Psalms 107
1 O give thanks to Yahweh—For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
2 Let the redeemed of Yahweh say, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;
Let those whose cause the Lord has taken up say so, his people whom he has taken out of the hands of their haters;
3 And, out of the lands, hath gathered them—From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
Making them come together out of all the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
4 They wandered about in the desert—in a waste, Way to a city to dwell in, found they none;
They were wandering in the waste places; they saw no way to a resting-place.
5 Hungry—yea thirsty, their soul, within them, fainted:
Their souls became feeble for need of food and drink.
6 Then made they outcry to Yahweh, in their peril, Out of their distresses, he rescued them;
Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles;
7 And led them by a straight road, That they might journey to a city to dwell in.
Guiding them in the right way, so that they might come into the town of their resting-place.
8 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men;
Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
9 For he hath satisfied the longing soul, and, the famished soul, hath he filled with good.
He gives its desire to the unresting soul, so that it is full of good things.
10 The dwellers in darkness and death-shade, bound with oppression and iron;
Those who were in the dark, in the black night, in chains of sorrow and iron;
11 Because they had rebelled against the sayings of GOD, —and, the counsel of the Most High, they had spurned;
Because they went against the words of God, and gave no thought to the laws of the Most High:
12 And he bowed down, with labour, their heart, They staggered, with no one to help,
So that he made their hearts weighted down with grief; they were falling, and had no helper.
13 Then made they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, Out of their distresses, he saved them;
Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles.
14 He brought them forth out of darkness and death-shade, and, their fetters, he tare off.
He took them out of the dark and the black night, and all their chains were broken.
15 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
16 For he brake in pieces the doors of bronze, And, the bars of iron, he hewed asunder.
The doors of brass are broken by his arm, and the bands of iron are cut in two.
17 The perverse, by reason of their transgression, and on account of their iniquities, are afflicted;
Foolish men, because of their sins, and because of their wrongdoing, are troubled;
18 All manner of food, their soul abhorreth, and so they draw near unto the gates of death,
They are disgusted by all food, and they come near to the doors of death.
19 Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he saveth them.
Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.
20 He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their graves.
He sent his word and made them well, and kept them safe from the underworld.
21 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
22 Yea let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and recount his works with a shout.
Let them make offerings of praise, giving news of his works with cries of joy.
23 Men who go down to the sea, in ships, doing business through mighty waters;
Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in the great waters;
24 They, see the works of Yahweh, and his wonders in the deep;
They see 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 at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.
26 They mount the heavens, they descend the roaring deeps, their soul, by trouble, dissolveth;
The sailors go up to heaven, and down into the deep; their souls are wasted because of their trouble.
27 They reel and stagger, like a drunken man, and, all their wisdom, is engulfed,
They are turned here and there, rolling like a man who is full of wine; and all their wisdom comes to nothing.
28 Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he bringeth them forth,
Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.
29 He calmeth the storm to a whisper, and silent are their rolling waves:
He makes the storm into a calm, so that the waves are at peace.
30 Then are they glad, because they are hushed, And he guideth them unto their desired haven.
Then they are glad, because the sea is quiet, and he takes them to the harbour of their desire.
31 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children 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 give glory to him in the meeting of the people, and praise among the chiefs.
33 He turneth Rivers into a desert, and, Springs of Water, into thirsty ground,
He makes rivers into waste places, and springs of water into a dry land;
34 A Land of Fruit, into a waste of salt, For the wickedness of them who dwell therein.
He makes a fertile country into a salt waste, because of the sins of those who are living there.
35 He turneth A Desert, into a pool of water, and, A Parched Land into springs of water;
He makes a waste land into a place of water, and a dry land into water-springs.
36 And hath caused the famished to dwell there, And they have built them a city to dwell in;
And there he gives the poor a resting-place, so that they may make themselves a town;
37 And have sown fields, and planted vineyards, and made them fruits of increase:
And put seed in the fields and make vine-gardens, to give them fruit.
38 Thus hath he blessed them, and they have multiplied greatly, And, their cattle, he maketh not few.
He gives them his blessing so that they are increased greatly, and their cattle do not become less.
39 So have they become few and been brought low, By oppression, misfortune, and sorrow;
And when they are made low, and crushed by trouble and sorrow,
40 He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;
He puts an end to the pride of kings, and sends them wandering in the waste lands where there is no way.
41 But he hath set the needy on high from affliction, and made families, like a flock: —
But he puts the poor man on high from his troubles, and gives him families like a flock.
42 The upright seeth and is glad, And, all perverseness, hath closed her mouth.
The upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped.
43 Who is wise? then let him observe these things! and diligently consider the lovingkindness of Yahweh.
Let the wise give thought to these things, and see the mercies of the Lord.
