Psalms 107
1 to give thanks to/for LORD for be pleasing for to/for forever: enduring kindness his
Give thanks to Yahweh, because he always does good [things for us] His faithful love [for us] lasts forever!
2 to say to redeem: redeem LORD which to redeem: redeem them from hand enemy
Those whom Yahweh has saved should tell others that he has rescued them from their enemies.
3 and from land: country/planet to gather them from east and from west from north and from sea
He has gathered [those of you] who were [(exiled/taken forcefully)] to many lands; [he has gathered you together from] the east and the west, from the north and from the south.
4 to go astray in/on/with wilderness in/on/with wilderness way: journey city seat not to find
Some of those [who returned from those countries] wandered in the desert; they were lost and had no homes to live in.
5 hungry also thirsty soul their in/on/with them to enfeeble
They were hungry and thirsty, and they were very discouraged.
6 and to cry to(wards) LORD in/on/with distress to/for them from distress their to rescue them
When they were in trouble, they called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from (being distressed/their difficulties).
7 and to tread them in/on/with way: road upright to/for to go: went to(wards) city seat
He led them along a straight road [where they walked safely] to cities [in Canaan] where they could live.
8 to give thanks to/for LORD kindness his and to wonder his to/for son: child man
They should praise/thank Yahweh for loving them faithfully and for the wonderful things that he does for people.
9 for to satisfy soul to rush and soul hungry to fill good
He gives thirsty people plenty [of water] to drink, and he gives hungry people plenty of good things [to eat].
10 to dwell darkness and shadow prisoner affliction and iron
Some of them were in very dark [HEN] (places [in Babylonia/other countries]); they were prisoners, suffering because of chains [fastened to their hands and feet].
11 for to rebel word God and counsel Most High to spurn
They were in prison because they had (rebelled against/not obeyed) the message of God; they were there because they had despised the advice given by God, who is greater than all other gods.
12 and be humble in/on/with trouble heart their to stumble and nothing to help
[That is why] their bodies were worn out from hard labor; when they fell down, there was no one who would help them.
13 and to cry out to(wards) LORD in/on/with distress to/for them from distress their to save them
In their troubles, they called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from their being distressed.
14 to come out: send them from darkness and shadow and bond their to tear
He broke the chains that were on their hands and feet; and brought them out of those very dark [prisons].
15 to give thanks to/for LORD kindness his and to wonder his to/for son: child man
He broke down the [prison] gates that were made of bronze, and cut through the [prison] bars that were made of iron. [So they also] should praise/thank Yahweh for faithfully loving [them], and for [all] the wonderful things that he does for people.
16 for to break door bronze and bar iron to cut down/off
17 fool(ish) from way: journey transgression their and from iniquity: crime their to afflict
Some of them foolishly rebelled [against God], so they suffered for their sins.
18 all food to abhor soul: myself their and to touch till gate death
They did not want to eat any food, and they almost died.
19 and to cry out to(wards) LORD in/on/with distress to/for them from distress their to save them
In their troubles, they [also] called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from their being distressed.
20 to send: depart word his and to heal them and to escape (from pit their *LAH(b)*)
When he commanded that they be healed, they were healed; he saved them from dying.
21 to give thanks to/for LORD kindness his and to wonder his to/for son: child (man *LAH(b)*)
They [also] should praise/thank Yahweh for faithfully loving them, and for [all] the wonderful things that he does for people.
22 and to sacrifice sacrifice thanksgiving and to recount deed: work his (in/on/with cry *L(abh)*)
They should give offerings to him to show that they are thankful, and they should sing joyfully about the miracles that he has performed.
23 to go down [the] sea in/on/with fleet to make: do work in/on/with water (many *L(abh)*)
Some of them sailed in ships; they were selling things [in ports] throughout the world.
24 they(masc.) to see: see deed: work LORD and to wonder his (in/on/with depth *L(abh)*)
[As they were sailing], they also saw the miracles that Yahweh performed, the wonderful things that he did [when they were] on very deep seas.
25 and to say and to stand: rise spirit: breath tempest and to exalt (heap: wave his *L(abh)*)
He commanded the winds, and they became strong and (stirred up high waves/caused waves to rise high).
26 to ascend: copulate heaven to go down abyss soul: myself their in/on/with distress: harm (to melt *LB(ah)*)
The ships [in which they were sailing] were tossed high in the air, and [then] they sank into the (troughs/low places) [between the high waves]; then the sailors were terrified.
27 to celebrate and to shake like/as drunken and all wisdom their (to swallow up *LB(ah)*)
They stumbled about and staggered like drunken men, and they did not know what to do.
28 and to cry to(wards) LORD in/on/with distress to/for them and from distress their to come out: send them
In their troubles, they [also] called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from their distresses.
29 to arise: establish tempest to/for silence and be silent heap: wave their
He (calmed the storm/caused the wind to stop blowing), and he caused the waves to completely subside.
30 and to rejoice for be quiet and to lead them to(wards) haven pleasure their
They were [very] glad when it became calm; and Yahweh brought them safely into a harbor.
31 to give thanks to/for LORD kindness his and to wonder his to/for son: child man
They [also] should praise/thank Yahweh for faithfully loving [them], and for [all] the wonderful things that he does for people.
32 and to exalt him in/on/with assembly people and in/on/with seat old: elder to boast: praise him
They should praise him among the [Israeli] people when they have gathered together, and they should praise him in front of the leaders [of the country].
33 to set: make river to/for wilderness and exit water to/for parched
[Sometimes] Yahweh causes rivers [to become dry], [with the result that the land] becomes a desert, and springs of water become dry land.
34 land: country/planet fruit to/for saltiness from distress: evil to dwell in/on/with her
[Sometimes] he causes land that has produced lots of crops to become salty wastelands, [with the result that they do not produce crops]. He does that because the people who live there are [very] wicked.
35 to set: put wilderness to/for pool water and land: country/planet dryness to/for exit water
[But sometimes] he causes pools of water to appear in deserts, and he causes springs to flow in very dry ground.
36 and to dwell there hungry and to establish: make city seat
He brings hungry [people] into that land, to live there and build cities [there].
37 and to sow land: country and to plant vineyard and to make: do fruit produce
They plant seeds in their fields, and they plant grapevines that produce big crops [of grapes].
38 and to bless them and to multiply much and animal their not to diminish
He blesses the people, and the women give birth to many children, and they have large herds of cattle.
39 and to diminish and to bow from coercion distress: evil (and sorrow *L(abh)*)
When the number of people becomes smaller and they have been humiliated [by their enemies] by being oppressed and caused to suffer [DOU],
40 to pour: pour contempt upon noble and to go astray them in/on/with formlessness not way: road
Yahweh shows contempt for the leaders who oppress them, and causes them to wander in deserts where there are no roads.
41 and to exalt needy from affliction and to set: make like/as flock family
But he rescues poor [people] from (being in misery/suffering), and causes their families [to increase in number] like flocks of sheep.
42 to see: see upright and to rejoice and all injustice to gather lip her
Godly/Righteous [people will (see/hear about)] these things, and they will rejoice, and wicked people [will hear about these things, too], [but] they will have nothing to say in reply.
43 who? wise and to keep: careful these and to understand kindness LORD
Those who are wise should think carefully about those things; they should consider [all the things] that Yahweh [has done to show that he] faithfully loves [them].
