Psalms 107

hodu la-Adonai ki-tov ki le'olam khasdo

“Praise GOD, who is good— whose steadfast love is eternal!”

yomeru ge'ule Adonai asher ge'alam miyyad-tsar

Thus let GOD’s redeemed say, those redeemed from adversity,

ume'aratsot qibbetsam mimmizrakh umimma'arav mitsafon umiyyam

who have been gathered in from the lands, from east and west, from the north and from the sea.

ta'u vammidbar bishimon darekh ir moshav lo matsa'u

Some lost their way in the wilderness, in the wasteland; they found no settled place.

re'evim gam-tseme'im nafsham bahem titattaf

Hungry and thirsty, their spirit failed.

vayyitsaqu el-Adonai batsar lahem mimmetsuqotehem yatsilem

In their adversity they cried to GOD, and they were rescued from their troubles.

vayyadrikhem bederekh yesharah lalekhet el-ir moshav

They were shown a direct way to reach a settled place.

yodu la-Adonai khasdo venifle'otayw livne adam

Let them give praise for GOD’s steadfast love and wondrous deeds for humankind—

ki-hisbia nefesh shoqeqah venefesh re'evah mille-tov

for satisfying the thirsty, and filling the hungry with all good things.

yosheve khoshekh vetsalmavet asire oni uvarzel

Some lived in deepest darkness, bound in cruel irons,

ki-himru imre-el va'atsat elyon na'atsu

because they defied the word of God, spurned the counsel of the Most High.

vayyakhna be'amal libbam kashelu ve'en ozer

Their hearts were humbled through suffering; they stumbled with no one to help.

vayyizaqu el-Adonai batsar lahem mimmetsuqotehem yoshi'em

In their adversity they cried to GOD, and were rescued from their troubles.

yotsi'em mekhoshekh vetsalmavet umoserotehem yenatteq

They were brought out of deepest darkness, their bonds broken asunder.

yodu la-Adonai khasdo venifle'otayw livne adam

Let them give praise for GOD’s steadfast love and wondrous deeds for humankind—

ki-shibbar daltot nekhoshet uverikhe varzel giddea

shattering gates of bronze, breaking their iron bars.

evilim midderekh pisham ume'avonotehem yitannu

There were fools who suffered for their sinful way, and for their iniquities.

kol-okhel teta'ev nafsham vayyaggi'u ad-sha'are mavet

All food was loathsome to them; they reached the gates of death.

vayyizaqu el-Adonai batsar lahem mimmetsuqotehem yoshi'em

In their adversity they cried to GOD and they were saved from their troubles.

yishlakh devaro veyirpa'em vimallet mishekhitotam

[God] gave an order and healed them— delivering them from the pits.

yodu la-Adonai khasdo venifle'otayw livne adam

Let them give praise for GOD’s steadfast love and wondrous deeds for humankind.

veyizbekhu zivkhe todah visapperu ma'asayw berinnah

Let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices, and tell those deeds in joyful song.

yorede hayyam bo'oniyyot ose melakhah bemayim rabbim

Others go down to the sea in ships, ply their trade in the mighty waters;

hemmah ra'u ma'ase Adonai venifle'otayw bimtsulah

they have seen GOD’s works and such wonders in the deep.

vayyomer vayya'amed ruakh se'arah vatteromem gallayw

God’s word raised a storm wind that made the waves surge.

ya'alu shamayim yeredu tehomot nafsham bera'ah titmogag

Mounting up to the heaven, plunging down to the depths, disgorging in their misery,

yakhoggu veyanu'u kashikkor vekhol-khokhmatam titballa

they reeled and staggered like a drunk, all their skill to no avail.

vayyitsaqu el-Adonai batsar lahem umimmetsuqotehem yotsi'em

In their adversity they cried to GOD, and were saved from their troubles.

yaqem se'arah lidmamah vayyekheshu gallehem

The storm was reduced to a whisper; the waves were stilled.

vayyismekhu khi-yishtoqu vayyankhem el-mekhoz kheftsam

They rejoiced when all was quiet, and were brought to the port they desired.

yodu la-Adonai khasdo venifle'otayw livne adam

Let them give praise for GOD’s steadfast love, and wondrous deeds for humankind.

viromemuhu biqhal-am uvemoshav zeqenim yehaleluhu

Let them exalt in the congregation of the people, acclaim in the assembly of the elders.

yasem neharot lemidbar umotsa'e mayim letsimma'on

The rivers are turned into a wilderness, springs of water into thirsty land,

erets peri limlekhah mera'at yosheve vah

fruitful land into a salt marsh, because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.

yasem midbar la'agam-mayim ve'erets tsiyyah lemotsa'e mayim

The wilderness is turned into pools, parched land into springs of water.

vayyoshev sham re'evim vayekhonenu ir moshav

There the hungry are settled; they build a place to settle in.

vayyizre'u sadot vayyitte'u kheramim vayya'asu peri tevu'ah

They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.

vayevarekhem vayyirbu me'od uvehemtam lo yamit

They are blessed and they increase greatly— their cattle do not decrease,

vayyimatu vayyashokhu me'otser ra'ah veyagon

after they had been few and crushed by oppression, misery, and sorrow.

shofekh buz al-nedivim vayyatem betohu lo-darekh

[God] pours contempt on nobles and makes them lose their way in trackless deserts;

vayesaggev evyon me'oni vayyasem katson mishpakhot

but the needy are secured from suffering, their families increased like flocks.

yiru yesharim veyismakhu vekhol-avlah qafetsah piha

The upright see it and rejoice; the mouth of all wrongdoers is stopped.

mi-khakham veyishmor-elleh veyitbonenu khasde Adonai

One who is wise will take note of these things and consider GOD’s steadfast love.