Psalms 107

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

Praise the Lord, because he is good: for his mercie endureth for euer.

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

Let them, which haue bene redeemed of the Lord, shewe how he hath deliuered them from the hand of the oppressour,

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 lands, from the East and from the West, from the North and from the South.

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

When they wandered in the desert and wildernesse out of the waie, and founde no citie to dwell in,

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

Both hungrie and thirstie, their soule fainted in them.

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

Then they cried vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he deliuered them from their distresse,

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

And led them forth by the right way, that they might goe to a citie of habitation.

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

Let them therefore confesse before ye Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderfull woorkes before the sonnes of men.

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

For he satisfied the thirstie soule, and filled the hungrie soule with goodnesse.

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

They that dwell in darkenesse and in the shadowe of death, being bounde in miserie and yron,

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

Because they rebelled against the wordes of the Lord, and despised the counsell of the most High,

12 And He humbles their heart with labor, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.

When he humbled their heart with heauines, then they fell downe and there was no helper.

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

Then they cried vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he deliuered them from their distresse.

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

He brought them out of darkenes, and out of the shadowe of death, and brake their bandes asunder.

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

Let them therefore cofesse before the Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderfull woorkes before the sonnes of men.

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

For hee hath broken the gates of brasse, and brast the barres of yron asunder.

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

Fooles by reason of their transgression, and because of their iniquities are afflicted.

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

Their soule abhorreth al meat, and they are brought to deaths doore.

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

Then they crie vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he deliuereth them from their distresse.

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

He sendeth his worde and healeth them, and deliuereth them from their graues.

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

Let them therefore cofesse before the Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderful workes before the sonnes of men,

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

And let them offer sacrifices of praise, and declare his workes with reioycing.

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

They that goe downe to the sea in ships, and occupie by the great waters,

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

They see the woorkes of the Lord, and his wonders in the deepe.

25 And He commands, and appoints a storm, And it lifts up its billows,

For he commaundeth and raiseth the stormie winde, and it lifteth vp the waues thereof.

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

They mount vp to the heauen, and descend to ye deepe, so that their soule melteth for trouble.

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

They are tossed to and from, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their cunning is gone.

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

Then they crie vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresse.

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

He turneth the storme to calme, so that the waues thereof are still.

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

When they are quieted, they are glad, and hee bringeth them vnto the hauen, where they would be.

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

Let them therfore confesse before the Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderfull woorkes before the sonnes 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 Congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the Elders.

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

He turneth the floodes into a wildernesse, and the springs of waters into drinesse,

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

And a fruitfull land into barrennes for the wickednes of them that dwell therein.

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

Againe hee turneth the wildernesse into pooles of water, and the drie lande into water springs.

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

And there he placeth the hungrie, and they builde a citie to dwell in,

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

And sowe the fieldes, and plant vineyardes, which bring foorth fruitfull increase.

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

For he blesseth them, and they multiplie exceedingly, and he diminisheth not their cattell.

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

Againe men are diminished, and brought lowe by oppression, euill and sorowe.

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

He powreth contempt vpon princes, and causeth them to erre in desert places out of the way.

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

Yet he raiseth vp the poore out of miserie, and maketh him families like a flocke of sheepe.

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

The righteous shall see it, and reioyce, and all iniquitie shall stoppe her mouth.

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

Who is wise that hee may obserue these things? for they shall vnderstand the louing kindnesse of the Lord.