Psalms 107

DOUAI-RHEIMS	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Give glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.	1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever!
2 Let them say so that have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy: and gathered out of the countries.	2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble
3 From the rising and the setting of the sun, from the north and from the sea.	3 and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
4 They wandered in a wilderness, in a place without water: they found not the way of a city for their habitation.	4 Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in;
5 They were hungry and thirsty: their soul fainted in them.	5 hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them.
6 And they cried to the Lord in their tribulation: and he delivered them out of their distresses.	6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;
7 And he led them into the right way: that they might go to a city of habitation.	7 he led them by a straight way, till they reached a city to dwell in.
8 Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men.	8 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
9 For he hath satisfied the empty soul, and hath filled the hungry soul with good things.	9 For he satisfies him who is thirsty, and the hungry he fills with good things.
10 Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death: bound in want and in iron.	10 Some sat in darkness and in gloom, prisoners in affliction and in irons,
11 Because they had exasperated the words of God: and provoked the counsel of the most High:	11 for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High.
12 And their heart was humbled with labours: they were weakened, and their was none to help them.	12 Their hearts were bowed down with hard labor; they fell down, with none to help.
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he delivered them out of their distresses.	13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;
14 And he brought them out of darkness, and the shadow of death; and broke their bonds in sunder.	14 he brought them out of darkness and gloom, and broke their bonds asunder.
15 Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men.	15 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
16 Because he hath broken gates of brass, and burst the iron bars.	16 For he shatters the doors of bronze, and cuts in two the bars of iron.
17 He took them out of the way of their iniquity: for they were brought low for their injustices.	17 Some were sick through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
18 Their soul abhorred all manner of meat: and they drew nigh even to the gates of death.	18 they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death.
19 And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he delivered them out of their distresses.	19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;
20 He sent his word, and healed them: and delivered them from their destructions.	20 he sent forth his word, and healed them, and delivered them from destruction.
21 Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men.	21 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifice of praise: and declare his works with joy.	22 And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
23 They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in the great waters:	23 Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters;
24 These have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.	24 they saw the deeds of the LORD, his wondrous works in the deep.
25 He said the word, and there arose a storm of wind: and the waves thereof were lifted up.	25 For he commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.
26 They mount up to the heavens, and they go down to the depths: their soul pined away with evils.	26 They mounted up to heaven, they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight;
27 They were troubled, and reeled like a drunken man; and all their wisdom was swallowed up.	27 they reeled and staggered like drunken men, and were at their wits' end.
28 And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he brought them out of their distresses.	28 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;
29 And he turned the storm into a breeze: and its waves were still.	29 he made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
30 And they rejoiced because they were still: and he brought them to the haven which they wished for.	30 Then they were glad because they had quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven.
31 Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men.	31 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
32 And let them exalt him in the church of the people: and praise him in the chair of the ancients.	32 Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
33 He hath turned rivers into a wilderness: and the sources of water into dry ground:	33 He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground,
34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.	34 a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.
35 He hath turned a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into water springs.	35 He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water.
36 And hath placed there the hungry; and they made a city for their habitation.	36 And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in;
37 And they sowed fields, and planted vineyards: and they yielded fruit of birth.	37 they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and get a fruitful yield.
38 And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly: and their cattle he suffered not to decrease.	38 By his blessing they multiply greatly; and he does not let their cattle decrease.
39 Then they were brought to be few: and they were afflicted through the trouble of evils and sorrow.	39 When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,
40 Contempt was poured forth upon their princes: and he caused them to wander where there was no passing, and out of the way.	40 he pours contempt upon princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes;
41 And he helped the poor out of poverty: and made him families like a flock of sheep.	41 but he raises up the needy out of affliction, and makes their families like flocks.
42 The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop their mouth.	42 The upright see it and are glad; and all wickedness stops its mouth.
43 Who is wise, and will keep these things: and will understand the mercies of the Lord?	43 Whoever is wise, let him give heed to these things; let men consider the steadfast love of the LORD.