Psalms 107

1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

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

2 Let the redeemed by the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

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

3 And gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.

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

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.

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

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

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

6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses,

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

7 he led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.

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

8 Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.

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

9 For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.

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

10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,

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

11 because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High.

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

12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was none to help.

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

13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.

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

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

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

15 Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.

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

16 For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron.

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

17 Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.

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

18 Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.

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

19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble; he saved them out of their distresses.

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

20 He sent his word and healed them; he delivered them from their traps.

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

21 Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.

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

22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with singing.

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

23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters;

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

24 These see the LORD's works, and his wonders in the deep.

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

25 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.

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

26 They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.

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

27 They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.

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

28 Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.

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

29 He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.

He calms a whirlwind, And their billows are hushed.

30 Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.

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

31 Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.

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

32 Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.

And they exalt Him in [the] assembly of [the] people, And praise Him in [the] seat of [the] elderly.

33 He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground,

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

34 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

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

35 He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.

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

36 There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,

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

37 sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.

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

38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn't allow their livestock to decrease.

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

39 Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.

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

40 He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.

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

41 Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.

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

42 The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.

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

43 Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of the LORD.

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