Psalms 107
1 O give thanks to Yahweh—For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
“Give thanks to YHWH, For [He is] good, for His kindness [is] for all time”:
2 Let the redeemed of Yahweh say, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;
Let the redeemed of YHWH say [so], Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.
3 And, out of the lands, hath gathered them—From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
And has gathered them from the lands, From east and from west, From 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 a wilderness, in a desert by the way, They have not found a city of habitation.
5 Hungry—yea thirsty, their soul, within them, fainted:
Hungry—indeed—thirsty, Their soul becomes feeble in them,
6 Then made they outcry to Yahweh, in their peril, Out of their distresses, he rescued them;
And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He delivers them from their distress,
7 And led them by a straight road, That they might journey to a city to dwell in.
And causes them to tread in a right way, To 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;
They confess to YHWH His kindness, 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 has satisfied a longing soul, And has filled a hungry soul [with] goodness.
10 The dwellers in darkness and death-shade, bound with oppression and iron;
Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,
11 Because they had rebelled against the sayings of GOD, —and, the counsel of the Most High, they had spurned;
Because they changed the saying 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,
And He humbles their heart with labor, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.
13 Then made they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, Out of their distresses, he saved them;
And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, He saves them from their distresses.
14 He brought them forth out of darkness and death-shade, and, their fetters, he tare off.
He brings them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And He draws away their bands.
15 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
They confess to YHWH His kindness, 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 doors of bronze, And He has cut bars of iron.
17 The perverse, by reason of their transgression, and on account of their iniquities, are afflicted;
Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.
18 All manner of food, their soul abhorreth, and so they draw near unto the gates of death,
Their soul detests all food, And they come near to the gates of death,
19 Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he saveth them.
And cry to YHWH in their adversity, He saves them from their distresses,
20 He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their graves.
He sends His word and heals them, And delivers [them] from their destructions.
21 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
They confess to YHWH His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
22 Yea let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and recount his works with a shout.
And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.
23 Men who go down to the sea, in ships, doing business through mighty waters;
Those going down [to] the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,
24 They, see the works of Yahweh, and his wonders in the deep;
They have seen the works of YHWH, And His wonders in the deep.
25 And he speaketh, and there ariseth a tempestuous wind, which lifteth on high its rolling waves;
And He commands, and appoints a storm, And it lifts up its billows,
26 They mount the heavens, they descend the roaring deeps, their soul, by trouble, dissolveth;
They go up [to] the heavens, they go down [to] the depths, Their soul is melted in evil.
27 They reel and stagger, like a drunken man, and, all their wisdom, is engulfed,
They reel to and fro, and move 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,
And they cry to YHWH in their adversity, And He brings them out from their distresses.
29 He calmeth the storm to a whisper, and silent are their rolling waves:
He calms a whirlwind, And their billows are hushed.
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 leads them to the haven of their desire.
31 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
They confess to YHWH His kindness, 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.
And they exalt Him in [the] assembly of [the] people, And praise Him in [the] seat of [the] elderly.
33 He turneth Rivers into a desert, and, Springs of Water, into thirsty ground,
He makes rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.
34 A Land of Fruit, into a waste of salt, For the wickedness of them who dwell therein.
A fruitful land becomes a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.
35 He turneth A Desert, into a pool of water, and, A Parched Land into springs of water;
He makes a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.
36 And hath caused the famished to dwell there, And they have built them a city to dwell in;
And He causes the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city 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 make fruits 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 does not diminish their livestock.
39 So have they become few and been brought low, By oppression, misfortune, and sorrow;
And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.
40 He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;
He is pouring contempt on nobles, And causes them to wander in vacancy—no way.
41 But he hath set the needy on high from affliction, and made families, like a flock: —
And sets the needy on high from affliction, And places families as a flock.
42 The upright seeth and is glad, And, all perverseness, hath closed her mouth.
The upright see and rejoice, And all perversity has shut her mouth.
43 Who is wise? then let him observe these things! and diligently consider the lovingkindness of Yahweh.
Who [is] wise, and observes these? They understand the kind acts of YHWH!
