Psalms 107

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

Give thanks to Yahweh for [he is] good for [is] for ever covenant loyalty his.

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

Let them say [the] redeemed of Yahweh whom he has redeemed them from [the] hand of [the] opponent.

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

And from [the] lands he has gathered them from east and from west from north and from [the] sea.

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

They wandered about in the wilderness in a desolate place of a way a city of dwelling not they found.

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Hungry also thirsty life their in them it was fainting away.

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

And they cried out to Yahweh when it was distress to them from troubles their he delivered them.

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

And he led them by a way straight to go to a city of dwelling.

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 covenant loyalty his and wonders his to [the] children of humankind.

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

For he satisfies a throat longing and a throat hungry he fills good thing[s].

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

[those who] sat of Darkness and deep darkness prisoners of affliction and iron.

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

For they had rebelled against [the] words 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 humbled with trouble heart their they stumbled and there not [was] a helper.

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

And they cried out to Yahweh when it was distress to them from troubles their he saved them.

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

He brought out them from darkness and deep darkness and fetters their he tore apart.

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 covenant loyalty his and wonders his to [the] children of humankind.

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

For he breaks down gates of bronze and bars of iron he cuts down.

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

Fools from [the] way of transgression their and from iniquities their they were afflicted.

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

All food it loathed throat their and they reached to [the] gates of death.

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

And they cried out to Yahweh when it was distress to them from troubles their he saved them.

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

He sent word his and he healed them and he may deliver [them] (from pits their. *LAH(b)*)

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 covenant loyalty his and wonders his to [the] children of (humankind. *LAH(b)*)

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

And let them sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving and let them recount works his (with a shout of joy. *L(abh)*)

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

[those who] went down the Sea in ships [those who] did business on [the] waters (many. *L(abh)*)

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

They they saw [the] works of Yahweh and wonders his (in [the] deep. *L(abh)*)

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

And he spoke and he appointed a wind of a storm and it lifted up (waves its. *L(abh)*)

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

They went up [the] heavens they went down [the] deeps soul their in distress (it melted. *LB(ah)*)

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

They staggered and they may trembled like drunkard and all skill their (it was confused. *LB(ah)*)

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

And they cried out to Yahweh when it was distress to them and from troubles their he brought out them.

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

He raised [the] storm into a calm and they were still waves their.

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

And they rejoiced for they were quiet and he guided them to [the] harbor of desire their.

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 covenant loyalty his and wonders his to [the] children of humankind.

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] assembly of [the] people and in [the] seat of [the] elders let them praise him.

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

He made rivers into a wilderness 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 saltiness from [the] evil of [those who] dwell in it.

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

He made a wilderness into a pool of water and a land dry into springs of water.

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

And he caused to dwell there hungry [people] and they established a city of dwelling.

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

And they sowed fields and they planted vineyards and they produced fruit of produce.

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

And he blessed them and they multiplied exceedingly and cattle their not he made few.

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

And they became few and they were bowed down from [the] pressure of calamity (and sorrow. *L(abh)*)

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

[he was] pouring out Contempt on noble [people] and he made wander them in a wasteland not a way.

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

And he set on high [the] needy from affliction and he made like flock families.

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

They see upright [people] so they may rejoice and all unrighteousness it shuts mouth its.

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

Who? [is] wise and let him observe these [things] and let them consider carefully [the] covenant loyalti of Yahweh.