Psalms 107

1 BOOK FIFTH: Oh give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for unto eternity endureth his kindness.

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

2 Thus let the Lord's redeemed say, even those whom he hath 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 whom he hath gathered out of the [various] lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the sea.

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

4 They wandered about in the wilderness, in the desert path; they could not find an inhabited city:

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

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul within them fainted.

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

6 Then they cried unto the Lord when they were in distress, [and] out of their afflictions he delivered them.

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

7 And he led them forth on the right way, that they might go to an inhabited city.

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

8 They [therefore] shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and [proclaim] his wonders 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 satisfied the longing soul, and the hungry soul he filled with good.—

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

10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, bound in misery and [fetters of] iron; —

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

11 Because they have rebelled against the words of God, and have contemned the counsel of the Most High;

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

12 And he humbled with trouble their heart; they stumbled, and there was none to help;

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

13 But when they cry unto the Lord when they are in distress, he saveth them out of their afflictions;

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

14 He bringeth them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and teareth their bands asunder.

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

15 They [therefore] shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and [proclaim] his wonders to the children of men!

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

16 For he hath broken the doors of copper, and the bolts of iron hath he hewn asunder.—

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

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

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

18 All manner of food their soul abhorreth; and they draw near unto the gates of death;

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

19 But when they cry unto the Lord when they are in distress, he saveth them out of their afflictions.

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

20 He sendeth his word and healeth them, and delivereth them from their graves.

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

21 They [therefore] shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and [proclaim] his wonders to the children of men!

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

22 They shall also sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and relate his deeds with joyful song.—

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

23 They who go down to the sea in ships, who do business on great waters; —

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

24 These have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders on the deep.

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

25 For he spoke, and he raised the stormy wind, which lifteth up its waves.

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

26 They would mount up to heaven, they would go down to the depths: their soul was melted because of their danger.

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

27 They would reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their wisdom was exhausted.

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

28 And they cried unto the Lord when they were in distress, and he brought them out of their afflictions.

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

29 He calmed the storm into a whisper, and stilled were the waves of the sea.

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

30 And they were rejoiced because they were silent: and then he guided them unto their desired haven.

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

31 They [therefore] shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and [proclaim] his wonders to the children of men!

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

32 And they must exalt him in the congregation of the people, and in the assembly of the elders must they praise him.—

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

33 He changeth rivers into a wilderness, and water-springs into parched ground;

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

34 A fruitful land into a salty waste, for the wickedness of those that dwell therein.

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

35 He changeth the wilderness into a pool of water, and desert land into water-springs.

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

36 And there he causeth to dwell the hungry, that they may found an inhabited city;

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

37 And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, that they may yield the fruits of the [annual] product.

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

38 He also blesseth them, and they multiply greatly, and he suffereth not their cattle to diminish.

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

39 They were also diminished and bowed low through oppression, misfortune, and sorrow:

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

40 He [then] poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in a pathless wilderness.

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

41 And he exalteth the needy from misery, and maketh [his] families like flocks.

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

42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice; but all wickedness shall stop her mouth.

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

43 Whoever is wise, let him observe these things, and let [all] understand the kindness of the Lord.

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