Psalms 107

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

Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness for his 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 this be the song of the ransomed, whom the Lord has redeemed from distress,

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

gathering them from all lands, east, west, 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.

In the wastes of the desert some wandered, finding no way to a city inhabited.

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

Full of hunger and thirst, their spirit failed.

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 saved them from their distresses,

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

guiding them straight on the way, till they reached an inhabited city.

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

Let them thank the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people;

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

for the thirsty he satisfies, and the hungry he fills 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 gloom prisoners in irons and misery,

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

for rebelling against God’s word, and spurning the Most High’s counsel.

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

Their heart was bowed with toil; there was no one to help when they stumbled.

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 from their distresses.

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

Out of darkness and gloom he brought them, and burst their chains.

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 kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.

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

For he shattered the gates of bronze, and broke bars of iron.

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

Some were sick from their wicked ways, and suffering because of their sins.

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

All manner of food they hated; they had come 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, and he saved them from 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 their life 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 praise the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.

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

Let them offer to him thankofferings, and with joy tell what things he has done.

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

Some crossed the sea in ships, doing business in great waters.

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

They have seen what the Lord can do, and his wonderful deeds on the deep.

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

At his command rose a tempest, which lifted the waves on high.

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

Up to heaven they went, down to the depths; their courage failed them.

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

They staggered and reeled like drunkards; all their skills useless.

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

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.

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

He stilled 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 were glad, because it was quiet; they were led to the haven they longed for.

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 kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.

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

Where the people assemble, extol him, and praise him in council of elders.

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

He turns streams into a wilderness, springs of water into thirsty land,

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

fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the sin of the people.

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

A desert he makes pools of water, a land of drought into springs of water.

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

He settles the hungry therein, they establish a city to live in.

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

They sow fields and plant vineyards, which furnish a fruitful yield.

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

By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he lets not their cattle decrease.

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

Yet when they are bowed and diminished by oppression, misfortune, or 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 upon princes, and on trackless wastes leads them astray

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

He lifts the poor out of misery, and makes families fruitful as flocks.

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

At this sight shall the upright be glad, and all wicked mouths shall be stopped.

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

Let those who are wise observe this, and consider the love of the Lord