Psalms 107

1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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

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

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,

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

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

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

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

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and despised the counsel of the most High:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

30 Then are they glad because they are quiet; so he bringeth them to their desired haven.

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

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

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

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

And let them exalt him in the Church of the people, and praise him in the chair of the elders.

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

He has placed rivers in the desert and sources of water in dry places,

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

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

35 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

39 Again, they are diminished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

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

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

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

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

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

42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

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

43 Whoever is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.

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