Psalms 107
1 'Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age [is] His kindness:'
Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.
2 Let the redeemed of Jehovah say, Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.
Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the oppressor,
3 And from the lands hath gathered them, From east and from west, From north, and from the sea.
And gathered out of the countries, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the sea.
4 They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, A city of habitation they have not found.
They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way, they found no city of habitation;
5 Hungry — yea — thirsty, Their soul in them becometh feeble,
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them:
6 And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distress He delivereth them,
Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he delivered them out of their distresses,
7 And causeth them to tread in a right way, To go unto a city of habitation.
And he led them forth by a right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
8 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;
9 For He hath satisfied a longing soul, And a hungry soul hath filled [with] goodness.
For he hath satisfied the longing soul and filled the hungry soul with good.
10 Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,
Such as inhabit darkness and the shadow of death, bound in affliction and iron,
11 Because they changed the saying of God, And the counsel of the Most High despised.
Because they had rebelled against the words of God, and had despised the counsel of the Most High; ...
12 And He humbleth with labour their heart, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.
And he bowed down their heart with labour; they stumbled, and there was none to help:
13 And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them.
Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he saved them out of their distresses;
14 He bringeth them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And their bands He draweth away.
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in sunder.
15 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;
16 For He hath broken doors of brass, And bars of iron He hath cut.
For he hath broken the gates of bronze, and cut asunder the bars of iron.
17 Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.
Fools, because of their way of transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted;
18 All food doth their soul abominate, And they come nigh unto the gates of death,
Their soul abhorreth all manner of food, and they draw near unto the gates of death:
19 And cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them,
Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he saveth them out of their distresses;
20 He sendeth His word and healeth them, And delivereth from their destructions.
He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their destructions.
21 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men,
22 And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.
And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works in joyful song.
23 Those going down [to] the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters,
24 They have seen the works of Jehovah, And His wonders in the deep.
These see the works of Jehovah, and his wonders in the deep.
25 And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows,
For he speaketh, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof:
26 They go up [to] the heavens, they go down [to] the depths, Their soul in evil is melted.
They mount up to the heavens, they go down to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble;
27 They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and they are at their wits' end:
28 And they cry to Jehovah in their adversity, And from their distresses He bringeth them out.
Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses;
29 He establisheth a whirlwind to a calm, And hushed are their billows.
He maketh the storm a calm, and the waves thereof are still:
30 And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leadeth them to the haven of their desire.
And they rejoice because they are quiet; and he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
31 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to 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 exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the session of the elders.
33 He maketh rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.
He maketh rivers into a wilderness, and water-springs into dry ground;
34 A fruitful land becometh a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.
A fruitful land into a plain of salt, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
35 He maketh a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.
He maketh the wilderness into a pool of water, and the dry land into water-springs;
36 And He causeth the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation;
37 And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.
And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase;
38 And He blesseth them, and they multiply exceedingly, And their cattle He doth not diminish.
And he blesseth them, so that they are multiplied greatly; and he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
39 And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.
And they are diminished and brought low, through oppression, adversity, and sorrow:
40 He is pouring contempt upon nobles, And causeth them to wander in vacancy — no way.
He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;
41 And setteth on high the needy from affliction, And placeth families as a flock.
But he secureth the needy one on high from affliction, and maketh [him] families like flocks.
42 The upright do see and rejoice, And all perversity hath shut her mouth.
The upright shall see it, and rejoice; and all unrighteousness shall stop its mouth.
43 Who [is] wise, and observeth these? They understand the kind acts of Jehovah!
Whoso is wise, let him observe these things, and let them understand the loving-kindnesses of Jehovah.
