Psalms 107

1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Give glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

2 Let the redeemed by the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

Let them say so that have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy: and gathered out of the countries.

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

From the rising and the setting of the sun, from the north and from the sea.

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.

They wandered in a wilderness, in a place without water: they found not the way of a city for their habitation.

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

They were hungry and thirsty: their soul fainted in them.

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

And they cried to the Lord in their tribulation: and he delivered them out of their distresses.

7 He led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.

And he led them into the right way: that they might go to a city of habitation.

8 Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men.

9 For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.

For he hath satisfied the empty soul, and hath filled the hungry soul with good things.

10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,

Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death: bound in want and in iron.

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

Because they had exasperated the words of God: and provoked the counsel of the most High:

12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour. They fell down, and there was no one to help.

And their heart was humbled with labours: they were weakened, and their was none to help them.

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

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

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke away their chains.

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

15 Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

16 For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron.

Because he hath broken gates of brass, and burst the iron bars.

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

He took them out of the way of their iniquity: for they were brought low for their injustices.

18 Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.

Their soul abhorred all manner of meat: and they drew nigh even to the gates of death.

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

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

20 He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.

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

21 Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men.

22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his deeds with singing.

And let them sacrifice the sacrifice of praise: and declare his works with joy.

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

They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in the great waters:

24 these see the LORD’s deeds, and his wonders in the deep.

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

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

He said the word, and there arose a storm of wind: and the waves thereof were lifted up.

26 They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.

They mount up to the heavens, and they go down to the depths: their soul pined away with evils.

27 They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.

They were troubled, and reeled like a drunken man; and all their wisdom was swallowed up.

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

And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he brought them out of their distresses.

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

And he turned the storm into a breeze: and its waves were still.

30 Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.

And they rejoiced because they were still: and he brought them to the haven which they wished for.

31 Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds for the children of men!

Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

32 Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.

And let them exalt him in the church of the people: and praise him in the chair of the ancients.

33 He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground,

He hath turned rivers into a wilderness: and the sources of water into dry ground:

34 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

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

35 He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.

He hath turned a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into water springs.

36 There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,

And hath placed there the hungry; and they made a city for their habitation.

37 sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.

And they sowed fields, and planted vineyards: and they yielded fruit of birth.

38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease.

And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly: and their cattle he suffered not to decrease.

39 Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.

Then they were brought to be few: and they were afflicted through the trouble of evils and sorrow.

40 He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.

Contempt was poured forth upon their princes: and he caused them to wander where there was no passing, and out of the way.

41 Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.

And he helped the poor out of poverty: and made him families like a flock of sheep.

42 The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.

The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop their mouth.

43 Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of the LORD.

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