Psalms 107
1 Give thanks to YHWH, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness for his kindness endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed by YHWH say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
Let this be the song of the ransomed, whom the Lord has redeemed from distress,
3 And gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
gathering them from all lands, east, west, north, and south.
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.
In the wastes of the desert some wandered, finding no way to a city inhabited.
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
Full of hunger and thirst, their spirit failed.
6 Then they cried to YHWH in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses,
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses,
7 he led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.
guiding them straight on the way, till they reached an inhabited city.
8 Let them praise YHWH for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.
Let them thank the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people;
9 For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.
for the thirsty he satisfies, and the hungry he fills with good things.
10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,
Some sat in darkness and gloom prisoners in irons and misery,
11 because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High.
for rebelling against God’s word, and spurning the Most High’s counsel.
12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was none to help.
Their heart was bowed with toil; there was no one to help when they stumbled.
13 Then they cried to YHWH in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds in sunder.
Out of darkness and gloom he brought them, and burst their chains.
15 Let them praise YHWH for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.
Let them praise the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.
16 For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron.
For he shattered the gates of bronze, and broke bars of iron.
17 Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.
Some were sick from their wicked ways, and suffering because of their sins.
18 Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.
All manner of food they hated; they had come to the gates of death.
19 Then they cried to YHWH in their trouble; he saved them out of their distresses.
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.
20 He sent his word and healed them; he delivered them from their traps.
He sent his word and healed them, and delivered their life from the pit.
21 Let them praise YHWH for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.
Let them praise the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.
22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with singing.
Let them offer to him thankofferings, and with joy tell what things he has done.
23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters;
Some crossed the sea in ships, doing business in great waters.
24 These see YHWH's works, and his wonders in the deep.
They have seen what the Lord can do, and his wonderful deeds on the deep.
25 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.
At his command rose a tempest, which lifted the waves on high.
26 They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.
Up to heaven they went, down to the depths; their courage failed them.
27 They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
They staggered and reeled like drunkards; all their skills useless.
28 Then they cry to YHWH in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.
29 He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.
He stilled the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
30 Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.
They were glad, because it was quiet; they were led to the haven they longed for.
31 Let them praise YHWH for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.
Let them praise the Lord, for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.
32 Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.
Where the people assemble, extol him, and praise him in council of elders.
33 He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground,
He turns streams into a wilderness, springs of water into thirsty land,
34 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the sin of the people.
35 He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.
A desert he makes pools of water, a land of drought into springs of water.
36 There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,
He settles the hungry therein, they establish a city to live in.
37 sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.
They sow fields and plant vineyards, which furnish a fruitful yield.
38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn't allow their livestock to decrease.
By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he lets not their cattle decrease.
39 Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
Yet when they are bowed and diminished by oppression, misfortune, or sorrow,
40 He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.
he pours contempt upon princes, and on trackless wastes leads them astray
41 Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.
He lifts the poor out of misery, and makes families fruitful as flocks.
42 The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.
At this sight shall the upright be glad, and all wicked mouths shall be stopped.
43 Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of YHWH.
Let those who are wise observe this, and consider the love of the Lord
