< Psalms 107 >

1 “Give thanks to YHWH, For [He is] good, for His kindness [is] for all time”:
Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy [endures] for ever.
2 Let the redeemed of YHWH say [so], Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.
Let them say [so] who have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
3 And has gathered them from the lands, From east and from west, From north, and from the sea.
and gathered them out of the countries, from the east, and west, and north, and south.
4 They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, They have not found a city of habitation.
They wandered in the wilderness in a dry land; they found no way to a city of habitation.
5 Hungry—indeed—thirsty, Their soul becomes feeble in them,
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6 And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He delivers them from their distress,
Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
7 And causes them to tread in a right way, To go to a city of habitation.
And he guided them into a straight path, that they might go to a city of habitation.
8 They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
9 For He has satisfied a longing soul, And has filled a hungry soul [with] goodness.
For he satisfies the empty soul, and fills the hungry [soul] with good things,
10 Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,
[even] them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, fettered in poverty and iron;
11 Because they changed the saying of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High.
because they rebelled against the words of God, and provoked the counsel of the Most High.
12 And He humbles their heart with labor, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.
So their heart was brought low with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper.
13 And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He saves them from their distresses.
Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.
14 He brings them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And He draws away their bands.
And he brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds asunder.
15 They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonders to the children of men.
16 For He has broken doors of bronze, And He has cut bars of iron.
For he broke to pieces the brazen gates, and crushed the iron bars.
17 Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.
He helped them out of the way of their iniquity; for they were brought low because of their iniquities.
18 Their soul detests all food, And they come near to the gates of death,
Their soul abhorred all meat; and they drew near to the gates of death.
19 And cry to YHWH in their adversity, He saves them from their distresses,
Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.
20 He sends His word and heals them, And delivers [them] from their destructions.
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them out of their destructions.
21 They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
22 And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.
And let them offer to him the sacrifice of praise, and proclaim this works with exultation.
23 Those going down [to] the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,
They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in many waters;
24 They have seen the works of YHWH, And His wonders in the deep.
these [men] have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
25 And He commands, and appoints a storm, And it lifts up its billows,
He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up.
26 They go up [to] the heavens, they go down [to] the depths, Their soul is melted in evil.
They go up to the heavens, and go down to the depths; their soul melts because of troubles.
27 They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.
They are troubled, they stagger as a drunkard, and all their wisdom is swallowed up.
28 And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, And He brings them out from their distresses.
Then they cry to the Lord in their affliction, and he brings them out of their distresses.
29 He calms a whirlwind, And their billows are hushed.
And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, and its waves are still.
30 And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leads them to the haven of their desire.
And they are glad, because they are quiet; and he guides them to their desire haven.
31 They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
32 And they exalt Him in [the] assembly of [the] people, And praise Him in [the] seat of [the] elderly.
Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.
33 He makes rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.
He turns rivers into a desert, and streams of water into a dry land;
34 A fruitful land becomes a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.
a fruitful land into saltness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.
35 He makes a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.
He turns a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into streams of water.
36 And He causes the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.
And there he causes the hungry to dwell, and they establish for themselves cities of habitation.
37 And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.
And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and they yield fruit of increase.
38 And He blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, And He does not diminish their livestock.
And he blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, and he diminishes not the number of their cattle.
39 And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.
Again they become few, and are brought low, by the pressure of evils and pain.
40 He is pouring contempt on nobles, And causes them to wander in vacancy—no way.
Contempt is poured upon their princes, and he causes them to wander in a desert and trackless land.
41 And sets the needy on high from affliction, And places families as a flock.
But he helps the poor out of poverty, and makes [him] families as a flock.
42 The upright see and rejoice, And all perversity has shut her mouth.
The upright shall see and rejoice; and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
43 Who [is] wise, and observes these? They understand the kind acts of YHWH!
Who is wise, and will observe these things, and understand the mercies of the Lord?

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