They understand the kind acts of YHWH!