Psalms 107

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 "Give thanks to the LORD who is good, whose love endures forever!"	1 O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Let that be the prayer of the LORD'S redeemed, those redeemed from the hand of the foe,	2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
3 Those gathered from foreign lands, from east and west, from north and south.	3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
4 Some had lost their way in a barren desert; found no path toward a city to live in.	4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
5 They were hungry and thirsty; their life was ebbing away.	5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6 In their distress they cried to the LORD, who rescued them in their peril,	6 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
7 Guided them by a direct path so they reached a city to live in.	7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
8 Let them thank the LORD for such kindness, such wondrous deeds for mere mortals.	8 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
9 For he satisfied the thirsty, filled the hungry with good things.	9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
10 Some lived in darkness and gloom, in prison, bound with chains,	10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
11 Because they rebelled against God's word, scorned the counsel of the Most High,	11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
12 Who humbled their hearts through hardship; they stumbled with no one to help.	12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.
13 In their distress they cried to the LORD, who saved them in their peril,	13 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
14 Led them forth from darkness and gloom and broke their chains asunder.	14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
15 Let them thank the LORD for such kindness, such wondrous deeds for mere mortals.	15 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
16 For he broke down the gates of bronze and snapped the bars of iron.	16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
17 Some fell sick from their wicked ways, afflicted because of their sins.	17 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
18 They loathed all manner of food; they were at the gates of death.	18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
19 In their distress they cried to the LORD, who saved them in their peril,	19 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.
20 Sent forth the word to heal them, snatched them from the grave.	20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
21 Let them thank the LORD for such kindness, such wondrous deeds for mere mortals.	21 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
22 Let them offer a sacrifice in thanks, declare his works with shouts of joy.	22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
23 Some went off to sea in ships, plied their trade on the deep waters.	23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;
24 They saw the works of the LORD, the wonders of God in the deep.	24 These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.
25 He spoke and roused a storm wind; it tossed the waves on high.	25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
26 They rose up to the heavens, sank to the depths; their hearts trembled at the danger.	26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
27 They reeled, staggered like drunkards; their skill was of no avail.	27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
28 In their distress they cried to the LORD, who brought them out of their peril,	28 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
29 Hushed the storm to a murmur; the waves of the sea were stilled.	29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
30 They rejoiced that the sea grew calm, that God brought them to the harbor they longed for.	30 Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
31 Let them thank the LORD for such kindness, such wondrous deeds for mere mortals.	31 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
32 Let them praise him in the assembly of the people, give thanks in the council of the elders.	32 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
33 God changed rivers into desert, springs of water into thirsty ground,	33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
34 Fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the wickedness of its people.	34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
35 He changed the desert into pools of water, arid land into springs of water,	35 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
36 And settled the hungry there; they built a city to live in.	36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards, brought in an abundant harvest.	37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
38 God blessed them, they became very many, and their livestock did not decrease.	38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
39 Where they were diminished and brought low through misery and cruel oppression,	39 Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
40 But he poured out contempt on princes, made them wander the trackless wastes,	40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
41 While the poor were released from their affliction; their families increased like their flocks.	41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
42 The upright saw this and rejoiced; all wickedness shut its mouth.	42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
43 Whoever is wise will take note of these things, will ponder the merciful deeds of the LORD.	43 Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.