Psalms 107

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

“Give thanks to YHWH, For [He is] good, for His kindness [is] for all time”:

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

Let the redeemed of YHWH say [so], Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.

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

And has gathered them from the lands, From east and from west, From north, and from the sea.

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

They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, They have not found a city of habitation.

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Hungry—indeed—thirsty, Their soul becomes feeble in them,

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

And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He delivers them from their distress,

7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

And causes them to tread in a right way, To go to a city of habitation.

8 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.

9 For he satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.

For He has satisfied a longing soul, And has filled a hungry soul [with] goodness.

10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,

11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and scorned the counsel of the most High:

Because they changed the saying 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.

And He humbles their heart with labor, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.

13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.

And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He saves them from their distresses.

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

He brings them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And He draws away their bands.

15 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

They confess to YHWH His kindness, 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 doors of bronze, And He has cut bars of iron.

17 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.

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

Their soul detests all food, And they come near to the gates of death,

19 Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he saves them out of their distresses.

And cry to YHWH in their adversity, He saves them from their distresses,

20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

He sends His word and heals them, And delivers [them] from their destructions.

21 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.

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

Those going down [to] the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,

24 These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.

They have seen the works of YHWH, And His wonders in the deep.

25 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves thereof.

And He commands, and appoints a storm, And it lifts up its billows,

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

They go up [to] the heavens, they go down [to] the depths, Their soul is melted in evil.

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

They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.

28 Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distresses.

And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, And He brings them out from their distresses.

29 He makes the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

He calms a whirlwind, And their billows are hushed.

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

And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leads them to the haven of their desire.

31 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

They confess to YHWH His kindness, 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.

And they exalt Him in [the] assembly of [the] people, And praise Him in [the] seat of [the] elderly.

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

He makes rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.

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

A fruitful land becomes a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.

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

He makes a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.

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

And He causes the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.

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

And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.

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

And He blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, And He does not diminish their livestock.

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

And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.

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

He is pouring contempt on nobles, And causes them to wander in vacancy—no way.

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

And sets the needy on high from affliction, And places families as a flock.

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

The upright see and rejoice, And all perversity has shut her mouth.

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

Who [is] wise, and observes these? They understand the kind acts of YHWH!