Psalms 107

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

O 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 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 them out of 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 wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

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 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 the 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;

Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for 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 longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.

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

Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being 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 rebelled against the words of God, and scorned the counsel of the most High:

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

Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; they fell down, 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 to the LORD 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!

Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful 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 has broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

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

Fools because of their 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 abhors all manner of meat; and they draw 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 cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he saves 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 from their destructions.

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

Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for 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 sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

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 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 commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves thereof.

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

They mount up to the heaven, they go down again 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 are at their wit’s end.

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 trouble, and he brings them out of their distresses.

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

He makes the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

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

Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he brings them to their desired haven.

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

Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for 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 also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

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

He turns rivers into a wilderness, and the 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 barrenness, 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 turns the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into springs.

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

And there he makes the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

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

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

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

He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffers not their cattle to decrease.

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

Again, they are diminished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

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

He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.

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

Yet sets he the poor on high from affliction, and makes him families like a flock.

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

The righteous shall see it, 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.

Whoever is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the loving kindness of the LORD.