Psalms 107

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

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

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

Let the redeemed by the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the 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 gathered 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 desert way. They found no city to live 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.

he led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.

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

Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.

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

For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.

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

Some sat 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 condemned 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 bonds in sunder.

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

Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.

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 bronze, and cut through bars of iron.

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

Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.

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

Their soul abhors all kinds of food. 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 cried to the LORD in their trouble; 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; he delivered them from their traps.

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

Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.

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

Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with singing.

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 great waters;

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

These see the LORD's works, 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 its waves.

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

They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.

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

They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and 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 to the LORD in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.

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

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

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

Then they are glad because it is calm, 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!

Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the descendants of Adam.

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 assembly 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, water springs into a thirsty ground,

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

and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

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

He turns a desert into a pool 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;

There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,

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

sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the 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. He doesn't allow their livestock to decrease.

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

Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, 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 a trackless waste.

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

Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.

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

The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.

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

Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of the LORD.