Psalms 107
1 BOOK FIFTH: Oh give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for unto eternity endureth his kindness.
“Give thanks to YHWH, For [He is] good, for His kindness [is] for all time”:
2 Thus let the Lord's redeemed say, even those whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;
Let the redeemed of YHWH say [so], Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.
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.
And has gathered them from the lands, From east and from west, From 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 in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, They have not found a city of habitation.
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul within them fainted.
Hungry—indeed—thirsty, Their soul becomes feeble in them,
6 Then they cried unto the Lord when they were in distress, [and] out of their afflictions he delivered them.
And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He delivers them from their distress,
7 And he led them forth on the right way, that they might go to an inhabited city.
And causes them to tread in a right way, To go 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!
They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
9 For he satisfied the longing soul, and the hungry soul he filled with good.—
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, bound in misery and [fetters of] iron; —
Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,
11 Because they have rebelled against the words of God, and have contemned the counsel of the Most High;
Because they changed the saying of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High.
12 And he humbled with trouble their heart; they stumbled, and there was none to help;
And He humbles their heart with labor, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.
13 But when they cry unto the Lord when they are in distress, he saveth them out of their afflictions;
And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He saves them from their distresses.
14 He bringeth them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and teareth their bands asunder.
He brings them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And He draws away their bands.
15 They [therefore] shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and [proclaim] his wonders to the children of men!
They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders 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 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 All manner of food their soul abhorreth; and they draw near unto the gates of death;
Their soul detests all food, And they come near 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 cry to YHWH in their adversity, He saves them from their distresses,
20 He sendeth his word and healeth them, and delivereth them from their graves.
He sends His word and heals them, And delivers [them] from their destructions.
21 They [therefore] shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and [proclaim] his wonders to the children of men!
They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
22 They shall also sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and relate his deeds with joyful song.—
And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.
23 They who go down to the sea in ships, who do business on great waters; —
Those going down [to] the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,
24 These have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders on the deep.
They have seen the works of YHWH, And His wonders in the deep.
25 For he spoke, and he raised the stormy wind, which lifteth up its waves.
And He commands, and appoints a storm, And it lifts up its billows,
26 They would mount up to heaven, they would go down to the depths: their soul was melted because of their danger.
They go up [to] the heavens, they go down [to] the depths, Their soul is melted in evil.
27 They would reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their wisdom was exhausted.
They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.
28 And they cried unto the Lord when they were in distress, and he brought them out of their afflictions.
And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, And He brings them out from their distresses.
29 He calmed the storm into a whisper, and stilled were the waves of the sea.
He calms a whirlwind, And their billows are hushed.
30 And they were rejoiced because they were silent: and then he guided them unto their desired haven.
And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leads them to the haven of their desire.
31 They [therefore] shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and [proclaim] his wonders to the children of men!
They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders 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 they exalt Him in [the] assembly of [the] people, And praise Him in [the] seat of [the] elderly.
33 He changeth rivers into a wilderness, and water-springs into parched ground;
He makes rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.
34 A fruitful land into a salty waste, for the wickedness of those that dwell therein.
A fruitful land becomes a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.
35 He changeth the wilderness into a pool of water, and desert land into water-springs.
He makes a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.
36 And there he causeth to dwell the hungry, that they may found an inhabited city;
And He causes the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.
37 And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, that they may yield the fruits of the [annual] product.
And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.
38 He also blesseth them, and they multiply greatly, and he suffereth not their cattle to diminish.
And He blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, And He does not diminish their livestock.
39 They were also diminished and bowed low through oppression, misfortune, and sorrow:
And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.
40 He [then] poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in a pathless wilderness.
He is pouring contempt on nobles, And causes them to wander in vacancy—no way.
41 And he exalteth the needy from misery, and maketh [his] families like flocks.
And sets the needy on high from affliction, And places families as a flock.
42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice; but all wickedness shall stop her mouth.
The upright see and rejoice, And all perversity has shut her mouth.
43 Whoever is wise, let him observe these things, and let [all] understand the kindness of the Lord.
Who [is] wise, and observes these? They understand the kind acts of YHWH!
