107:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
107:2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say this–those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
107:3 those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
107:4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
107:5 They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
107:6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
107:7 He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
107:8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men,
107:9 for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
107:10 Some sat in darkness and the deepest gloom, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
107:11 for they had rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.
107:12 So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
107:13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
107:14 He brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom and broke away their chains.
107:15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men,
107:16 for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
107:17 Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
107:18 They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death.
107:19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
107:20 He sent forth his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
107:21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men.
107:22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.
107:23 Others went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.
107:24 They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep.
107:25 For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.
107:26 They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away.
107:27 They reeled and staggered like drunken men; they were at their wits’ end.
107:28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
107:29 He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
107:30 They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.
107:31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men.
107:32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.
107:33 He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,
107:34 and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
107:35 He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;
107:36 there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.
107:37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;
107:38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
107:39 Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
107:40 he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.
107:41 But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
107:42 The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
107:43 Whoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the LORD.
107:1 Give thanks to Jehovah, for He is good, / For His lovingkindness is forever.
107:2 Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so, / Whom He 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, on the desert way; / They found no city of habitation.
107:5 Hungry and thirsty, / Their soul fainted within them.
107:6 Then they cried out to Jehovah in their trouble, / And He delivered them from their distresses.
107:7 And He led them on a straight way / That they might come to a city of habitation.
107:8 Let them give thanks to Jehovah for His lovingkindness / And for His wondrous deeds to the children of men.
107:9 For He satisfies the thirsty soul, / And the famished soul He fills with good.
107:10 Some inhabited darkness and the shadow of death, / And were bound in affliction and irons,
107:11 Because they rebelled against the words of God / And spurned the counsel of the Most High;
107:12 Therefore He brought down their heart with labor; / They stumbled, and there was no one to help them.
107:13 Then they cried out to Jehovah in their trouble, / And He saved them from their distresses.
107:14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, / And He broke apart their bonds.
107:15 Let them give thanks to Jehovah for His lovingkindness / And for His wondrous deeds to the children of men.
107:16 For He breaks down the doors of bronze / And cuts down the bars of iron.
107:17 Some were fools, because of their way of transgression; / And because of their iniquities, they were afflicted.
107:18 Their soul loathed all food, / And they drew near to the gates of death.
107:19 Then they cried out to Jehovah in their trouble, / And He saved them out of their distresses.
107:20 He sent forth His word and healed them, / And He delivered them from the pits of destruction.
107:21 Let them give thanks to Jehovah for His lovingkindness / And for His wondrous deeds to the children of men.
107:22 And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving / And declare His doings in joyful song.
107:23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, / Conducting business on the mighty waters,
107:24 These see Jehovah s doings / And His wondrous deeds in the deep.
107:25 For He commanded and raised up a storm wind, / And it lifted up the waves of the sea.
107:26 They mounted up to the heavens; they went down to the depths; / Their soul melted in the calamity.
107:27 They reeled and staggered like a drunken man, / And all their skill was swallowed up.
107:28 Then they cried out to Jehovah in their trouble, / And He brought them out of their distresses.
107:29 He made the storm be still, / And the waves of the sea were calm;
107:30 And they rejoiced that they were quiet, / And He brought them to the haven they desired.
107:31 Let them give thanks to Jehovah for His lovingkindness / And for His wondrous deeds to the children of men.
107:32 And let them exalt Him in the congregation of the people / And praise Him in the assembly of the elders.
107:33 He turns rivers into a wilderness, / And springs of water into thirsty ground;
107:34 Fruitful land into a salt flat, / Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
107:35 He turns a wilderness into a pool of water, / And a dry land into springs of water.
107:36 And He makes the hungry dwell there, / That they may prepare a city of habitation
107:37 And sow fields and plant vineyards / And get a fruitful yield.
107:38 He also blesses them, and they are multiplied greatly; / And He does not let their cattle decrease.
107:39 When they are diminished and bowed down / Through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,
107:40 He pours contempt on princes, / And makes them wander in a pathless waste.
107:41 But He raises the needy man high above affliction / And makes his families like flocks.
107:42 The upright see it and rejoice; / And all iniquity stops its mouth.
107:43 Who is wise? Then let him observe these things / And consider the lovingkindness of Jehovah.