Psalms 107

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

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

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

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 south.

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 solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

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 to 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 forth by the right 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 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 Yahweh covenant loyalty his and wonders his to [the] children of humankind.

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

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

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

And he humbled with trouble heart their they stumbled and there not [was] a helper.

13 Then they cried to 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 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 Yahweh covenant loyalty his and wonders his to [the] children of humankind.

16 For he has 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 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 see 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 commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts 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 mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

32 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly 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 turns rivers into a wilderness, and the springs into dry ground;

He made rivers into a wilderness and springs of water into thirsty ground.

34 A fruitful land into barrenness, 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 turns the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into springs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

40 He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in the wilderness, 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 sets he the poor on high from affliction, and makes him families like a flock.

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

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

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

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

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