Psalms 107
1 O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
O give thanks unto Yhwh, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Let those whose cause the Lord has taken up say so, his people whom he has taken out of the hands of their haters;
Let the redeemed of Yhwh say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
3 Making them come together out of all the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
4 They were wandering in the waste places; they saw no way to a resting-place.
They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
5 Their souls became feeble for need of food and drink.
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6 Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles;
Then they cried unto Yhwh in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
7 Guiding them in the right way, so that they might come into the town of their resting-place.
And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
8 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
Oh that men would praise Yhwh for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
9 He gives its desire to the unresting soul, so that it is full of good things.
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
10 Those who were in the dark, in the black night, in chains of sorrow and iron;
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
11 Because they went against the words of God, and gave no thought to the laws of the Most High:
Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
12 So that he made their hearts weighted down with grief; they were falling, and had no helper.
Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.
13 Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles.
Then they cried unto Yhwh in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
14 He took them out of the dark and the black night, and all their chains were broken.
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
15 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
Oh that men would praise Yhwh for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
16 The doors of brass are broken by his arm, and the bands of iron are cut in two.
For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
17 Foolish men, because of their sins, and because of their wrongdoing, are troubled;
Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
18 They are disgusted by all food, and they come near to the doors of death.
Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
19 Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.
Then they cry unto Yhwh in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.
20 He sent his word and made them well, and kept them safe from the underworld.
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
21 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
Oh that men would praise Yhwh for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
22 Let them make offerings of praise, giving news of his works with cries of joy.
And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in the great waters;
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;
24 They see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
These see the works of Yhwh, and his wonders in the deep.
25 For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
26 The sailors go up to heaven, and down into the deep; their souls are wasted because of their trouble.
They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
27 They are turned here and there, rolling like a man who is full of wine; and all their wisdom comes to nothing.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
28 Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.
Then they cry unto Yhwh in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
29 He makes the storm into a calm, so that the waves are at peace.
He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
30 Then they are glad, because the sea is quiet, and he takes them to the harbour of their desire.
Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
31 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
Oh that men would praise Yhwh for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
32 Let them give glory to him in the meeting of the people, and praise among the chiefs.
Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
33 He makes rivers into waste places, and springs of water into a dry land;
He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
34 He makes a fertile country into a salt waste, because of the sins of those who are living there.
A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
35 He makes a waste land into a place of water, and a dry land into water-springs.
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
36 And there he gives the poor a resting-place, so that they may make themselves a town;
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
37 And put seed in the fields and make vine-gardens, to give them fruit.
And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
38 He gives them his blessing so that they are increased greatly, and their cattle do not become less.
He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
39 And when they are made low, and crushed by trouble and sorrow,
Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
40 He puts an end to the pride of kings, and sends them wandering in the waste lands where there is no way.
He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
41 But he puts the poor man on high from his troubles, and gives him families like a flock.
Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
42 The upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped.
The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
43 Let the wise give thought to these things, and see the mercies of the Lord.
Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of Yhwh.
