Psalms 107

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

Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.

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

Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the oppressor,

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 out of the countries, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the sea.

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 desert way, they found no 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 unto Jehovah in their trouble, [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 led them forth by a right way, 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 give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous 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 hath satisfied the longing soul and filled the hungry soul with good.

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

Such as inhabit darkness and the shadow of death, bound in affliction and iron,

11 Because they had rebelled against the sayings of GOD, —and, the counsel of the Most High, they had spurned;

Because they had rebelled against the words of God, and had despised the counsel of the Most High; ...

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

And he bowed down their heart with labour; they stumbled, and there was none to help:

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

Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, [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.

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

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

Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works 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 hath broken the gates of bronze, and cut asunder the bars of iron.

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

Fools, because of their way of transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted;

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

Their soul abhorreth all manner of food, and they draw near unto the gates of death:

19 Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he saveth them.

Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he saveth them out of their distresses;

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

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

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

Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous 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 the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works in joyful song.

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

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

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

These see the works of Jehovah, 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 speaketh, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof:

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

They mount up to the heavens, they go down to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble;

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

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and they are at their wits' end:

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

Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses;

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

He maketh the storm a calm, and the waves thereof are still:

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

And they rejoice because they are quiet; and he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

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

Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous 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 also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the session of the elders.

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

He maketh rivers into a wilderness, and water-springs into dry ground;

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

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

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

He maketh the wilderness into a pool of water, and the 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 maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation;

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

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

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

And he blesseth them, so that they are multiplied greatly; and he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

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

And they are diminished and brought low, through oppression, adversity, and sorrow:

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

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

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

But he secureth the needy one on high from affliction, and maketh [him] families like flocks.

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

The upright shall see it, and rejoice; and all unrighteousness shall stop its mouth.

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

Whoso is wise, let him observe these things, and let them understand the loving-kindnesses of Jehovah.