Psalms 107

1 O give thanks to Yahweh—For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.

Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy [endures] for ever.

2 Let the redeemed of Yahweh say, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;

Let them say [so] who have been redeemed by the Lord, 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 them out of the countries, from the east, and west, and north, and south.

4 They wandered about in the desert—in a waste, Way to a city to dwell in, found they none;

They wandered in the wilderness in a dry land; they found no way to a city of habitation.

5 Hungry—yea thirsty, their soul, within them, fainted:

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

6 Then made they outcry to Yahweh, in their peril, Out of their distresses, he rescued them;

Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

7 And led them by a straight road, That they might journey to a city to dwell in.

And he guided them into a straight path, that they might go to a city of habitation.

8 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men;

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

9 For he hath satisfied the longing soul, and, the famished soul, hath he filled with good.

For he satisfies the empty soul, and fills the hungry [soul] with good things,

10 The dwellers in darkness and death-shade, bound with oppression and iron;

[even] them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, fettered in poverty and iron;

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 provoked the counsel of the Most High.

12 And he bowed down, with labour, their heart, They staggered, with no one to help,

So their heart was brought low with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper.

13 Then made they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, Out of their distresses, he saved them;

Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.

14 He brought them forth out of darkness and death-shade, and, their fetters, he tare off.

And he brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds asunder.

15 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonders to the children of men.

16 For he brake in pieces the doors of bronze, And, the bars of iron, he hewed asunder.

For he broke to pieces the brazen gates, and crushed the iron bars.

17 The perverse, by reason of their transgression, and on account of their iniquities, are afflicted;

He helped them out of the way of their iniquity; for they were brought low because of their iniquities.

18 All manner of food, their soul abhorreth, and so they draw near unto the gates of death,

Their soul abhorred all meat; and they 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 to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.

20 He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their graves.

He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them out of their destructions.

21 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

22 Yea let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and recount his works with a shout.

And let them offer to him the sacrifice of praise, and proclaim this works with exultation.

23 Men who go down to the sea, in ships, doing business through mighty waters;

They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in many waters;

24 They, see the works of Yahweh, and his wonders in the deep;

these [men] have seen 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;

He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up.

26 They mount the heavens, they descend the roaring deeps, their soul, by trouble, dissolveth;

They go up to the heavens, and go down to the depths; their soul melts because of troubles.

27 They reel and stagger, like a drunken man, and, all their wisdom, is engulfed,

They are troubled, they stagger as a drunkard, and all their wisdom is swallowed up.

28 Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he bringeth them forth,

Then they cry to the Lord in their affliction, and he brings them out of their distresses.

29 He calmeth the storm to a whisper, and silent are their rolling waves:

And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, and its waves are still.

30 Then are they glad, because they are hushed, And he guideth them unto their desired haven.

And they are glad, because they are quiet; and he guides them to their desire haven.

31 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to 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 exalt him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.

33 He turneth Rivers into a desert, and, Springs of Water, into thirsty ground,

He turns rivers into a desert, and streams of water into a dry land;

34 A Land of Fruit, into a waste of salt, For the wickedness of them who dwell therein.

a fruitful land into saltness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.

35 He turneth A Desert, into a pool of water, and, A Parched Land into springs of water;

He turns a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into streams of water.

36 And hath caused the famished to dwell there, And they have built them a city to dwell in;

And there he causes the hungry to dwell, and they establish for themselves cities of habitation.

37 And have sown fields, and planted vineyards, and made them fruits of increase:

And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and they yield fruit of increase.

38 Thus hath he blessed them, and they have multiplied greatly, And, their cattle, he maketh not few.

And he blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, and he diminishes not the number of their cattle.

39 So have they become few and been brought low, By oppression, misfortune, and sorrow;

Again they become few, and are brought low, by the pressure of evils and pain.

40 He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;

Contempt is poured upon their princes, and he causes them to wander in a desert and trackless land.

41 But he hath set the needy on high from affliction, and made families, like a flock: —

But he helps the poor out of poverty, and makes [him] families as a flock.

42 The upright seeth and is glad, And, all perverseness, hath closed her mouth.

The upright shall see and rejoice; and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

43 Who is wise? then let him observe these things! and diligently consider the lovingkindness of Yahweh.

Who is wise, and will observe these things, and understand the mercies of the Lord?