Psalms 107

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

Praise the Lord, because he is good: for his mercie endureth for euer.

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

Let them, which haue bene redeemed of the Lord, shewe how he hath deliuered them from the hand of the oppressour,

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

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

When they wandered in the desert and wildernesse out of the waie, and founde no citie to dwell in,

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Both hungrie and thirstie, their soule fainted in them.

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

Then they cried vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he deliuered them from their distresse,

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

And led them forth by the right way, that they might goe to a citie of habitation.

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

Let them therefore confesse before ye Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderfull woorkes before the sonnes of men.

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

For he satisfied the thirstie soule, and filled the hungrie soule with goodnesse.

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

They that dwell in darkenesse and in the shadowe of death, being bounde in miserie and yron,

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

Because they rebelled against the wordes of the Lord, and despised the counsell of the most High,

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

When he humbled their heart with heauines, then they fell downe and there was no helper.

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

Then they cried vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he deliuered them from their distresse.

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

He brought them out of darkenes, and out of the shadowe of death, and brake their bandes asunder.

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

Let them therefore cofesse before the Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderfull woorkes before the sonnes of men.

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

For hee hath broken the gates of brasse, and brast the barres of yron asunder.

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

Fooles by reason of their transgression, and because of their iniquities are afflicted.

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

Their soule abhorreth al meat, and they are brought to deaths doore.

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

Then they crie vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he deliuereth them from their distresse.

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

He sendeth his worde and healeth them, and deliuereth them from their graues.

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

Let them therefore cofesse before the Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderful workes before the sonnes of men,

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

And let them offer sacrifices of praise, and declare his workes with reioycing.

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

They that goe downe to the sea in ships, and occupie by the great waters,

24 These saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep;

They see the woorkes of the Lord, and his wonders in the deepe.

25 For He commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves thereof;

For he commaundeth and raiseth the stormie winde, and it lifteth vp the waues thereof.

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

They mount vp to the heauen, and descend to ye deepe, so that their soule melteth for trouble.

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

They are tossed to and from, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their cunning is gone.

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

Then they crie vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresse.

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

He turneth the storme to calme, so that the waues thereof are still.

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

When they are quieted, they are glad, and hee bringeth them vnto the hauen, where they would be.

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

Let them therfore confesse before the Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderfull woorkes before the sonnes of men.

32 Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, and praise Him in the seat of the elders.

And let them exalt him in the Congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the Elders.

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

He turneth the floodes into a wildernesse, and the springs of waters into drinesse,

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

And a fruitfull land into barrennes for the wickednes of them that dwell therein.

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

Againe hee turneth the wildernesse into pooles of water, and the drie lande into water springs.

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

And there he placeth the hungrie, and they builde a citie to dwell in,

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

And sowe the fieldes, and plant vineyardes, which bring foorth fruitfull increase.

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

For he blesseth them, and they multiplie exceedingly, and he diminisheth not their cattell.

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

Againe men are diminished, and brought lowe by oppression, euill and sorowe.

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

He powreth contempt vpon princes, and causeth them to erre in desert places out of the way.

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

Yet he raiseth vp the poore out of miserie, and maketh him families like a flocke of sheepe.

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

The righteous shall see it, and reioyce, and all iniquitie shall stoppe her mouth.

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

Who is wise that hee may obserue these things? for they shall vnderstand the louing kindnesse of the Lord.