107 1 O give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures for ever!
107 2 Let the redeemed of Yahweh say so,
whom he has redeemed from trouble
107 3 and gathered in from the lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.
107 4 Some wandered in desert wastes,
finding no way to a city to dwell in;
107 5 hungry and thirsty,
their soul fainted within them.
107 6 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress;
107 7 he led them by a straight way,
till they reached a city to dwell in.
107 8 Let them thank Yahweh for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
107 9 For he satisfies him who is thirsty,
and the hungry he fills with good things.
107 10 Some sat in darkness and in gloom,
prisoners in affliction and in irons,
107 11 for they had rebelled against the words of God,
and spurned the counsel of the Most High.
107 12 Their hearts were bowed down with hard labour;
they fell down, with none to help.
107 13 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress;
107 14 he brought them out of darkness and gloom,
and broke their bonds asunder.
107 15 Let them thank Yahweh for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
107 16 For he shatters the doors of bronze,
and cuts in two the bars of iron.
107 17 Some were sick through their sinful ways,
and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
107 18 they loathed any kind of food,
and they drew near to the gates of death.
107 19 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress;
107 20 he sent forth his word, and healed them,
and delivered them from destruction.
107 21 Let them thank Yahweh for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
107 22 And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
107 23 Some went down to the sea in ships,
doing business on the great waters;
107 24 they saw the deeds of Yahweh,
his wondrous works in the deep.
107 25 For he commanded, and raised the stormy wind,
which lifted up the waves of the sea.
107 26 They mounted up to heaven,
they went down to the depths;
their courage melted away in their evil plight;
107 27 they reeled and staggered like drunken men,
and were at their wits' end.
107 28 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress;
107 29 he made the storm be still,
and the waves of the sea were hushed.
107 30 Then they were glad because they had quiet,
and he brought them to their desired haven.
107 31 Let them thank Yahweh for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
107 32 Let them extol him in the congregation of the people,
and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
107 33 He turns rivers into a desert,
springs of water into thirsty ground,
107 34 a fruitful land into a salty waste,
because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.
107 35 He turns a desert into pools of water,
a parched land into springs of water.
107 36 And there he lets the hungry dwell,
and they establish a city to live in;
107 37 they sow fields,
and plant vineyards,
and get a fruitful yield.
107 38 By his blessing they multiply greatly;
and he does not let their cattle decrease.
107 39 When they are diminished and brought low
through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,
107 40 he pours contempt upon princes
and makes them wander in trackless wastes;
107 41 but he raises up the needy out of affliction,
and makes their families like flocks.
107 42 The upright see it and are glad;
and all wickedness stops its mouth.
107 43 Whoever is wise, let him give heed to these things;
let men consider the steadfast love of Yahweh.