Psalms 107

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.	1 Al eluia! Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good, his faithful love lasts for ever.
2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;	2 So let them say whom Yahweh redeemed, whom he redeemed from the power of their enemies,
3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.	3 bringing them back from foreign lands, from east and west, north and south.
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.	4 They were wandering in the desert, in the wastelands, could find no way to an inhabited city;
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.	5 they were hungry and thirsty, their life was ebbing away.
6 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.	6 They cried out to Yahweh in their distress, he rescued them from their plight,
7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.	7 he set them on the road, straight to an inhabited city.
8 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!	8 Let them thank Yahweh for his faithful love, for his wonders for the children of Adam!
9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.	9 He has fed the hungry to their hearts' content, filled the starving with good things.
10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;	10 Sojourners in gloom and shadow dark as death, fettered in misery and chains,
11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:	11 for defying the orders of Yahweh, for scorning the plan of the Most High-
12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.	12 he subdued their spirit by hard labour; if they fel there was no one to help.
13 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.	13 They cried out to Yahweh in their distress, he rescued them from their plight,
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.	14 he brought them out from gloom and shadow dark as death, and shattered their chains.
15 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!	15 Let them thank Yahweh for his faithful love, for his wonders for the children of Adam!
16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.	16 He broke open gates of bronze and smashed iron bars.
17 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.	17 Fools for their rebellious ways, wretched because of their sins,
18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.	18 finding all food repugnant, brought close to the gates of death-
19 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.	19 they cried out to Yahweh in their distress; he rescued them from their plight,
20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.	20 he sent out his word and cured them, and rescued their life from the abyss.
21 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!	21 Let them thank Yahweh for his faithful love, for his wonders for the children of Adam!
22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.	22 Let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices, and recount with shouts of joy what he has done!
23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;	23 Voyagers on the sea in ships, plying their trade on the great ocean,
24 These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.	24 have seen the works of Yahweh, his wonders in the deep.
25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.	25 By his word he raised a storm-wind, lashing up towering waves.
26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.	26 Up to the sky then down to the depths! Their stomachs were turned to water;
27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.	27 they staggered and reeled like drunkards, and al their skill went under.
28 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.	28 They cried out to Yahweh in their distress, he rescued them from their plight,
29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.	29 he reduced the storm to a calm, and al the waters subsided,
30 Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.	30 and he brought them, overjoyed at the stillness, to the port where they were bound.
31 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!	31 Let them thank Yahweh for his faithful love, for his wonders for the children of Adam!
32 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.	32 Let them extol him in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the council of elders.
33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;	33 He has turned rivers into desert, bubbling springs into arid ground,
34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.	34 fertile country into salt-flats, because the people living there were evil.
35 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.	35 But he has turned desert into stretches of water, arid ground into bubbling springs,
36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;	36 and has given the hungry a home, where they have built themselves a city.
37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.	37 There they sow fields and plant vines, and reap a harvest of their produce.
38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.	38 He blesses them and their numbers increase, he keeps their cattle at full strength.
39 Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.	39 Their numbers had fal en, they had grown weak, under pressure of disaster and hardship;
40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.	40 he covered princes in contempt, left them to wander in trackless wastes.
41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.	41 But the needy he raises from their misery, makes their families as numerous as sheep.
42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.	42 At the sight the honest rejoice, and the wicked have nothing to say.
43 Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.	43 Who is wise? Such a one should take this to heart, and come to understand Yahweh's faithful love.