Psalms 107

1 Alleluia. 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 them say [so] who have been redeemed by the Lord, 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 countries, from the east, and west, and north, and 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 dry land; they found no way to a city of habitation.

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 affliction, 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 guided them into a straight path, 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 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and 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 empty soul, and fills the hungry [soul] with good things,

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

10 [even] them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, fettered in poverty 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 provoked the counsel of the Most High.

Because they changed the saying of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High.

12 So their heart was brought low with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper.

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 affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.

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

14 And he brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds asunder.

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

15 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonders to the children of men.

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

16 For he broke to pieces the brazen gates, and crushed the iron bars.

For He has broken doors of bronze, And He has cut bars of iron.

17 He helped them out of the way of their iniquity; for they were brought low because of their iniquities.

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

18 Their soul abhorred all meat; and they drew near to the gates of death.

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

19 Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved 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 out of their destructions.

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

21 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and 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 offer to him the sacrifice of praise, and proclaim this works with exultation.

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

23 They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in many waters;

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

24 these [men] have seen 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 He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up.

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

26 They go up to the heavens, and go down to the depths; their soul melts because of troubles.

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

27 They are troubled, they stagger as a drunkard, and all their wisdom is swallowed up.

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 affliction, 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 And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, and its waves are still.

He calms a whirlwind, And their billows are hushed.

30 And they are glad, because they are quiet; and he guides them to their desire haven.

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

31 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and 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 in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the seat 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 desert, and streams of water into a dry land;

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

34 a fruitful land into saltness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.

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

35 He turns a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into streams of water.

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

36 And there he causes the hungry to dwell, and they establish for themselves cities of habitation.

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

37 And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and they yield fruit of increase.

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

38 And he blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, and he diminishes not the number of their cattle.

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

39 Again they become few, and are brought low, by the pressure of evils and pain.

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

40 Contempt is poured upon their princes, and he causes them to wander in a desert and trackless land.

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

41 But he helps the poor out of poverty, and makes [him] families as a flock.

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

42 The upright shall see and rejoice; and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

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

43 Who is wise, and will observe these things, and understand the mercies of the Lord?

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