Psalms 107

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

O give thanks to Yahweh—For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.

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

Let the redeemed of Yahweh say, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the 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, out of the lands, hath gathered them—From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.

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

They wandered about in the desert—in a waste, Way to a city to dwell in, found they none;

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul within them fainted.

Hungry—yea thirsty, their soul, within them, fainted:

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

Then made they outcry to Yahweh, in their peril, Out of their distresses, he rescued them;

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

And led them by a straight road, That they might journey to a city to dwell in.

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

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men;

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

For he hath satisfied the longing soul, and, the famished soul, hath he filled with good.

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

The dwellers in darkness and death-shade, bound with oppression and iron;

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

Because they had rebelled against the sayings of GOD, —and, the counsel of the Most High, they had spurned;

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

And he bowed down, with labour, their heart, They staggered, with no one to help,

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

Then made they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, Out of their distresses, he saved them;

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

He brought them forth out of darkness and death-shade, and, their fetters, he tare off.

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

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!

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

For he brake in pieces the doors of bronze, And, the bars of iron, he hewed asunder.

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

The perverse, by reason of their transgression, and on account of their iniquities, are afflicted;

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

All manner of food, their soul abhorreth, and so they draw near unto the gates of death,

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

Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he saveth them.

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

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

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

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!

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

Yea let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and recount his works with a shout.

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

Men who go down to the sea, in ships, doing business through mighty waters;

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

They, see the works of Yahweh, and his wonders in the deep;

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

And he speaketh, and there ariseth a tempestuous wind, which lifteth on high its rolling waves;

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

They mount the heavens, they descend the roaring deeps, their soul, by trouble, dissolveth;

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

They reel and stagger, like a drunken man, and, all their wisdom, is engulfed,

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

Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he bringeth them forth,

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

He calmeth the storm to a whisper, and silent are their rolling waves:

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

Then are they glad, because they are hushed, And he guideth them unto their desired haven.

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

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with 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.—

Yea let them extol him in the convocation of the people, and, in the seated company of elders, let them praise him.

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

He turneth Rivers into a desert, and, Springs of Water, into thirsty ground,

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

A Land of Fruit, into a waste of salt, For the wickedness of them who dwell therein.

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

He turneth A Desert, into a pool of water, and, A Parched Land into springs of water;

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

And hath caused the famished to dwell there, And they have built them a city to dwell in;

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

And have sown fields, and planted vineyards, and made them fruits of increase:

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

Thus hath he blessed them, and they have multiplied greatly, And, their cattle, he maketh not few.

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

So have they become few and been brought low, By oppression, misfortune, and sorrow;

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

He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;

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

But he hath set the needy on high from affliction, and made families, like a flock: —

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

The upright seeth and is glad, And, all perverseness, hath closed her mouth.

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

Who is wise? then let him observe these things! and diligently consider the lovingkindness of Yahweh.