Psalms 107
1 “Give thanks to YHWH, For [He is] good, for His kindness [is] for all time”:
Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness for his kindness endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of YHWH say [so], Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.
Let this be the song of the ransomed, whom the Lord has redeemed from distress,
3 And has gathered them from the lands, From east and from west, From north, and from the sea.
gathering them from all lands, east, west, north, and south.
4 They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, They have not found a city of habitation.
In the wastes of the desert some wandered, finding no way to a city inhabited.
5 Hungry—indeed—thirsty, Their soul becomes feeble in them,
Full of hunger and thirst, their spirit failed.
6 And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He delivers them from their distress,
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses,
7 And causes them to tread in a right way, To go to a city of habitation.
guiding them straight on the way, till they reached an inhabited city.
8 They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
Let them thank the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people;
9 For He has satisfied a longing soul, And has filled a hungry soul [with] goodness.
for the thirsty he satisfies, and the hungry he fills with good things.
10 Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,
Some sat in darkness and gloom prisoners in irons and misery,
11 Because they changed the saying of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High.
for rebelling against God’s word, and spurning the Most High’s counsel.
12 And He humbles their heart with labor, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.
Their heart was bowed with toil; there was no one to help when they stumbled.
13 And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He saves them from their distresses.
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.
14 He brings them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And He draws away their bands.
Out of darkness and gloom he brought them, and burst their chains.
15 They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
Let them praise the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.
16 For He has broken doors of bronze, And He has cut bars of iron.
For he shattered the gates of bronze, and broke bars of iron.
17 Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.
Some were sick from their wicked ways, and suffering because of their sins.
18 Their soul detests all food, And they come near to the gates of death,
All manner of food they hated; they had come 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 trouble, and he saved them from 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 their life from the pit.
21 They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
Let them praise the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.
22 And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.
Let them offer to him thankofferings, and with joy tell what things he has done.
23 Those going down [to] the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,
Some crossed the sea in ships, doing business in great waters.
24 They have seen the works of YHWH, And His wonders in the deep.
They have seen what the Lord can do, and his wonderful deeds on the deep.
25 And He commands, and appoints a storm, And it lifts up its billows,
At his command rose a tempest, which lifted the waves on high.
26 They go up [to] the heavens, they go down [to] the depths, Their soul is melted in evil.
Up to heaven they went, down to the depths; their courage failed them.
27 They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.
They staggered and reeled like drunkards; all their skills useless.
28 And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, And He brings them out from their distresses.
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.
29 He calms a whirlwind, And their billows are hushed.
He stilled the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
30 And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leads them to the haven of their desire.
They were glad, because it was quiet; they were led to the haven they longed for.
31 They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
Let them praise the Lord, for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.
32 And they exalt Him in [the] assembly of [the] people, And praise Him in [the] seat of [the] elderly.
Where the people assemble, extol him, and praise him in council of elders.
33 He makes rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.
He turns streams into a wilderness, springs of water into thirsty land,
34 A fruitful land becomes a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.
fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the sin of the people.
35 He makes a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.
A desert he makes pools of water, a land of drought into springs of water.
36 And He causes the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.
He settles the hungry therein, they establish a city to live in.
37 And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.
They sow fields and plant vineyards, which furnish a fruitful yield.
38 And He blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, And He does not diminish their livestock.
By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he lets not their cattle decrease.
39 And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.
Yet when they are bowed and diminished by oppression, misfortune, or sorrow,
40 He is pouring contempt on nobles, And causes them to wander in vacancy—no way.
he pours contempt upon princes, and on trackless wastes leads them astray
41 And sets the needy on high from affliction, And places families as a flock.
He lifts the poor out of misery, and makes families fruitful as flocks.
42 The upright see and rejoice, And all perversity has shut her mouth.
At this sight shall the upright be glad, and all wicked mouths shall be stopped.
43 Who [is] wise, and observes these? They understand the kind acts of YHWH!
Let those who are wise observe this, and consider the love of the Lord
