Psalms 107

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

Praise the Lord, because he is good: for his mercie endureth for euer.

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

Let them, which haue bene redeemed of the Lord, shewe how he hath deliuered them from the hand of the oppressour,

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

And gathered them out of 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.

When they wandered in the desert and wildernesse out of the waie, and founde no citie to dwell in,

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

Both hungrie and thirstie, their soule fainted in them.

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

Then they cried vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he deliuered them from their distresse,

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

And led them forth by the right way, that they might goe to a citie of habitation.

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

Let them therefore confesse before ye Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderfull woorkes before the sonnes of men.

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

For he satisfied the thirstie soule, and filled the hungrie soule with goodnesse.

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

They that dwell in darkenesse and in the shadowe of death, being bounde in miserie and yron,

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

Because they rebelled against the wordes of the Lord, and despised the counsell of the most High,

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

When he humbled their heart with heauines, then they fell downe and there was no helper.

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

Then they cried vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he deliuered them from their distresse.

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

He brought them out of darkenes, and out of the shadowe of death, and brake their bandes asunder.

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

Let them therefore cofesse before the Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderfull woorkes before the sonnes of men.

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

For hee hath broken the gates of brasse, and brast the barres of yron asunder.

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

Fooles by reason of their 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 soule abhorreth al meat, and they are brought to deaths doore.

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

Then they crie vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he deliuereth them from their distresse.

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

He sendeth his worde and healeth them, and deliuereth them from their graues.

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

Let them therefore cofesse before the Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderful workes before the sonnes of men,

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

And let them offer sacrifices of praise, and declare his workes with reioycing.

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

They that goe downe to the sea in ships, and occupie by the great waters,

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

They see the woorkes of the Lord, and his wonders in the deepe.

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

For he commaundeth and raiseth the stormie winde, and it lifteth vp the waues thereof.

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

They mount vp to the heauen, and descend to ye deepe, so that their soule melteth for trouble.

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

They are tossed to and from, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their cunning is gone.

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

Then they crie vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresse.

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

He turneth the storme to calme, so that the waues thereof are still.

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

When they are quieted, they are glad, and hee bringeth them vnto the hauen, where they would be.

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

Let them therfore confesse before the Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderfull woorkes before the sonnes of men.

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

And let them exalt him in the Congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the Elders.

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

He turneth the floodes into a wildernesse, and the springs of waters into drinesse,

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

And a fruitfull land into barrennes for the wickednes of them that dwell therein.

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

Againe hee turneth the wildernesse into pooles of water, and the drie lande into water springs.

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

And there he placeth the hungrie, and they builde a citie to dwell in,

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

And sowe the fieldes, and plant vineyardes, which bring foorth fruitfull increase.

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

For he blesseth them, and they multiplie exceedingly, and he diminisheth not their cattell.

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

Againe men are diminished, and brought lowe by oppression, euill and sorowe.

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

He powreth contempt vpon princes, and causeth them to erre in desert places out of the way.

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

Yet he raiseth vp the poore out of miserie, and maketh him families like a flocke of sheepe.

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

The righteous shall see it, and reioyce, and all iniquitie shall stoppe her mouth.

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

Who is wise that hee may obserue these things? for they shall vnderstand the louing kindnesse of the Lord.