Psalms 107

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

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

2 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.

Let them say [so] who have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

3 From the rising and the setting of the sun, 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 in a wilderness, in a place without water: they found not the way of a city for their habitation.

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

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

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

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

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

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

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

8 Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works 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 hath satisfied the empty soul, and hath filled the hungry soul with good things.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

23 They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in the 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 in the deep.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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