Psalms 107:1
`Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age is His kindness:'
Psalms 107:2
Let the redeemed of Jehovah say, Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.
Psalms 107:3
And from the lands hath gathered them, From east and from west, From north, and from the sea.
Psalms 107:4
They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, A city of habitation they have not found.
Psalms 107:5
Hungry--yea--thirsty, Their soul in them becometh feeble,
Psalms 107:6
And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distress He delivereth them,
Psalms 107:7
And causeth them to tread in a right way, To go unto a city of habitation.
Psalms 107:8
They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
Psalms 107:9
For He hath satisfied a longing soul, And a hungry soul hath filled with goodness.
Psalms 107:10
Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,
Psalms 107:11
Because they changed the saying of God, And the counsel of the Most High despised.
Psalms 107:12
And He humbleth with labour their heart, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.
Psalms 107:13
And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them.
Psalms 107:14
He bringeth them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And their bands He draweth away.
Psalms 107:15
They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
Psalms 107:16
For He hath broken doors of brass, And bars of iron He hath cut.
Psalms 107:17
Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.
Psalms 107:18
All food doth their soul abominate, And they come nigh unto the gates of death,
Psalms 107:19
And cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them,
Psalms 107:20
He sendeth His word and healeth them, And delivereth from their destructions.
Psalms 107:21
They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
Psalms 107:22
And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.
Psalms 107:23
Those going down to the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,
Psalms 107:24
They have seen the works of Jehovah, And His wonders in the deep.
Psalms 107:25
And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows,
Psalms 107:26
They go up to the heavens, they go down to the depths, Their soul in evil is melted.
Psalms 107:27
They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.
Psalms 107:28
And they cry to Jehovah in their adversity, And from their distresses He bringeth them out.
Psalms 107:29
He establisheth a whirlwind to a calm, And hushed are their billows.
Psalms 107:30
And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leadeth them to the haven of their desire.
Psalms 107:31
They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
Psalms 107:32
And they exalt Him in the assembly of the people, And in the seat of the elders praise Him.
Psalms 107:33
He maketh rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.
Psalms 107:34
A fruitful land becometh a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.
Psalms 107:35
He maketh a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.
Psalms 107:36
And He causeth the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.
Psalms 107:37
And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.
Psalms 107:38
And He blesseth them, and they multiply exceedingly, And their cattle He doth not diminish.
Psalms 107:39
And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.
Psalms 107:40
He is pouring contempt upon nobles, And causeth them to wander in vacancy--no way.
Psalms 107:41
And setteth on high the needy from affliction, And placeth families as a flock.
Psalms 107:42
The upright do see and rejoice, And all perversity hath shut her mouth.
Psalms 107:43
Who is wise, and observeth these? They understand the kind acts of Jehovah!