Psalms 107

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

O give thanks to Yahweh—For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.

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

Let the redeemed of Yahweh say, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;

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

And, out of the lands, hath gathered them—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.

They wandered about in the desert—in a waste, Way to a city to dwell in, found they none;

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Hungry—yea thirsty, their soul, within them, fainted:

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

Then made they outcry to Yahweh, in their peril, Out of their distresses, he rescued them;

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

And led them by a straight road, That they might journey to a city to dwell in.

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 Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men;

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

For he hath satisfied the longing soul, and, the famished soul, hath he filled with good.

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

The dwellers in darkness and death-shade, bound with oppression and iron;

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

Because they had rebelled against the sayings of GOD, —and, the counsel of the Most High, they had spurned;

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

And he bowed down, with labour, their heart, They staggered, with no one to help,

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

Then made they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, Out of their distresses, he saved them;

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

He brought them forth out of darkness and death-shade, and, their fetters, he tare off.

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 Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!

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

For he brake in pieces the doors of bronze, And, the bars of iron, he hewed asunder.

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

The perverse, by reason of their transgression, and on account of their iniquities, are afflicted;

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

All manner of food, their soul abhorreth, and so they draw near unto the gates of death,

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

Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he saveth them.

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

He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their graves.

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 Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!

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

Yea let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and recount his works with a shout.

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

Men who go down to the sea, in ships, doing business through mighty waters;

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

They, see the works of Yahweh, and his wonders in the deep;

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

And he speaketh, and there ariseth a tempestuous wind, which lifteth on high its rolling waves;

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

They mount the heavens, they descend the roaring deeps, their soul, by trouble, dissolveth;

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

They reel and stagger, like a drunken man, and, all their wisdom, is engulfed,

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

Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he bringeth them forth,

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

He calmeth the storm to a whisper, and silent are their rolling waves:

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

Then are they glad, because they are hushed, And he guideth them unto their desired haven.

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 Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with 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.

Yea let them extol him in the convocation of the people, and, in the seated company of elders, let them praise him.

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

He turneth Rivers into a desert, and, Springs of Water, into thirsty ground,

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

A Land of Fruit, into a waste of salt, For the wickedness of them who dwell therein.

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

He turneth A Desert, into a pool of water, and, A Parched Land into springs of water;

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

And hath caused the famished to dwell there, And they have built them a city to dwell in;

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

And have sown fields, and planted vineyards, and made them fruits of increase:

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

Thus hath he blessed them, and they have multiplied greatly, And, their cattle, he maketh not few.

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

So have they become few and been brought low, By oppression, misfortune, and sorrow;

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

He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;

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

But he hath set the needy on high from affliction, and made families, like a flock: —

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

The upright seeth and is glad, And, all perverseness, hath closed her mouth.

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

Who is wise? then let him observe these things! and diligently consider the lovingkindness of Yahweh.