Psalms 107

1 “Give thanks to YHWH, For [He is] good, for His kindness [is] for all time”:

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

2 Let the redeemed of YHWH say [so], Whom He redeemed from the hand of an 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 has gathered them from the lands, From east and from west, From north, and from the sea.

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

4 They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, They have not found a city of habitation.

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

5 Hungry—indeed—thirsty, Their soul becomes feeble in them,

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

6 And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He delivers them from their distress,

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

7 And causes them to tread in a right way, To go to a city of habitation.

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

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

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

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

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

10 Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,

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

11 Because they changed the saying of God, And despised 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 humbles their heart with labor, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

24 They have seen the works of YHWH, And His wonders in the deep.

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

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

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

27 They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.

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

28 And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, And He brings them out from their distresses.

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

29 He calms a whirlwind, And their billows are hushed.

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

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

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

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

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

32 And they exalt Him in [the] assembly of [the] people, And praise Him in [the] seat of [the] elderly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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