Psalms 107

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

BOOK V 'O give thanks unto 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.

So let the redeemed of the LORD say, whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;

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 sea.

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 desert way; they found no 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 unto the LORD in their trouble, 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 by a straight 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 them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for 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 longing soul, and the hungry soul He hath filled with good.

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, being bound in affliction 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 contemned the counsel of the Most High.

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

Therefore He humbled their heart with travail, they stumbled, and there was none to help —

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

They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, 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.

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in sunder.

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

Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

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

For He hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

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

Crazed because of the way of their transgression, and afflicted because of their iniquities —

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

Their soul abhorred all manner of food, and they drew near unto the gates of death —

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

They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, 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 from their graves.

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

Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for 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 the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare His works with singing.

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

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters —

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

These saw 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,

For He commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves thereof;

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

They mounted up to the heaven, they went down to the deeps; their soul melted away because of trouble;

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

They reeled to and fro, and staggered 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.

They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distresses.

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

He made the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof were still.

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

Then were they glad because they were quiet, and He led them unto their desired haven.

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

Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for 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 also in the assembly 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 turneth rivers into a wilderness, and watersprings into a thirsty ground;

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

A fruitful land into a salt waste, 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 turneth a wilderness into a pool of water, and a dry land into watersprings.

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

And there He maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation;

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

And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase.

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

He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly, and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

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

Again, they are minished and dwindle away through oppression of evil and sorrow.

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

He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

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

Yet setteth He the needy on high from affliction, and maketh his families like a flock.

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

The upright see it, and are glad; and all iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

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

Whoso is wise, let him observe these things, and let them consider the mercies of the LORD.