Psalms 107
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Psalms 107
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| O give thanks unto Jehovah; For he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. | O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever. |
| Let the redeemed of Jehovah 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; |
| And gathered 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. |
| 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. |
| Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them. | Their souls became feeble for need of food and drink. |
| Then they cried unto Jehovah 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; |
| 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. |
| Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, 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! |
| 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. |
| 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; |
| 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: |
| Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; 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. |
| Then they cried unto Jehovah in 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. |
| He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And brake their bonds in sunder. | He took them out of the dark and the black night, and all their chains were broken. |
| Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, 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! |
| 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. |
| 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; |
| Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; And they draw near unto the gates of death. | They are disgusted by all food, and they come near to the doors of death. |
| Then they cry unto Jehovah 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. |
| 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. |
| Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, 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! |
| 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. |
| 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; |
| These see the works of Jehovah, And his wonders in the deep. | They see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. |
| 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. |
| They mount up to the heavens, 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. |
| 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. |
| Then they cry unto Jehovah 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. |
| 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. |
| Then are they glad because they are quiet; So he bringeth them unto their desired haven. | Then they are glad, because the sea is quiet, and he takes them to the harbour of their desire. |
| Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, 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! |
| 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. |
| 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; |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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; |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Again, they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression, trouble, and sorrow. | And when they are made low, and crushed by trouble and sorrow, |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Whoso is wise will give heed to these things; And they will consider the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah. Psalm 108 A Song, A Psalm of David. | Let the wise give thought to these things, and see the mercies of the Lord. |
