Psalms 107

1 'Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age [is] His kindness:'

O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

2 Let the redeemed of Jehovah say, Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.

Let those whose cause the Lord has taken up say so, his people whom he has taken out of the hands of their haters;

3 And from the lands hath gathered them, From east and from west, From north, and from the sea.

Making them come together out of all the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.

4 They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, A city of habitation they have not found.

They were wandering in the waste places; they saw no way to a resting-place.

5 Hungry — yea — thirsty, Their soul in them becometh feeble,

Their souls became feeble for need of food and drink.

6 And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distress He delivereth them,

Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles;

7 And causeth them to tread in a right way, To go unto a city of habitation.

Guiding them in the right way, so that they might come into the town of their resting-place.

8 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.

Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

9 For He hath satisfied a longing soul, And a hungry soul hath filled [with] goodness.

He gives its desire to the unresting soul, so that it is full of good things.

10 Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,

Those who were in the dark, in the black night, in chains of sorrow and iron;

11 Because they changed the saying of God, And the counsel of the Most High despised.

Because they went against the words of God, and gave no thought to the laws of the Most High:

12 And He humbleth with labour their heart, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.

So that he made their hearts weighted down with grief; they were falling, and had no helper.

13 And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them.

Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles.

14 He bringeth them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And their bands He draweth away.

He took them out of the dark and the black night, and all their chains were broken.

15 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.

Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

16 For He hath broken doors of brass, And bars of iron He hath cut.

The doors of brass are broken by his arm, and the bands of iron are cut in two.

17 Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.

Foolish men, because of their sins, and because of their wrongdoing, are troubled;

18 All food doth their soul abominate, And they come nigh unto the gates of death,

They are disgusted by all food, and they come near to the doors of death.

19 And cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them,

Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.

20 He sendeth His word and healeth them, And delivereth from their destructions.

He sent his word and made them well, and kept them safe from the underworld.

21 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

22 And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.

Let them make offerings of praise, giving news of his works with cries of joy.

23 Those going down [to] the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,

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

24 They have seen the works of Jehovah, And His wonders in the deep.

They see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

25 And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows,

For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.

26 They go up [to] the heavens, they go down [to] the depths, Their soul in evil is melted.

The sailors go up to heaven, and down into the deep; their souls are wasted because of their trouble.

27 They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.

They are turned here and there, rolling like a man who is full of wine; and all their wisdom comes to nothing.

28 And they cry to Jehovah in their adversity, And from their distresses He bringeth them out.

Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.

29 He establisheth a whirlwind to a calm, And hushed are their billows.

He makes the storm into a calm, so that the waves are at peace.

30 And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leadeth them to the haven of their desire.

Then they are glad, because the sea is quiet, and he takes them to the harbour of their desire.

31 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

32 And they exalt Him in the assembly of the people, And in the seat of the elders praise Him.

Let them give glory to him in the meeting of the people, and praise among the chiefs.

33 He maketh rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.

He makes rivers into waste places, and springs of water into a dry land;

34 A fruitful land becometh a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.

He makes a fertile country into a salt waste, because of the sins of those who are living there.

35 He maketh a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.

He makes a waste land into a place of water, and a dry land into water-springs.

36 And He causeth the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.

And there he gives the poor a resting-place, so that they may make themselves a town;

37 And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.

And put seed in the fields and make vine-gardens, to give them fruit.

38 And He blesseth them, and they multiply exceedingly, And their cattle He doth not diminish.

He gives them his blessing so that they are increased greatly, and their cattle do not become less.

39 And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.

And when they are made low, and crushed by trouble and sorrow,

40 He is pouring contempt upon nobles, And causeth them to wander in vacancy — no way.

He puts an end to the pride of kings, and sends them wandering in the waste lands where there is no way.

41 And setteth on high the needy from affliction, And placeth families as a flock.

But he puts the poor man on high from his troubles, and gives him families like a flock.

42 The upright do see and rejoice, And all perversity hath shut her mouth.

The upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped.

43 Who [is] wise, and observeth these? They understand the kind acts of Jehovah!

Let the wise give thought to these things, and see the mercies of the Lord.