Psalms 107
1 Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness for his kindness endures forever.
O give thanks to Jehovah, For he is good, for his loving kindness is forever.
2 Let this be the song of the ransomed, whom the Lord has redeemed from distress,
Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
3 gathering them from all lands, east, west, north, and south.
and gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
4 In the wastes of the desert some wandered, finding no way to a city inhabited.
They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city of habitation.
5 Full of hunger and thirst, their spirit failed.
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses,
Then they cried to Jehovah in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
7 guiding them straight on the way, till they reached an inhabited city.
He also led them by a straight way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
8 Let them thank the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people;
O that men would praise Jehovah for his loving kindness, and for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
9 for the thirsty he satisfies, and the hungry he fills with good things.
For he satisfies the longing soul, and he fills the hungry soul with good,
10 Some sat in darkness and gloom prisoners in irons and misery,
even those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,
11 for rebelling against God’s word, and spurning the Most High’s counsel.
because they rebelled against the words of God, and scorned the counsel of the Most High.
12 Their heart was bowed with toil; there was no one to help when they stumbled.
Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was none to help.
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.
Then they cried to Jehovah in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
14 Out of darkness and gloom he brought them, and burst their chains.
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds apart.
15 Let them praise the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.
O that men would praise Jehovah for his loving kindness, and for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
16 For he shattered the gates of bronze, and broke bars of iron.
For he has broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron apart.
17 Some were sick from their wicked ways, and suffering because of their sins.
Fools are afflicted because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities.
18 All manner of food they hated; they had come to the gates of death.
Their soul abhors all manner of food, and they draw near to the gates of death.
19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.
Then they cry to Jehovah in their trouble, and he saves them out of their distresses.
20 He sent his word and healed them, and delivered their life from the pit.
He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their destructions.
21 Let them praise the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.
O that men would praise Jehovah for his loving kindness, and for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
22 Let them offer to him thankofferings, and with joy tell what things he has done.
And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with singing.
23 Some crossed the sea in ships, doing business in great waters.
Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters,
24 They have seen what the Lord can do, and his wonderful deeds on the deep.
these men see the works of Jehovah, and his wonders in the deep.
25 At his command rose a tempest, which lifted the waves on high.
For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves of it.
26 Up to heaven they went, down to the depths; their courage failed them.
They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.
27 They staggered and reeled like drunkards; all their skills useless.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
28 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.
Then they cry to Jehovah in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distresses.
29 He stilled the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
He makes the storm a calm, so that the waves of it are still.
30 They were glad, because it was quiet; they were led to the haven they longed for.
Then they are glad because they are quiet, so he brings them to their desired haven.
31 Let them praise the Lord, for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.
O that men would praise Jehovah for his loving kindness, and for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
32 Where the people assemble, extol him, and praise him in council of elders.
Let them also exalt him in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.
33 He turns streams into a wilderness, springs of water into thirsty land,
He turns rivers into a wilderness, and water springs into a thirsty ground,
34 fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the sin of the people.
a fruitful land into a salt desert, for the wickedness of those who dwell therein.
35 A desert he makes pools of water, a land of drought into springs of water.
He turns a wilderness into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.
36 He settles the hungry therein, they establish a city to live in.
And there he makes the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city of habitation,
37 They sow fields and plant vineyards, which furnish a fruitful yield.
and sow fields, and plant vineyards, and get fruits of increase.
38 By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he lets not their cattle decrease.
He also blesses them, so that they are multiplied greatly, and he does not allow their cattle to decrease.
39 Yet when they are bowed and diminished by oppression, misfortune, or sorrow,
Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
40 he pours contempt upon princes, and on trackless wastes leads them astray
He pours contempt upon rulers, and causes them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.
41 He lifts the poor out of misery, and makes families fruitful as flocks.
Yet he sets a needy man on high from affliction, and makes him families like a flock.
42 At this sight shall the upright be glad, and all wicked mouths shall be stopped.
The upright shall see it, and be glad. And all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
43 Let those who are wise observe this, and consider the love of the Lord
He who is wise will give heed to these things, and they will consider the loving kindnesses of Jehovah.
