Psalms 107
1 “Give thanks to YHWH, For [He is] good, for His kindness [is] for all time”:
Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, and his covenant faithfulness endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of YHWH say [so], Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.
Let the redeemed of Yahweh speak out, those he has rescued from the hand of the enemy.
3 And has gathered them from the lands, From east and from west, From north, and from the sea.
He has gathered them out of foreign 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.
They wandered in the wilderness on a desert road and found no city in which to live.
5 Hungry—indeed—thirsty, Their soul becomes feeble in them,
Because they were hungry and thirsty, they fainted from exhaustion.
6 And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He delivers them from their distress,
Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he rescued them out of their distress.
7 And causes them to tread in a right way, To go to a city of habitation.
He led them by a direct path so that they would go to a city to live in.
8 They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
9 For He has satisfied a longing soul, And has filled a hungry soul [with] goodness.
For he satisfies the longings of those who are thirsty, and the desires of those who are hungry he fills up with good things.
10 Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,
Some sat in darkness and in gloom, prisoners in affliction and chains.
11 Because they changed the saying of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High.
This was because they had rebelled against God's word and rejected the instruction of the Most High.
12 And He humbles their heart with labor, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.
He humbled their hearts through hardship; they stumbled and there was no one to help them up.
13 And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He saves them from their distresses.
Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
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 gloom and broke their bonds.
15 They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
16 For He has broken doors of bronze, And He has cut bars of iron.
For he has broken the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
17 Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.
They were foolish in their rebellious ways and afflicted because of their sins.
18 Their soul detests all food, And they come near to the gates of death,
They lost their desire to eat any food, and they came close to the gates of death.
19 And cry to YHWH in their adversity, He saves them from their distresses,
Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
20 He sends His word and heals them, And delivers [them] from their destructions.
He sent his word and healed them, and he rescued them from their destruction.
21 They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
22 And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.
Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving and proclaim his deeds in singing.
23 Those going down [to] the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,
Some travel on the sea in ships and do business overseas.
24 They have seen the works of YHWH, And His wonders in the deep.
These saw the deeds of Yahweh and his wonders on the seas.
25 And He commands, and appoints a storm, And it lifts up its billows,
For he commanded and aroused the windstorm that stirs up the seas.
26 They go up [to] the heavens, they go down [to] the depths, Their soul is melted in evil.
They reached up to the sky; they went down to the depths. Their lives melted away in distress.
27 They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.
They swayed and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits' end.
28 And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, And He brings them out from their distresses.
Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
29 He calms a whirlwind, And their billows are hushed.
He calmed the storm, and the waves were stilled.
30 And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leads them to the haven of their desire.
Then they rejoiced because the sea was calm, and he brought them to their desired harbor.
31 They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
32 And they exalt Him in [the] assembly of [the] people, And praise Him in [the] seat of [the] elderly.
Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.
33 He makes rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.
He turns rivers into a wilderness, springs of water into dry land,
34 A fruitful land becomes a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.
and a fruitful land into a barren place because of the wickedness of its people.
35 He makes a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.
He turns the wilderness into a pool of water and dry land into springs of water.
36 And He causes the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.
He settles the hungry there, and they build a city to live in.
37 And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.
They build a city to plant fields in, to plant vineyards, and to bring in an abundant harvest.
38 And He blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, And He does not diminish their livestock.
He blesses them so they are very numerous. He does not let their cattle decrease in number.
39 And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.
They were diminished and brought low by painful distress and suffering.
40 He is pouring contempt on nobles, And causes them to wander in vacancy—no way.
He pours contempt on the leaders and causes them to wander in the wilderness, where there are no roads.
41 And sets the needy on high from affliction, And places families as a flock.
But he protects the needy from affliction and cares for his families like a flock.
42 The upright see and rejoice, And all perversity has shut her mouth.
The upright will see this and rejoice, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
43 Who [is] wise, and observes these? They understand the kind acts of YHWH!
Whoever is wise should take note of these things and meditate on Yahweh's acts of covenant faithfulness.
