Psalms 107

1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

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

2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy

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

3 and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.

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

4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.

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

5 They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.

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

7 He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.

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

8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

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

9 For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

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

10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,

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

11 because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.

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

12 He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

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

13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.

13 Then they cried unto 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 away their chains.

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

15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

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

16 For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

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

17 Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.

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

18 They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.

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

19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.

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

20 He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.

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

21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

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

22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.

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

23 Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.

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

24 They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep.

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

25 For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.

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

26 They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.

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

27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.

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

28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.

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

29 He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.

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

30 They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.

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

31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

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

32 Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.

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

33 He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground,

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

34 and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.

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

35 He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.

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

36 He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.

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

37 They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.

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

38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.

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

39 When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,

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

40 He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

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

41 But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.

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

42 The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.

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

43 Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.

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