Psalms 107
1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, and his covenant faithfulness endures forever.
| הדו ליהוה כי-טוב כי לעולם חסדו |
2 Let the redeemed of Yahweh speak out, those he has rescued from the hand of the enemy.
| יאמרו גאולי יהוה-- אשר גאלם מיד-צר |
3 He has gathered them out of foreign lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
| ומארצות קבצם ממזרח וממערב מצפון ומים |
4 They wandered in the wilderness on a desert road and found no city in which to live.
| תעו במדבר בישימון דרך עיר מושב לא מצאו |
5 Because they were hungry and thirsty, they fainted from exhaustion.
| רעבים גם-צמאים-- נפשם בהם תתעטף |
6 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he rescued them out of their distress.
| ויצעקו אל-יהוה בצר להם ממצוקותיהם יצילם |
7 He led them by a direct path so that they would go to a city to live in.
| וידריכם בדרך ישרה-- ללכת אל-עיר מושב |
8 Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
| יודו ליהוה חסדו ונפלאותיו לבני אדם |
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.
| כי-השביע נפש שקקה ונפש רעבה מלא-טוב |
10 Some sat in darkness and in gloom, prisoners in affliction and chains.
| ישבי חשך וצלמות אסירי עני וברזל |
11 This was because they had rebelled against God's word and rejected the instruction of the Most High.
| כי-המרו אמרי-אל ועצת עליון נאצו |
12 He humbled their hearts through hardship; they stumbled and there was no one to help them up.
| ויכנע בעמל לבם כשלו ואין עזר |
13 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
| ויזעקו אל-יהוה בצר להם ממצקותיהם יושיעם |
14 He brought them out of darkness and gloom and broke their bonds.
| יוציאם מחשך וצלמות ומוסרותיהם ינתק |
15 Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
| יודו ליהוה חסדו ונפלאותיו לבני אדם |
16 For he has broken the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
| כי-שבר דלתות נחשת ובריחי ברזל גדע |
17 They were foolish in their rebellious ways and afflicted because of their sins.
| אולים מדרך פשעם ומעונתיהם יתענו |
18 They lost their desire to eat any food, and they came close to the gates of death.
| כל-אכל תתעב נפשם ויגיעו עד-שערי מות |
19 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
| ויזעקו אל-יהוה בצר להם ממצקותיהם יושיעם |
20 He sent his word and healed them, and he rescued them from their destruction.
| ישלח דברו וירפאם וימלט משחיתותם |
21 Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
| יודו ליהוה חסדו ונפלאותיו לבני אדם |
22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving and proclaim his deeds in singing.
| ויזבחו זבחי תודה ויספרו מעשיו ברנה |
23 Some travel on the sea in ships and do business overseas.
| ] יורדי הים באניות עשי מלאכה במים רבים |
24 These saw the deeds of Yahweh and his wonders on the seas.
| ] המה ראו מעשי יהוה ונפלאותיו במצולה |
25 For he commanded and aroused the windstorm that stirs up the seas.
| ] ויאמר--ויעמד רוח סערה ותרומם גליו |
26 They reached up to the sky; they went down to the depths. Their lives melted away in distress.
| ] יעלו שמים ירדו תהומות נפשם ברעה תתמוגג |
27 They swayed and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits' end.
| ] יחוגו וינועו כשכור וכל-חכמתם תתבלע |
28 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
| ] ויצעקו אל-יהוה בצר להם וממצוקתיהם יוציאם |
29 He calmed the storm, and the waves were stilled.
| יקם סערה לדממה ויחשו גליהם |
30 Then they rejoiced because the sea was calm, and he brought them to their desired harbor.
| וישמחו כי-ישתקו וינחם אל-מחוז חפצם |
31 Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
| יודו ליהוה חסדו ונפלאותיו לבני אדם |
32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.
| וירוממוהו בקהל-עם ובמושב זקנים יהללוהו |
33 He turns rivers into a wilderness, springs of water into dry land,
| ישם נהרות למדבר ומצאי מים לצמאון |
34 and a fruitful land into a barren place because of the wickedness of its people.
| ארץ פרי למלחה מרעת יושבי בה |
35 He turns the wilderness into a pool of water and dry land into springs of water.
| ישם מדבר לאגם-מים וארץ ציה למצאי מים |
36 He settles the hungry there, and they build a city to live in.
| ויושב שם רעבים ויכוננו עיר מושב |
37 They build a city to plant fields in, to plant vineyards, and to bring in an abundant harvest.
| ויזרעו שדות ויטעו כרמים ויעשו פרי תבואה |
38 He blesses them so they are very numerous. He does not let their cattle decrease in number.
| ויברכם וירבו מאד ובהמתם לא ימעיט |
39 They were diminished and brought low by painful distress and suffering.
| וימעטו וישחו-- מעצר רעה ויגון |
40 He pours contempt on the leaders and causes them to wander in the wilderness, where there are no roads.
| ] שפך בוז על-נדיבים ויתעם בתהו לא-דרך |
41 But he protects the needy from affliction and cares for his families like a flock.
| וישגב אביון מעוני וישם כצאן משפחות |
42 The upright will see this and rejoice, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
| יראו ישרים וישמחו וכל-עולה קפצה פיה |
43 Whoever is wise should take note of these things and meditate on Yahweh's acts of covenant faithfulness.
| מי-חכם וישמר-אלה ויתבוננו חסדי יהוה |
