Psalms 107

1 BOOK V 'O give thanks unto 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 So let the redeemed of the LORD say, whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;

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

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

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

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

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

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

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

6 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, 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 by a straight 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 them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for 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 longing soul, and the hungry soul He hath filled with good.

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

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

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

11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High.

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

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

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

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

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

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in sunder.

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

15 Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for 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 For He hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

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

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

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

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

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

19 They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and He saved 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 graves.

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

21 Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for 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 offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare His works with singing.

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

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

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

24 These saw 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 For He commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves thereof;

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

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

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

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

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

28 They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, 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 He made the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof were still.

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

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

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

31 Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for 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 Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, and praise Him in the seat of the elders.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

39 Again, they are minished and dwindle away through oppression of evil and sorrow.

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

40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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