Psalms 107

1 BOOK V 'O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever.'

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

2 So let the redeemed of the LORD say, whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;

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

3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the sea.

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

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; they found no city of habitation.

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

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

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

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

7 And He led them by a straight way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

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

8 Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

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

9 For He hath satisfied the longing soul, and the hungry soul He hath filled with good.

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

10 Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron —

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

11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High.

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

12 Therefore He humbled their heart with travail, they stumbled, and there was none to help —

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

13 They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses.

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

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in sunder.

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

15 Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

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

16 For He hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

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

17 Crazed because of the way of their transgression, and afflicted because of their iniquities —

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

18 Their soul abhorred all manner of food, and they drew near unto the gates of death —

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

19 They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses;

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

20 He sent His word, and healed them, and delivered them from their graves.

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

21 Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

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

22 And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare His works with singing.

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

23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters —

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

24 These saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep;

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

25 For He commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves thereof;

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

26 They mounted up to the heaven, they went down to the deeps; their soul melted away because of trouble;

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

27 They reeled to and fro, and staggered like a drunken man, and all their wisdom was swallowed up —

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

28 They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distresses.

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

29 He made the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof were still.

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

30 Then were they glad because they were quiet, and He led them unto their desired haven.

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

31 Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds for 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.

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

33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and watersprings into a thirsty ground;

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

34 A fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

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

35 He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water, and a dry land into watersprings.

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

36 And there He maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation;

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

37 And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase.

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

38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly, and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

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

39 Again, they are minished and dwindle away through oppression of evil and sorrow.

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

40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

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

41 Yet setteth He the needy on high from affliction, and maketh his families like a flock.

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

42 The upright see it, and are glad; and all iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

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

43 Whoso is wise, let him observe these things, and let them consider the mercies of the LORD.

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