Chapter 107
1 Give thanks to Yahweh , for he is good , for his loving kindness endures forever .
2 Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so , whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary ,
3 and gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west , from the north and from the south .
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way . They found no city to live in .
5 Hungry and thirsty , their soul fainted in them .
6 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble , and he delivered them out of their distresses .
7 He led them also by a straight way , that they might go to a city to live in .
8 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness , for his wonderful deeds to the children of men !
9 For he satisfies the longing soul . He fills the hungry soul with good .
10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death , being bound in affliction and iron ,
11 because they rebelled against the words of God, " (Elohim). and condemned the counsel of the Most High .
12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor . They fell down , and there was no one to help .
13 Then they cried to Yahweh 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 .
15 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness , for his wonderful deeds to the children of men !
16 For he has broken the gates of bronze , and cut through bars of iron .
17 Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities .
18 Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death .
19 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble , and he saves them out of their distresses .
20 He sends his word , and heals them , and delivers them from their graves.
21 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness , for his wonderful deeds to the children of men !
22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving , and declare his deeds with singing .
23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters ,
24 these see Yahweh ’s deeds , and his wonders in the deep .
25 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind , which lifts up its waves .
26 They mount up to the sky ; they go down again to the depths . Their soul melts away because of trouble .
27 They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man , and are at their wits’ end .
28 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble , and he brings them out of their distress .
29 He makes the storm a calm , so that its waves are still .
30 Then they are glad because it is calm , so he brings them to their desired haven .
31 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness , for his wonderful deeds for the children of men !
32 Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people , and praise him in the seat of the elders .
33 He turns rivers into a desert , water springs into a thirsty ground ,
34 and a fruitful land into a salt waste , for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
35 He turns a desert into a pool of water , and a dry land into water springs .
36 There he makes the hungry live , that they may prepare a city to live in ,
37 sow fields , plant vineyards , and reap the fruits of increase .
38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly . He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease .
39 Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression , trouble , and sorrow .
40 He pours contempt on princes , and causes them to wander in a trackless waste .
41 Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction , and increases their families like a flock .
42 The upright will see it , and be glad . All the wicked will shut their mouths .
43 Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of Yahweh .