Psalms 107

1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endures for ever.

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

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 south.

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

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

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 to 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 forth by the right 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 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, 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 satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.

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

10 Such as sit 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 scorned 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 brought down their heart with labor; they fell down, and there was none to help.

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

13 Then they cried to 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 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, 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 has 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 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

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

18 Their soul abhors all manner of meat; and they draw near to the gates of death.

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

19 Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he saves 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 destructions.

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

21 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, 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 sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

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 see 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 commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves thereof.

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

26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.

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

27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit’s end.

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

28 Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he brings 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 makes the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

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

30 Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he brings them to their desired haven.

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

31 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, 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 congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

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

33 He turns rivers into a wilderness, and the springs into dry ground;

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

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

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

35 He turns the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into springs.

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

36 And there he makes the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

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

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

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

38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffers not their cattle to decrease.

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

39 Again, they are diminished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

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

40 He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.

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

41 Yet sets he the poor on high from affliction, and makes him families like a flock.

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

42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

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

43 Whoever is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the loving kindness of the LORD.

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