Psalms 107

1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is with every generation.

O give thanks to Yahweh—For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.

2 Let those who have been redeemed by the Lord say so: those whom he redeemed from the hand of the enemy and gathered from the regions,

Let the redeemed of Yahweh say, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;

3 from the rising of the sun and its setting, from the north and from the sea.

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 into solitude in a waterless place. They did not find the way of the city to be their dwelling place.

They wandered about in the desert—in a waste, Way to a city to dwell in, found they none;

5 They were hungry, and they were thirsty. Their soul fainted within them.

Hungry—yea thirsty, their soul, within them, fainted:

6 And they cried out to the Lord in tribulation, and he rescued them in their necessity.

Then made they outcry to Yahweh, in their peril, Out of their distresses, he rescued them;

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

And led them by a straight road, That they might journey to a city to dwell in.

8 Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men;

9 For he has satisfied the empty soul, and he has satisfied the hungry soul with good things:

For he hath satisfied the longing soul, and, the famished soul, hath he filled with good.

10 those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, shackled by extreme poverty and by iron.

The dwellers in darkness and death-shade, bound with oppression and iron;

11 For they exasperated the eloquence of God, and they irritated the deliberation of the Most High.

Because they had rebelled against the sayings of GOD, —and, the counsel of the Most High, they had spurned;

12 And their heart was brought low with hardships. They were weakened, and there was no one to help them.

And he bowed down, with labour, their heart, They staggered, with no one to help,

13 And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he freed them from their distress.

Then made they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, Out of their distresses, he saved them;

14 And he led them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and he broke apart their chains.

He brought them forth out of darkness and death-shade, and, their fetters, he tare off.

15 Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!

16 For he has crushed the gates of brass and broken the iron bars.

For he brake in pieces the doors of bronze, And, the bars of iron, he hewed asunder.

17 He has taken them up, from the way of their iniquity. For they were brought low, because of their injustices.

The perverse, by reason of their transgression, and on account of their iniquities, are afflicted;

18 Their soul abhorred all food, and they drew near even to the gates of death.

All manner of food, their soul abhorreth, and so they draw near unto the gates of death,

19 And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he delivered them in their necessity.

Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he saveth them.

20 He sent his word, and he healed them, and he rescued them from their utter destruction.

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

21 Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!

22 And let them offer sacrifice with the sacrifice of praise, and let them announce his works in exultation.

Yea let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and recount his works with a shout.

23 Those who descend to the sea in ships, making their livelihood in the great waters:

Men who go down to the sea, in ships, doing business through mighty waters;

24 these have seen the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep.

They, see the works of Yahweh, and his wonders in the deep;

25 He spoke: and a windstorm stood up, and its waves were exalted.

And he speaketh, and there ariseth a tempestuous wind, which lifteth on high its rolling waves;

26 They ascend even to the heavens, and they descend even to the abyss. Their soul will waste away in distress.

They mount the heavens, they descend the roaring deeps, their soul, by trouble, dissolveth;

27 They were troubled, and they moved like a drunkard, and all their wisdom was consumed.

They reel and stagger, like a drunken man, and, all their wisdom, is engulfed,

28 And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he led them out of their distress.

Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he bringeth them forth,

29 And he replaced the storm with a breeze, and its waves were stilled.

He calmeth the storm to a whisper, and silent are their rolling waves:

30 And they were joyful that it was stilled, and he led them into the haven that they desired.

Then are they glad, because they are hushed, And he guideth them unto their desired haven.

31 Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!

32 And let them exalt him in the Church of the people, and praise him in the chair 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 has placed rivers in the desert and sources of water in dry places,

He turneth Rivers into a desert, and, Springs of Water, into thirsty ground,

34 a fruit-bearing land in the midst of brine, before the malice of those who dwell in it.

A Land of Fruit, into a waste of salt, For the wickedness of them who dwell therein.

35 He has placed a desert in the midst of pools of waters, and a land without water in the midst of sources of water.

He turneth A Desert, into a pool of water, and, A Parched Land into springs of water;

36 And he has gathered the hungry together there, and they constructed a city of habitation.

And hath caused the famished to dwell there, And they have built them a city to dwell in;

37 And they sowed fields and planted vineyards, and they produced the fruit of nativity.

And have sown fields, and planted vineyards, and made them fruits of increase:

38 And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly. And he did not diminish their beasts of burden.

Thus hath he blessed them, and they have multiplied greatly, And, their cattle, he maketh not few.

39 And they became few, and they were afflicted by the tribulation of evils and of sorrow.

So have they become few and been brought low, By oppression, misfortune, and sorrow;

40 Contempt was poured over their leaders, and he caused them to wander in an impassable place, and not on the way.

He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;

41 And he helped the poor out of destitution, and he stationed families like sheep.

But he hath set the needy on high from affliction, and made families, like a flock: —

42 The upright will see, and they will rejoice. And every iniquity will block its mouth.

The upright seeth and is glad, And, all perverseness, hath closed her mouth.

43 Who is wise and will keep these things? And who will understand the mercies of the Lord?

Who is wise? then let him observe these things! and diligently consider the lovingkindness of Yahweh.