Psalm 107

⁴ They wandered in the wilderness in a ^[b]desert region;
They did not find a way to ^[c]an inhabited city.
⁵ They were hungry ^[d]and thirsty;
Their soul fainted within them.
⁶ Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He delivered them out of their distresses.
⁷ He led them also by a ^[e]straight way,
To go to ^[f]an inhabited city.
⁸ Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His ^[g]wonders to the sons of men!
⁹ For He has satisfied the ^[h]thirsty soul,
And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.

¹⁰ There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death,
Prisoners in ^[i]misery and ^[j]chains,
¹¹ Because they had rebelled against the words of God
And spurned the counsel of the Most High.
¹² Therefore He humbled their heart with labor;
They stumbled and there was none to help.
¹³ Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them out of their distresses.
¹⁴ He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death
And broke their bands apart.
¹⁵ Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His ^[k]wonders to the sons of men!
¹⁶ For He has shattered gates of bronze
And cut bars of iron asunder.

¹⁷ Fools, because of ^[l]their rebellious way,
And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
¹⁸ Their soul abhorred all kinds of food,
And they drew near to the gates of death.
¹⁹ Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them out of their distresses.
²⁰ He sent His word and healed them,
And delivered them from their ^[m]destructions.
²¹ Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His ^[n]wonders to the sons of men!
²² Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And tell of His works with joyful singing.

²³ Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters;
²⁴ They have seen the works of the Lord,
And His ^[o]wonders in the deep.
²⁵ For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind,
Which lifted up the waves ^[p]of the sea.
²⁶ They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths;
Their soul melted away in their misery.
²⁷ They reeled and staggered like a drunken man,
And ^[q]were at their wits’ end.
²⁸ Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.
²⁹ He caused the storm to be still,
So that the waves ^[r]of the sea were hushed.
³⁰ Then they were glad because they were quiet,
So He guided them to their desired haven.
³¹ Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His ^[s]wonders to the sons of men!
³² Let them extol Him also in the congregation of the people,
And praise Him at the seat of the elders.

³³ He ^[t]changes rivers into a ^[u]wilderness
And springs of water into a thirsty ground;
³⁴ A fruitful land into a salt waste,
Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
³⁵ He ^[v]changes a ^[w]wilderness into a pool of water
And a dry land into springs of water;
³⁶ And there He makes the hungry to dwell,
So that they may establish ^[x]an inhabited city,
³⁷ And sow fields and plant vineyards,
And ^[y]gather a fruitful harvest.
³⁸ Also He blesses them and they multiply greatly,
And He does not let their cattle decrease.

³⁹ When they are diminished and bowed down
Through oppression, misery and sorrow,
⁴⁰ He pours contempt upon ^[z]princes
And makes them wander in a pathless waste.
⁴¹ But He sets the needy ^[aa]securely on high away from affliction,
And makes his families like a flock.
⁴² The upright see it and are glad;
But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.
⁴³ Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things,
And consider the lovingkindnesses of the Lord.