Psalms 107
1 O give thanks to Yahweh—For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
| הדו ליהוה כי טוב כי לעולם חסדו׃ |
2 Let the redeemed of Yahweh say, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;
| יאמרו גאולי יהוה אשר גאלם מיד צר׃ |
3 And, out of the lands, hath gathered them—From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
| ומארצות קבצם ממזרח וממערב מצפון ומים׃ |
4 They wandered about in the desert—in a waste, Way to a city to dwell in, found they none;
| תעו במדבר בישימון דרך עיר מושב לא מצאו׃ |
5 Hungry—yea thirsty, their soul, within them, fainted:
| רעבים גם צמאים נפשם בהם תתעטף׃ |
6 Then made they outcry to Yahweh, in their peril, Out of their distresses, he rescued them;
| ויצעקו אל יהוה בצר להם ממצוקותיהם יצילם׃ |
7 And led them by a straight road, That they might journey to a city to dwell in.
| וידריכם בדרך ישרה ללכת אל עיר מושב׃ |
8 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men;
| יודו ליהוה חסדו ונפלאותיו לבני אדם׃ |
9 For he hath satisfied the longing soul, and, the famished soul, hath he filled with good.
| כי השביע נפש שקקה ונפש רעבה מלא טוב׃ |
10 The dwellers in darkness and death-shade, bound with oppression and iron;
| ישבי חשך וצלמות אסירי עני וברזל׃ |
11 Because they had rebelled against the sayings of GOD, —and, the counsel of the Most High, they had spurned;
| כי המרו אמרי אל ועצת עליון נאצו׃ |
12 And he bowed down, with labour, their heart, They staggered, with no one to help,
| ויכנע בעמל לבם כשלו ואין עזר׃ |
13 Then made they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, Out of their distresses, he saved them;
| ויזעקו אל יהוה בצר להם ממצקותיהם יושיעם׃ |
14 He brought them forth out of darkness and death-shade, and, their fetters, he tare off.
| יוציאם מחשך וצלמות ומוסרותיהם ינתק׃ |
15 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
| יודו ליהוה חסדו ונפלאותיו לבני אדם׃ |
16 For he brake in pieces the doors of bronze, And, the bars of iron, he hewed asunder.
| כי שבר דלתות נחשת ובריחי ברזל גדע׃ |
17 The perverse, by reason of their transgression, and on account of their iniquities, are afflicted;
| אולים מדרך פשעם ומעונתיהם יתענו׃ |
18 All manner of food, their soul abhorreth, and so they draw near unto the gates of death,
| כל אכל תתעב נפשם ויגיעו עד שערי מות׃ |
19 Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he saveth them.
| ויזעקו אל יהוה בצר להם ממצקותיהם יושיעם׃ |
20 He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their graves.
| ישלח דברו וירפאם וימלט משחיתותם׃ |
21 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
| יודו ליהוה חסדו ונפלאותיו לבני אדם׃ |
22 Yea let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and recount his works with a shout.
| ויזבחו זבחי תודה ויספרו מעשיו ברנה׃ |
23 Men who go down to the sea, in ships, doing business through mighty waters;
| יורדי הים באניות עשי מלאכה במים רבים׃ |
24 They, see the works of Yahweh, and his wonders in the deep;
| המה ראו מעשי יהוה ונפלאותיו במצולה׃ |
25 And he speaketh, and there ariseth a tempestuous wind, which lifteth on high its rolling waves;
| ויאמר ויעמד רוח סערה ותרומם גליו׃ |
26 They mount the heavens, they descend the roaring deeps, their soul, by trouble, dissolveth;
| יעלו שמים ירדו תהומות נפשם ברעה תתמוגג׃ |
27 They reel and stagger, like a drunken man, and, all their wisdom, is engulfed,
| יחוגו וינועו כשכור וכל חכמתם תתבלע׃ |
28 Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he bringeth them forth,
| ויצעקו אל יהוה בצר להם וממצוקתיהם יוציאם׃ |
29 He calmeth the storm to a whisper, and silent are their rolling waves:
| יקם סערה לדממה ויחשו גליהם׃ |
30 Then are they glad, because they are hushed, And he guideth them unto their desired haven.
| וישמחו כי ישתקו וינחם אל מחוז חפצם׃ |
31 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
| יודו ליהוה חסדו ונפלאותיו לבני אדם׃ |
32 Yea let them extol him in the convocation of the people, and, in the seated company of elders, let them praise him.
| וירממוהו בקהל עם ובמושב זקנים יהללוהו׃ |
33 He turneth Rivers into a desert, and, Springs of Water, into thirsty ground,
| ישם נהרות למדבר ומצאי מים לצמאון׃ |
34 A Land of Fruit, into a waste of salt, For the wickedness of them who dwell therein.
| ארץ פרי למלחה מרעת ישבי בה׃ |
35 He turneth A Desert, into a pool of water, and, A Parched Land into springs of water;
| ישם מדבר לאגם מים וארץ ציה למצאי מים׃ |
36 And hath caused the famished to dwell there, And they have built them a city to dwell in;
| ויושב שם רעבים ויכוננו עיר מושב׃ |
37 And have sown fields, and planted vineyards, and made them fruits of increase:
| ויזרעו שדות ויטעו כרמים ויעשו פרי תבואה׃ |
38 Thus hath he blessed them, and they have multiplied greatly, And, their cattle, he maketh not few.
| ויברכם וירבו מאד ובהמתם לא ימעיט׃ |
39 So have they become few and been brought low, By oppression, misfortune, and sorrow;
| וימעטו וישחו מעצר רעה ויגון׃ |
40 He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;
| שפך בוז על נדיבים ויתעם בתהו לא דרך׃ |
41 But he hath set the needy on high from affliction, and made families, like a flock: —
| וישגב אביון מעוני וישם כצאן משפחות׃ |
42 The upright seeth and is glad, And, all perverseness, hath closed her mouth.
| יראו ישרים וישמחו וכל עולה קפצה פיה׃ |
43 Who is wise? then let him observe these things! and diligently consider the lovingkindness of Yahweh.
| מי חכם וישמר אלה ויתבוננו חסדי יהוה׃ |
