Psalms 107

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

Give glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

2 Let the redeemed of YHWH say [so], Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.

Let them say so that have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy: and gathered out of the countries.

3 And has gathered them from the lands, From east and from west, From north, and from the sea.

From the rising and the setting of the sun, 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 in a wilderness, in a place without water: they found not the way of a city for their habitation.

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

They were hungry and thirsty: their soul fainted in them.

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

And they cried to the Lord in their tribulation: 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 led them into the right way: 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 the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: 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 hath satisfied the empty soul, and hath filled the hungry soul with good things.

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

Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death: bound in want and in iron.

11 Because they changed the saying of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High.

Because they had exasperated 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.

And their heart was humbled with labours: they were weakened, and their was none to help them.

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 delivered 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 in sunder.

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

Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

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

Because he hath broken gates of brass, and burst the iron bars.

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

He took them out of the way of their iniquity: for they were brought low for their injustices.

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

Their soul abhorred all manner of meat: and they drew nigh even to the gates of death.

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

And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he delivered 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 from their destructions.

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

Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: 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 sacrifice the sacrifice of praise: and declare his works with joy.

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 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 said the word, and there arose a storm of wind: and the waves thereof were lifted up.

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

They mount up to the heavens, and they go down to the depths: their soul pined away with evils.

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

They were troubled, and reeled like a drunken man; and all their wisdom was swallowed up.

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

And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he brought them out of their distresses.

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

And he turned the storm into a breeze: and its waves were still.

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

And they rejoiced because they were still: and he brought them to the haven which they wished for.

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

Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, 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.

And let them exalt him in the church of the people: and praise him in the chair of the ancients.

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

He hath turned rivers into a wilderness: and the sources of water into dry ground:

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

A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

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

He hath turned a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into water springs.

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

And hath placed there the hungry; and they made a city for their habitation.

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

And they sowed fields, and planted vineyards: and they yielded fruit of birth.

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 their cattle he suffered not to decrease.

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

Then they were brought to be few: and they were afflicted through the trouble of evils and sorrow.

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

Contempt was poured forth upon their princes: and he caused them to wander where there was no passing, and out of the way.

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

And he helped the poor out of poverty: and made him families like a flock of sheep.

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

The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop their mouth.

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

Who is wise, and will keep these things: and will understand the mercies of the Lord?