| 107.1 |
Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. |
| 107.2 |
Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary, |
| 107.3 |
And gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. |
| 107.4 |
They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in. |
| 107.5 |
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. |
| 107.6 |
Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses, |
| 107.7 |
he led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in. |
| 107.8 |
Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men! |
| 107.9 |
For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good. |
| 107.10 |
Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron, |
| 107.11 |
because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High. |
| 107.12 |
Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was no one to help. |
| 107.13 |
Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. |
| 107.14 |
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke away their chains. |
| 107.15 |
Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men! |
| 107.16 |
For he has broken the gates of brass, and cut through bars of iron. |
| 107.17 |
Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities. |
| 107.18 |
Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death. |
| 107.19 |
Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, he saves them out of their distresses. |
| 107.20 |
He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves. |
| 107.21 |
Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men! |
| 107.22 |
Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with singing. |
| 107.23 |
Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters; |
| 107.24 |
These see Yahweh’s works, and his wonders in the deep. |
| 107.25 |
For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves. |
| 107.26 |
They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble. |
| 107.27 |
They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end. |
| 107.28 |
Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress. |
| 107.29 |
He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still. |
| 107.30 |
Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven. |
| 107.31 |
Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the children of men! |
| 107.32 |
Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders. |
| 107.33 |
He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground, |
| 107.34 |
and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it. |
| 107.35 |
He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs. |
| 107.36 |
There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in, |
| 107.37 |
sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase. |
| 107.38 |
He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease. |
| 107.39 |
Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow. |
| 107.40 |
He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste. |
| 107.41 |
Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock. |
| 107.42 |
The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths. |
| 107.43 |
Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of Yahweh. |
