Psalms 107

1 “BOOK V.” O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; For his mercy endureth for ever!

BOOK V 'O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever.'

2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say it, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

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

3 Whom he hath gathered from the lands, From the east, the west, the north, and the south.

And gathered them out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the sea.

4 They were wandering in the wilderness, in a desert, They found no way to a city to dwell in.

They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; they found no city of habitation.

5 They were hungry and thirsty, And their souls fainted within them.

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And he delivered them out of their distress.

Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses.

7 He led them in a straight way, Till they came to a city where they might dwell.

And He led them by a straight way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

8 O let them praise the LORD for his goodness, For his wonderful works to the children 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 satisfieth the thirsty, And the hungry he filleth with good.

For He hath satisfied the longing soul, and the hungry soul He hath filled with good.

10 They dwelt in darkness and the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron;

Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron —

11 Because they disobeyed the commands of God, And contemned the will of the Most High;

Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High.

12 Their hearts he brought down by hardship; They fell down, and there was none to help.

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

13 But they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And he saved them out of their distresses;

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

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And brake their bands asunder.

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

15 O let them praise the LORD for his goodness, For his wonderful works to the children 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 hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron asunder.

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

17 The foolish, because of their transgressions, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted;

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

18 They abhorred all kinds of food; They were near to the gates of death.

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

19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And he delivered them out of their distresses;

They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses;

20 He sent his word, and healed them, And saved them from their destruction.

He sent His word, and healed them, and delivered them from their graves.

21 O let them praise the LORD for his goodness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!

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

22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare his works with joy!

And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare His works with singing.

23 They who go down to the sea in ships, And do business in great waters,

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

24 These see the works of the LORD, And his wonders in the deep.

These saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep;

25 He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth high the waves.

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

26 They mount up to the heavens, They sink down to the depths, Their soul melteth with distress;

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

27 They reel and stagger like a drunken man, And all their skill is vain.

They reeled to and fro, and staggered like a drunken man, and all their wisdom was swallowed up —

28 Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, And he saveth them out of their distresses;

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

29 He turneth the storm into a calm, And the waves are hushed;

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

30 Then they rejoice that they are still, And he bringeth them to their desired haven.

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

31 O let them praise the LORD for his goodness. For his wonderful works to the children of men!

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

32 Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, And praise him in the assembly of the elders!

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

33 He turneth rivers into a desert, And springs of water into dry ground;

He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and watersprings into a thirsty ground;

34 A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

A fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

35 He turneth the desert into a lake of water, And dry ground into springs of water;

He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water, and a dry land into watersprings.

36 And there he causeth the hungry to dwell, And they build a city for a dwelling-place,

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

37 And sow fields and plant vineyards, Which yield a fruitful increase.

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

38 He blesseth them, so that they multiply greatly, And suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

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

39 When they are diminished and brought low By oppression, affliction, and sorrow,

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

40 He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in a pathless wilderness;

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

41 But he raiseth the poor from their affliction, And increaseth their families like a flock.

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

42 The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity shutteth her mouth.

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

43 Whoso is wise, let him observe this, And have regard to the loving-kindness of the LORD!

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