Psalms 107

1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Give thanks to Yahweh for [he is] good for [is] for ever covenant loyalty his.

2 Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

Let them say [the] redeemed of Yahweh whom he has redeemed them from [the] hand of [the] opponent.

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

And from [the] lands he has gathered them from east and from west from north and from [the] sea.

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.

They wandered about in the wilderness in a desolate place of a way a city of dwelling not they found.

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Hungry also thirsty life their in them it was fainting away.

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

And they cried out to Yahweh when it was distress to them from troubles their he delivered them.

7 He led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.

And he led them by a way straight to go to a city of dwelling.

8 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

Let them give thanks to Yahweh covenant loyalty his and wonders his to [the] children of humankind.

9 For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.

For he satisfies a throat longing and a throat hungry he fills good thing[s].

10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,

[those who] sat of Darkness and deep darkness prisoners of affliction and iron.

11 because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High.

For they had rebelled against [the] words of God and [the] counsel of [the] Most High they had spurned.

12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was no one to help.

And he humbled with trouble heart their they stumbled and there not [was] a helper.

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

And they cried out to Yahweh when it was distress to them from troubles their he saved them.

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke away their chains.

He brought out them from darkness and deep darkness and fetters their he tore apart.

15 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

Let them give thanks to Yahweh covenant loyalty his and wonders his to [the] children of humankind.

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

For he breaks down gates of bronze and bars of iron he cuts down.

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

Fools from [the] way of transgression their and from iniquities their they were afflicted.

18 Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.

All food it loathed throat their and they reached to [the] gates of death.

19 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saves them out of their distresses.

And they cried out to Yahweh when it was distress to them from troubles their he saved them.

20 He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.

He sent word his and he healed them and he may deliver [them] (from pits their. *LAH(b)*)

21 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

Let them give thanks to Yahweh covenant loyalty his and wonders his to [the] children of (humankind. *LAH(b)*)

22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his deeds with singing.

And let them sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving and let them recount works his (with a shout of joy. *L(abh)*)

23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters,

[those who] went down the Sea in ships [those who] did business on [the] waters (many. *L(abh)*)

24 these see Yahweh’s deeds, and his wonders in the deep.

They they saw [the] works of Yahweh and wonders his (in [the] deep. *L(abh)*)

25 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.

And he spoke and he appointed a wind of a storm and it lifted up (waves its. *L(abh)*)

26 They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.

They went up [the] heavens they went down [the] deeps soul their in distress (it melted. *LB(ah)*)

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

They staggered and they may trembled like drunkard and all skill their (it was confused. *LB(ah)*)

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

And they cried out to Yahweh when it was distress to them and from troubles their he brought out them.

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

He raised [the] storm into a calm and they were still waves their.

30 Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.

And they rejoiced for they were quiet and he guided them to [the] harbor of desire their.

31 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds for the children of men!

Let them give thanks to Yahweh covenant loyalty his and wonders his to [the] children of humankind.

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

And let them exalt him in [the] assembly of [the] people and in [the] seat of [the] elders let them praise him.

33 He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground,

He made rivers into a wilderness and springs of water into thirsty ground.

34 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

A land of fruit into saltiness from [the] evil of [those who] dwell in it.

35 He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.

He made a wilderness into a pool of water and a land dry into springs of water.

36 There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,

And he caused to dwell there hungry [people] and they established a city of dwelling.

37 sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.

And they sowed fields and they planted vineyards and they produced fruit of produce.

38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease.

And he blessed them and they multiplied exceedingly and cattle their not he made few.

39 Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.

And they became few and they were bowed down from [the] pressure of calamity (and sorrow. *L(abh)*)

40 He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.

[he was] pouring out Contempt on noble [people] and he made wander them in a wasteland not a way.

41 Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.

And he set on high [the] needy from affliction and he made like flock families.

42 The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.

They see upright [people] so they may rejoice and all unrighteousness it shuts mouth its.

43 Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of Yahweh.

Who? [is] wise and let him observe these [things] and let them consider carefully [the] covenant loyalti of Yahweh.