Psalms 107
1 O give thanks to Yahweh—For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of Yahweh say, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
3 And, out of the lands, hath gathered them—From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
4 They wandered about in the desert—in a waste, Way to a city to dwell in, found they none;
Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.
5 Hungry—yea thirsty, their soul, within them, fainted:
They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.
6 Then made they outcry to Yahweh, in their peril, Out of their distresses, he rescued them;
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.
7 And led them by a straight road, That they might journey to a city to dwell in.
He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.
8 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men;
Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
9 For he hath satisfied the longing soul, and, the famished soul, hath he filled with good.
For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
10 The dwellers in darkness and death-shade, bound with oppression and iron;
Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,
11 Because they had rebelled against the sayings of GOD, —and, the counsel of the Most High, they had spurned;
because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.
12 And he bowed down, with labour, their heart, They staggered, with no one to help,
He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13 Then made they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, Out of their distresses, he saved them;
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
14 He brought them forth out of darkness and death-shade, and, their fetters, he tare off.
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.
15 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
16 For he brake in pieces the doors of bronze, And, the bars of iron, he hewed asunder.
For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
17 The perverse, by reason of their transgression, and on account of their iniquities, are afflicted;
Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.
18 All manner of food, their soul abhorreth, and so they draw near unto the gates of death,
They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.
19 Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he saveth them.
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
20 He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their graves.
He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
21 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
22 Yea let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and recount his works with a shout.
Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.
23 Men who go down to the sea, in ships, doing business through mighty waters;
Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.
24 They, see the works of Yahweh, and his wonders in the deep;
They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep.
25 And he speaketh, and there ariseth a tempestuous wind, which lifteth on high its rolling waves;
For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
26 They mount the heavens, they descend the roaring deeps, their soul, by trouble, dissolveth;
They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.
27 They reel and stagger, like a drunken man, and, all their wisdom, is engulfed,
They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.
28 Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he bringeth them forth,
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
29 He calmeth the storm to a whisper, and silent are their rolling waves:
He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
30 Then are they glad, because they are hushed, And he guideth them unto their desired haven.
They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
31 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
32 Yea let them extol him in the convocation of the people, and, in the seated company of elders, let them praise him.
Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.
33 He turneth Rivers into a desert, and, Springs of Water, into thirsty ground,
He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground,
34 A Land of Fruit, into a waste of salt, For the wickedness of them who dwell therein.
and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
35 He turneth A Desert, into a pool of water, and, A Parched Land into springs of water;
He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
36 And hath caused the famished to dwell there, And they have built them a city to dwell in;
He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.
37 And have sown fields, and planted vineyards, and made them fruits of increase:
They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.
38 Thus hath he blessed them, and they have multiplied greatly, And, their cattle, he maketh not few.
He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
39 So have they become few and been brought low, By oppression, misfortune, and sorrow;
When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,
40 He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;
He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
41 But he hath set the needy on high from affliction, and made families, like a flock: —
But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.
42 The upright seeth and is glad, And, all perverseness, hath closed her mouth.
The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
43 Who is wise? then let him observe these things! and diligently consider the lovingkindness of Yahweh.
Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
