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, for his loving kindness 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 by the LORD say so, whom he has 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 out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.

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 to live in.

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 to 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.

he led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.

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

Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.

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

For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.

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, 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 condemned 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 brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was none to help.

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

Then they cried to 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 bonds in sunder.

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

Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.

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

For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron.

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

Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.

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

Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw 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 to the LORD in their trouble; 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; he delivered them from their traps.

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

Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.

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

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:

Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters;

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

These see the LORD's works, 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 commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.

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

They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.

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

They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.

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

Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.

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

He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.

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

Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to 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 praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.

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 turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground,

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

and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

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

He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.

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

There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,

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

sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.

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

He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn't allow their livestock to decrease.

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

Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, 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 contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.

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

Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.

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

The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.

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

Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of the LORD.