Psalms 107
1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, and his covenant faithfulness endures forever.
O give thanks to Yahweh—For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
2 Let the redeemed of Yahweh speak out, those he has rescued from the hand of the enemy.
Let the redeemed of Yahweh say, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;
3 He has gathered them out of foreign lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
And, out of the lands, hath gathered them—From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
4 They wandered in the wilderness on a desert road and found no city in which to live.
They wandered about in the desert—in a waste, Way to a city to dwell in, found they none;
5 Because they were hungry and thirsty, they fainted from exhaustion.
Hungry—yea thirsty, their soul, within them, fainted:
6 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he rescued them out of their distress.
Then made they outcry to Yahweh, in their peril, Out of their distresses, he rescued them;
7 He led them by a direct path so that they would go to a city to live in.
And led them by a straight road, That they might journey to a city to dwell in.
8 Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men;
9 For he satisfies the longings of those who are thirsty, and the desires of those who are hungry he fills up with good things.
For he hath satisfied the longing soul, and, the famished soul, hath he filled with good.
10 Some sat in darkness and in gloom, prisoners in affliction and chains.
The dwellers in darkness and death-shade, bound with oppression and iron;
11 This was because they had rebelled against God's word and rejected the instruction of the Most High.
Because they had rebelled against the sayings of GOD, —and, the counsel of the Most High, they had spurned;
12 He humbled their hearts through hardship; they stumbled and there was no one to help them up.
And he bowed down, with labour, their heart, They staggered, with no one to help,
13 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
Then made they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, Out of their distresses, he saved them;
14 He brought them out of darkness and gloom and broke their bonds.
He brought them forth out of darkness and death-shade, and, their fetters, he tare off.
15 Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
16 For he has broken the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
For he brake in pieces the doors of bronze, And, the bars of iron, he hewed asunder.
17 They were foolish in their rebellious ways and afflicted because of their sins.
The perverse, by reason of their transgression, and on account of their iniquities, are afflicted;
18 They lost their desire to eat any food, and they came close to the gates of death.
All manner of food, their soul abhorreth, and so they draw near unto the gates of death,
19 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he saveth them.
20 He sent his word and healed them, and he rescued them from their destruction.
He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their graves.
21 Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving and proclaim his deeds in singing.
Yea let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and recount his works with a shout.
23 Some travel on the sea in ships and do business overseas.
Men who go down to the sea, in ships, doing business through mighty waters;
24 These saw the deeds of Yahweh and his wonders on the seas.
They, see the works of Yahweh, and his wonders in the deep;
25 For he commanded and aroused the windstorm that stirs up the seas.
And he speaketh, and there ariseth a tempestuous wind, which lifteth on high its rolling waves;
26 They reached up to the sky; they went down to the depths. Their lives melted away in distress.
They mount the heavens, they descend the roaring deeps, their soul, by trouble, dissolveth;
27 They swayed and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits' end.
They reel and stagger, like a drunken man, and, all their wisdom, is engulfed,
28 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he bringeth them forth,
29 He calmed the storm, and the waves were stilled.
He calmeth the storm to a whisper, and silent are their rolling waves:
30 Then they rejoiced because the sea was calm, and he brought them to their desired harbor.
Then are they glad, because they are hushed, And he guideth them unto their desired haven.
31 Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.
Yea let them extol him in the convocation of the people, and, in the seated company of elders, let them praise him.
33 He turns rivers into a wilderness, springs of water into dry land,
He turneth Rivers into a desert, and, Springs of Water, into thirsty ground,
34 and a fruitful land into a barren place because of the wickedness of its people.
A Land of Fruit, into a waste of salt, For the wickedness of them who dwell therein.
35 He turns the wilderness into a pool of water and dry land into springs of water.
He turneth A Desert, into a pool of water, and, A Parched Land into springs of water;
36 He settles the hungry there, and they build a city to live in.
And hath caused the famished to dwell there, And they have built them a city to dwell in;
37 They build a city to plant fields in, to plant vineyards, and to bring in an abundant harvest.
And have sown fields, and planted vineyards, and made them fruits of increase:
38 He blesses them so they are very numerous. He does not let their cattle decrease in number.
Thus hath he blessed them, and they have multiplied greatly, And, their cattle, he maketh not few.
39 They were diminished and brought low by painful distress and suffering.
So have they become few and been brought low, By oppression, misfortune, and sorrow;
40 He pours contempt on the leaders and causes them to wander in the wilderness, where there are no roads.
He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;
41 But he protects the needy from affliction and cares for his families like a flock.
But he hath set the needy on high from affliction, and made families, like a flock: —
42 The upright will see this and rejoice, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
The upright seeth and is glad, And, all perverseness, hath closed her mouth.
43 Whoever is wise should take note of these things and meditate on Yahweh's acts of covenant faithfulness.
Who is wise? then let him observe these things! and diligently consider the lovingkindness of Yahweh.
