Psalms 107

1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endures for ever.

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

2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

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

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 the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

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

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Their souls became feeble for need of food and drink.

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

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

7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

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

8 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children 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 satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.

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

10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

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

11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and scorned the counsel of the most High:

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

12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; they fell down, and there was none to help.

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

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

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

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in sunder.

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

15 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children 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 has broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

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

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

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

18 Their soul abhors all manner of meat; and they draw near to the gates of death.

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

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

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

20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

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

21 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children 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 let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

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

23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;

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

24 These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.

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

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

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

26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.

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 stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit’s end.

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

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

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

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

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

30 Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he brings them to their desired haven.

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

31 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children 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 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

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

33 He turns rivers into a wilderness, and the springs into dry ground;

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

34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

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

35 He turns the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into springs.

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

36 And there he makes the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

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

37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

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

38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffers not their cattle to decrease.

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

39 Again, they are diminished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

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

40 He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in the wilderness, where there is 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 Yet sets he the poor on high from affliction, and makes him families like a flock.

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

42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

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

43 Whoever is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the loving kindness of the LORD.

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