Psalm 107

Give thanks to Jehovah, for he is good,
And his constant love endures forever.
Let those redeemed by Jehovah speak out,
Those he rescued from the hand of the foe,
Gathered from east and west, from north and south,
Some wandering in the desert wastes, finding no way
To a city that they might inhabit.
Hungry and thirsty, they were perishing.
In their troubles; they cried out to Jehovah,
And he delivered them from their distress.

He set them aright and put them on the path
To a city that they might inhabit.
Let them thank Jehovah for his devotion
And for the wondrous deeds he has done for them.
He satisfies the thirst of the body
And fills the hungry with good things to eat.
Some sat in darkness, in the shadow of death,
Prisoners in misery, bound by chains,
For they rebelled against the commands of God
And despised the counsel of the Most High.
And so he broke their spirit in hard labor.
When they stumbled, there was no one to help them.
In their troubles, they cried out to Jehovah,
And he delivered them from their distress.

He brought them out of the place of darkness
And death’s shadow and broke their chains apart.
Let them thank Jehovah for his devotion
And for the wondrous deeds he has done for them,
For he has broken down the gates of bronze
And has cut asunder the bars of iron.
Some, made fools because of their transgressions
And afflicted for their iniquities,
Shunned all food and were drawing near to death’s door.
In their troubles, they cried out to Jehovah,
And he delivered them from their distress.

He sent forth his message and thus healed them,
Delivering them from their destruction.
Let them thank Jehovah for his devotion
And for the wondrous deeds he has done for them.
Let them make sacrifices of thanksgiving
And proclaim his acts with songs of rejoicing.

Those that have gone down to the sea in ships,
Engaging in commerce on the oceans,
Have witnessed the handiwork of Jehovah,
The deeds of wonder performed on the deep.
For at his command he would raise a tempest
That would lift high the waves of the ocean.
They would rise to the sky and sink to the depths,
Their courage dissolving in their terror.
They reeled about, staggering like drunken men,
And found all their knowledge useless to them.
In their troubles, they cried out to Jehovah,
And he delivered them from their distress.

He stilled the tempest to a mere whisper
And hushed to silence the waves of the sea.
They rejoiced in the quiet of the waters.
He guided them to the port they were bound for.
Let them thank Jehovah for his devotion
And for the wondrous deeds he has done for them.
Exalt him before the congregation
And praise him in the council of the elders.

He turns rivers into wasteland,
Springs of water into dry ground,
Fruitful land into a salt marsh,
Owing to the sins of its dwellers.
He turns a desert into a pool,
Dry land into springs of water.
He brought the hungry to settle there
And build a city in which to live.
They sowed their fields, planted their vineyards,
Providing a fruitful harvest.
He blessed them and they multiplied,
Nor did he let their herds decrease.
When they were diminished and humbled
By oppression, evil, and sorrow,
He poured out his scorn and disdain
Upon their princes and forced them
To wander in the trackless wastes.

But he lifts the needy from poverty
And, like flocks, increases their families.
The upright will witness it and rejoice,
While all who are wicked will be silenced.
Let he who is wise take heed of these things
And ponder the loving acts of Jehovah.