Psalms 107

1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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

2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

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

3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.

And, out of the lands, hath gathered them—From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

They wandered about in the desert—in a waste, Way to a city to dwell in, found they none;

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Hungry—yea thirsty, their soul, within them, fainted:

6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

Then made they outcry to Yahweh, in their peril, Out of their distresses, he rescued them;

7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

And led them by a straight road, That they might journey to a city to dwell in.

8 O that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

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

9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

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

10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

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

11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and despised the counsel of the most High:

Because they had rebelled against the sayings of GOD, —and, the counsel of the Most High, they had spurned;

12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

And he bowed down, with labour, their heart, They staggered, with no one to help,

13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.

Then made they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, Out of their distresses, he saved them;

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands asunder.

He brought them forth out of darkness and death-shade, and, their fetters, he tare off.

15 O that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

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

16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron asunder.

For he brake in pieces the doors of bronze, And, the bars of iron, he hewed asunder.

17 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

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

18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; and they draw near to the gates of death.

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

19 Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, he saveth them out of their distresses.

Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he saveth them.

20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their graves.

21 O that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

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

22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

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

23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business on great waters;

Men who go down to the sea, in ships, doing business through mighty waters;

24 These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.

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

25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up its waves.

And he speaketh, and there ariseth a tempestuous wind, which lifteth on high its rolling waves;

26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.

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

27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.

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

28 Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he bringeth them forth,

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

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

30 Then are they glad because they are quiet; so he bringeth them to their desired haven.

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

31 O that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

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

32 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

Yea let them extol him in the convocation of the people, and, in the seated company of elders, let them praise him.

33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;

He turneth Rivers into a desert, and, Springs of Water, into thirsty ground,

34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.

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

35 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.

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

36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

And hath caused the famished to dwell there, And they have built them a city to dwell in;

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

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

38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and doest not let their cattle to decrease.

Thus hath he blessed them, and they have multiplied greatly, And, their cattle, he maketh not few.

39 Again, they are diminished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

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

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

He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;

41 Yet he setteth the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

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

42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

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

43 Whoever is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.

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