Psalms 107

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

Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy [endures] for ever.

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

Let them say [so] who have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

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

and gathered them out of the countries, from the east, and west, and north, and south.

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

They wandered in the wilderness in a dry land; they found no way to a city of habitation.

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

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

Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

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

And he guided them into a straight path, that they might go to a city of habitation.

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

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

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

For he satisfies the empty soul, and fills the hungry [soul] with good things,

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

[even] them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, fettered in poverty and iron;

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

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

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

So their heart was brought low with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper.

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

Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.

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

And he brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds asunder.

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

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonders to the children of men.

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

For he broke to pieces the brazen gates, and crushed the iron bars.

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

He helped them out of the way of their iniquity; for they were brought low because of their iniquities.

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

Their soul abhorred all meat; and they drew near to the gates of death.

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

Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.

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

He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them out of their destructions.

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

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

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

And let them offer to him the sacrifice of praise, and proclaim this works with exultation.

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

They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in many waters;

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

these [men] have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

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

He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up.

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

They go up to the heavens, and go down to the depths; their soul melts because of troubles.

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

They are troubled, they stagger as a drunkard, and all their wisdom is swallowed up.

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

Then they cry to the Lord in their affliction, and he brings them out of their distresses.

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

And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, and its waves are still.

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

And they are glad, because they are quiet; and he guides them to their desire haven.

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

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

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

Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.

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

He turns rivers into a desert, and streams of water into a dry land;

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

a fruitful land into saltness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.

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

He turns a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into streams of water.

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

And there he causes the hungry to dwell, and they establish for themselves cities of habitation.

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

And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and they yield fruit of increase.

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

And he blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, and he diminishes not the number of their cattle.

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

Again they become few, and are brought low, by the pressure of evils and pain.

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

Contempt is poured upon their princes, and he causes them to wander in a desert and trackless land.

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

But he helps the poor out of poverty, and makes [him] families as a flock.

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

The upright shall see and rejoice; and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

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

Who is wise, and will observe these things, and understand the mercies of the Lord?