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Psalms 107

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1 Alleluia. Acknowledge ye to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy is into the world. (Alleluia. Give ye thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his love is forever.)
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
2 Say they, that be again-bought of the Lord; which he again-bought from the hand of the enemy, (Say they, who were redeemed by the Lord; whom he rescued from the power of the enemy,)
2 Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3 from countries he gathered them together. From the rising of the sun, and from the going down; from the north, and from the sea. (yea, he gathered them together from all the countries. From the rising of the sun, and from the going down of the same; from the north, and from the sea.)
3 those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
4 They erred in wilderness, in a place without water; they found not way of the city of dwelling place. (They wandered about in the desert, in a place without water; they could not find the way to a city to live in.)
4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
5 They were hungry and thirsty; their soul(s) failed in them.
5 They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
6 And they cried to the Lord, when they were set in tribulation; and he delivered them from their needinesses. (And they cried to the Lord, when they were in trouble; and he saved them from all their distress.)
6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
7 And he led forth them into the right way; that they should go into the city of dwelling. (And he led them forth by the right way; so that they came to a city to live in.)
7 He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
8 The mercies of the Lord, acknowledge to him; and his marvels acknowledge to the sons of men. (Give thanks to the Lord for his constant love; and for the marvellous deeds which he hath done, for the sons and daughters of men.)
8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
9 For he [ful]filled a void man; and he filled with goods an hungry man. (For he fulfilleth the thirsty; and he filleth the hungry with good things to eat.)
9 for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
10 God delivered men sitting in darkness, and in the shadow of death; and men imprisoned in beggary, and in iron(s).
10 Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
11 For they made bitter the speeches of God; and wrathed the counsel of the Highest. (Because they had rebelled against the words of God; and had rejected the counsel of the Most High.)
11 because they rebelled against God’s commands and despised the plans of the Most High.
12 And the heart of them was made meek in travails; and they were sick, and none was that helped (them). (And their hearts were made weary by their labour; and they were enfeebled, or weak, and there was no one to help them.)
12 So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13 And they cried to the Lord, when they were set in tribulation; and he delivered them from their needinesses. (And they cried to the Lord, when they were in trouble; and he saved them from all their distress.)
13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
14 And he led them out of darknesses, and [the] shadow of death; and brake the bonds of them.
14 He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.
15 The mercies of the Lord, acknowledge to him; and his marvels, acknowledge to the sons of men. (Give thanks to the Lord for his constant love; and for the marvellous deeds which he hath done, for the sons and daughters of men.)
15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
16 For he all-brake [the] brazen gates; and he brake [the] iron bars. (For he broke all the bronze gates; and the iron bars.)
16 for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
17 He up-took them from the way of their wickedness; for they were made low for their unrightfulnesses. (And some were fools, and they went forth in their wicked ways; and they were made low for their unrighteousnesses.)
17 Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
18 The soul of them loathed all meat (They hated all kinds of food); and they nighed unto the gates of death.
18 They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death.
19 And they cried to the Lord, when they were set in tribulation; and he delivered them from their needinesses. (And they cried to the Lord, when they were in trouble; and he saved them from all their distress.)
19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
20 He sent his word, and healed them; and delivered them from the perishings of them (and saved them from death).
20 He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
21 The mercies of the Lord, acknowledge to him; and his marvels to the sons of men. (Give thanks to the Lord for his constant love; and for the marvellous deeds which he hath done, for the sons and daughters of men.)
21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
22 And offer they the sacrifice of praising; and tell they his works with full out joying. (And offer they the sacrifice of praise; and tell they about his works with rejoicing.)
22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.
23 They that go down into the sea in ships; and make working in many waters. (And let others go down to the sea in ships; and do their work/and ply their trade in many waters.)
23 Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.
24 They saw the works of the Lord; and his marvels in the depth. (And they saw the works of the Lord; and his marvellous deeds in the depths of the sea.)
24 They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep.
25 He said, and the spirit of tempest stood; and the waves thereof were areared. (He spoke, and the wind of the tempest stood still; and its waves were lifted up high.)
25 For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.
26 They ascend till to heavens, and go down unto the depths; the soul of them failed in evils. (They were lifted up to the heavens, and then brought down to the depths; and their souls failed because of their troubles, yea, they lost all hope, or all courage.)
26 They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away.
27 They were troubled, and they were moved as a drunken man; and all the wisdom of them was devoured. (They were troubled, and they staggered around like drunken men; and all their wisdom, or all their skill, had fled.)
27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits’ end.
28 And they cried to the Lord, when they were set in tribulation; and he led them out of their needinesses. (And they cried to the Lord, when they were in trouble; and he saved them from all their distress.)
28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
29 And he ordained the tempest thereof into a soft wind, either peaceability; and the waves thereof were still(ed).
29 He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
30 And they were glad, for those were still; and he led them forth into the haven of their will. (And they were glad that all was still; and he led them forth into the haven of their desire, yea, into a safe harbour.)
30 They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.
31 The mercies of the Lord, acknowledge to him; and his marvels to the sons of men. (Give thanks to the Lord for his constant love; and for the marvellous deeds which he hath done, for the sons and daughters of men.)
31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
32 And enhance they him in the church of the people; and praise they him in the chair(s) of the elder men. (And let them exalt him in the congregation of the people; and praise they him in the council of the elders.)
32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.
33 He hath set floods into desert; and the outgoings of waters into thirst(y) (ground). (He hath turned rivers into desert; and springs of water into thirsty ground.)
33 He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,
34 He hath set fruitful land into saltiness; for the malice of men dwelling therein. (He hath set fruitful land into a salty wasteland; because of the evil, or the wickedness, of the people who live there.)
34 and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
35 He hath set desert into ponds of waters; and [the] earth without water into [the] outgoings of waters. (He hath turned the desert into pools of water; yea, the place without water into springs of water.)
35 He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;
36 And he set there hungry men; and they made a city of dwelling. (And he put the hungry there; and they made a city to live in.)
36 there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.
37 And they sowed fields, and planted vines; and made fruit of birth. (And they sowed fields, and planted vines; and reaped a fruitful harvest.)
37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;
38 And he blessed them, and they were multiplied greatly (And he blessed them, and they were greatly multiplied); and he made not less their work beasts.
38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
39 And they were made few; and were travailed of tribulation of evils and of sorrow. (And then, they were made few; and were troubled with trials, and evils, and sorrow.)
39 Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
40 Strife was shed out on princes; and he made them for to err without the way, and not in the way. (And he poured out his contempt upon their enemies? leaders; and he made them to wander without a way, and to go not on the way.)
40 he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.
41 And he helped the poor man from poverty; and setted families as a sheep bringing forth lambs. (But he helped the poor out of their poverty; and made families to be like sheep bringing forth lambs.)
41 But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
42 Rightful men shall see, and shall be glad; and all wickedness shall stop his mouth. (The upright shall see, and shall be glad; and all the wicked shall close their mouths.)
42 The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
43 Who is wise, and shall keep these things; and shall understand the mercies of the Lord? (Whoever is wise, shall think about these things; and then they shall understand the Lord's constant love.)
43 Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD.
Copyright © 2001 by Terence P. Noble. For personal use only.
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