Psalms 107

1 O GIVE thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;

Let those whose cause the Lord has taken up say so, his people whom he has taken out of the hands of their haters;

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

Making them come together out of all 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 were wandering in the waste places; they saw no way to a resting-place.

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Their souls became feeble for need of food and drink.

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

Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles;

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

Guiding them in the right way, so that they might come into the town of their resting-place.

8 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and the hungry soul he filleth with good.

He gives its desire to the unresting soul, so that it is full of good things.

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

Those who were in the dark, in the black night, in chains of sorrow and iron;

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

Because they went against the words of God, and gave no thought to the laws of the Most High:

12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

So that he made their hearts weighted down with grief; they were falling, and had no helper.

13 Then they cried unto the LORD hi their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.

Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles.

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

He took them out of the dark and the black night, and all their chains were broken.

15 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

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

The doors of brass are broken by his arm, and the bands of iron are cut in two.

17 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

Foolish men, because of their sins, and because of their wrongdoing, are troubled;

18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

They are disgusted by all food, and they come near to the doors of death.

19 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.

Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.

20 He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth [them] from their destructions.

He sent his word and made them well, and kept them safe from the underworld.

21 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

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

Let them make offerings of praise, giving news of his works with cries of joy.

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 the great waters;

24 These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.

They see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.

For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.

26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul melteth away because of trouble.

The sailors go up to heaven, and down into the deep; their souls are wasted because of their trouble.

27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.

They are turned here and there, rolling like a man who is full of wine; and all their wisdom comes to nothing.

28 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.

29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

He makes the storm into a calm, so that the waves are at peace.

30 Then are they glad because they be quiet: so he bringeth them unto the haven where they would be.

Then they are glad, because the sea is quiet, and he takes them to the harbour of their desire.

31 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does 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 give glory to him in the meeting of the people, and praise among the chiefs.

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

He makes rivers into waste places, and springs of water into a dry land;

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

He makes a fertile country into a salt waste, because of the sins of those who are living there.

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

He makes a waste land into a place of water, and a dry land into water-springs.

36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city of habitation;

And there he gives the poor a resting-place, so that they may make themselves a town;

37 And sow fields, and plant vineyards, and get them fruits of increase.

And put seed in the fields and make vine-gardens, to give them fruit.

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

He gives them his blessing so that they are increased greatly, and their cattle do not become less.

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

And when they are made low, and crushed by trouble and sorrow,

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

He puts an end to the pride of kings, and sends them wandering in the waste lands where there is no way.

41 Yet setteth he the needy on high from affliction, and maketh [him] families like a flock.

But he puts the poor man on high from his troubles, and gives him families like a flock.

42 The upright shall see it, and be glad; and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

The upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped.

43 Whoso is wise shall give heed to these things, and they shall consider the mercies of the LORD.

Let the wise give thought to these things, and see the mercies of the Lord.