Psalms 107

1 BOOK FIFTH: Oh give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for unto eternity endureth his kindness.

Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is with every generation.

2 Thus let the Lord's redeemed say, even those whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;

Let those who have been redeemed by the Lord say so: those whom he redeemed from the hand of the enemy and gathered from the regions,

3 And whom he hath gathered out of the [various] lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the sea.

from the rising of the sun and its setting, from the north and from the sea.

4 They wandered about in the wilderness, in the desert path; they could not find an inhabited city:

They wandered into solitude in a waterless place. They did not find the way of the city to be their dwelling place.

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul within them fainted.

They were hungry, and they were thirsty. Their soul fainted within them.

6 Then they cried unto the Lord when they were in distress, [and] out of their afflictions he delivered them.

And they cried out to the Lord in tribulation, and he rescued them in their necessity.

7 And he led them forth on the right way, that they might go to an inhabited city.

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

8 They [therefore] shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and [proclaim] his wonders to the children of men!

Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

9 For he satisfied the longing soul, and the hungry soul he filled with good.—

For he has satisfied the empty soul, and he has satisfied the hungry soul with good things:

10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, bound in misery and [fetters of] iron; —

those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, shackled by extreme poverty and by iron.

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

For they exasperated the eloquence of God, and they irritated the deliberation of the Most High.

12 And he humbled with trouble their heart; they stumbled, and there was none to help;

And their heart was brought low with hardships. They were weakened, and there was no one to help them.

13 But when they cry unto the Lord when they are in distress, he saveth them out of their afflictions;

And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he freed them from their distress.

14 He bringeth them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and teareth their bands asunder.

And he led them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and he broke apart their chains.

15 They [therefore] shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and [proclaim] his wonders to the children of men!

Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

16 For he hath broken the doors of copper, and the bolts of iron hath he hewn asunder.—

For he has crushed the gates of brass and broken the iron bars.

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

He has taken them up, from the way of their iniquity. For they were brought low, because of their injustices.

18 All manner of food their soul abhorreth; and they draw near unto the gates of death;

Their soul abhorred all food, and they drew near even to the gates of death.

19 But when they cry unto the Lord when they are in distress, he saveth them out of their afflictions.

And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he delivered them in their necessity.

20 He sendeth his word and healeth them, and delivereth them from their graves.

He sent his word, and he healed them, and he rescued them from their utter destruction.

21 They [therefore] shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and [proclaim] his wonders to the children of men!

Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

22 They shall also sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and relate his deeds with joyful song.—

And let them offer sacrifice with the sacrifice of praise, and let them announce his works in exultation.

23 They who go down to the sea in ships, who do business on great waters; —

Those who descend to the sea in ships, making their livelihood in the great waters:

24 These have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders on the deep.

these have seen the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep.

25 For he spoke, and he raised the stormy wind, which lifteth up its waves.

He spoke: and a windstorm stood up, and its waves were exalted.

26 They would mount up to heaven, they would go down to the depths: their soul was melted because of their danger.

They ascend even to the heavens, and they descend even to the abyss. Their soul will waste away in distress.

27 They would reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their wisdom was exhausted.

They were troubled, and they moved like a drunkard, and all their wisdom was consumed.

28 And they cried unto the Lord when they were in distress, and he brought them out of their afflictions.

And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he led them out of their distress.

29 He calmed the storm into a whisper, and stilled were the waves of the sea.

And he replaced the storm with a breeze, and its waves were stilled.

30 And they were rejoiced because they were silent: and then he guided them unto their desired haven.

And they were joyful that it was stilled, and he led them into the haven that they desired.

31 They [therefore] shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and [proclaim] his wonders to the children of men!

Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

32 And they must exalt him in the congregation of the people, and in the assembly of the elders must they praise him.—

And let them exalt him in the Church of the people, and praise him in the chair of the elders.

33 He changeth rivers into a wilderness, and water-springs into parched ground;

He has placed rivers in the desert and sources of water in dry places,

34 A fruitful land into a salty waste, for the wickedness of those that dwell therein.

a fruit-bearing land in the midst of brine, before the malice of those who dwell in it.

35 He changeth the wilderness into a pool of water, and desert land into water-springs.

He has placed a desert in the midst of pools of waters, and a land without water in the midst of sources of water.

36 And there he causeth to dwell the hungry, that they may found an inhabited city;

And he has gathered the hungry together there, and they constructed a city of habitation.

37 And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, that they may yield the fruits of the [annual] product.

And they sowed fields and planted vineyards, and they produced the fruit of nativity.

38 He also blesseth them, and they multiply greatly, and he suffereth not their cattle to diminish.

And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly. And he did not diminish their beasts of burden.

39 They were also diminished and bowed low through oppression, misfortune, and sorrow:

And they became few, and they were afflicted by the tribulation of evils and of sorrow.

40 He [then] poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in a pathless wilderness.

Contempt was poured over their leaders, and he caused them to wander in an impassable place, and not on the way.

41 And he exalteth the needy from misery, and maketh [his] families like flocks.

And he helped the poor out of destitution, and he stationed families like sheep.

42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice; but all wickedness shall stop her mouth.

The upright will see, and they will rejoice. And every iniquity will block its mouth.

43 Whoever is wise, let him observe these things, and let [all] understand the kindness of the Lord.

Who is wise and will keep these things? And who will understand the mercies of the Lord?