Psalms 107

1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, and his covenant faithfulness endures forever.

BOOK V 'O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever.'

2 Let the redeemed of Yahweh speak out, those he has rescued from the hand of the enemy.

So let the redeemed of the LORD say, whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;

3 He has gathered them out of foreign lands, 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 sea.

4 They wandered in the wilderness on a desert road and found no city in which to live.

They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; they found no city of habitation.

5 Because they were hungry and thirsty, they fainted from exhaustion.

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

6 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he rescued them out of their distress.

Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses.

7 He led them by a direct path so that they would go to a city to live in.

And He led them by a straight way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

8 Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!

Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

9 For he satisfies the longings of those who are thirsty, and the desires of those who are hungry he fills up with good things.

For He hath satisfied the longing soul, and the hungry soul He hath filled with good.

10 Some sat in darkness and in gloom, prisoners in affliction and chains.

Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron —

11 This was because they had rebelled against God's word and rejected the instruction of the Most High.

Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High.

12 He humbled their hearts through hardship; they stumbled and there was no one to help them up.

Therefore He humbled their heart with travail, they stumbled, and there was none to help —

13 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.

They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses.

14 He brought them out of darkness and gloom and broke their bonds.

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in sunder.

15 Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!

Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

16 For he has broken the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

For He hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

17 They were foolish in their rebellious ways and afflicted because of their sins.

Crazed because of the way of their transgression, and afflicted because of their iniquities —

18 They lost their desire to eat any food, and they came close to the gates of death.

Their soul abhorred all manner of food, and they drew near unto the gates of death —

19 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.

They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses;

20 He sent his word and healed them, and he rescued them from their destruction.

He sent His word, and healed them, and delivered them from their graves.

21 Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!

Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving and proclaim his deeds in singing.

And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare His works with singing.

23 Some travel on the sea in ships and do business overseas.

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters —

24 These saw the deeds of Yahweh and his wonders on the seas.

These saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep;

25 For he commanded and aroused the windstorm that stirs up the seas.

For He commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves thereof;

26 They reached up to the sky; they went down to the depths. Their lives melted away in distress.

They mounted up to the heaven, they went down to the deeps; their soul melted away because of trouble;

27 They swayed and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits' end.

They reeled to and fro, and staggered like a drunken man, and all their wisdom was swallowed up —

28 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.

They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distresses.

29 He calmed the storm, and the waves were stilled.

He made the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof were still.

30 Then they rejoiced because the sea was calm, and he brought them to their desired harbor.

Then were they glad because they were quiet, and He led them unto their desired haven.

31 Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!

Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.

Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, and praise Him in the seat of the elders.

33 He turns rivers into a wilderness, springs of water into dry land,

He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and watersprings into a thirsty ground;

34 and a fruitful land into a barren place because of the wickedness of its people.

A fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

35 He turns the wilderness into a pool of water and dry land into springs of water.

He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water, and a dry land into watersprings.

36 He settles the hungry there, and they build a city to live in.

And there He maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation;

37 They build a city to plant fields in, to plant vineyards, and to bring in an abundant harvest.

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

38 He blesses them so they are very numerous. He does not let their cattle decrease in number.

He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly, and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

39 They were diminished and brought low by painful distress and suffering.

Again, they are minished and dwindle away through oppression of evil and sorrow.

40 He pours contempt on the leaders and causes them to wander in the wilderness, where there are no roads.

He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

41 But he protects the needy from affliction and cares for his families like a flock.

Yet setteth He the needy on high from affliction, and maketh his families like a flock.

42 The upright will see this and rejoice, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.

The upright see it, and are glad; and all iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

43 Whoever is wise should take note of these things and meditate on Yahweh's acts of covenant faithfulness.

Whoso is wise, let him observe these things, and let them consider the mercies of the LORD.