Psalms 107 — ULB

107Verse 1Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good,
and his covenant faithfulness endures forever.
^{Verse 2}Let the redeemed of Yahweh speak out,
those he has rescued from the hand of the enemy.
^{Verse 3}He has gathered them out of foreign lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.
^{Verse 4}They wandered in the wilderness on a desert road
and found no city in which to live.
^{Verse 5}Because they were hungry and thirsty,
they fainted from exhaustion.
^{Verse 6}Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble,
and he rescued them out of their distress.
^{Verse 7}He led them by a direct path
so that they would go to a city to live in.
^{Verse 8}Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness
and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
^{Verse 9}For he satisfies the longings of those who are thirsty,
and the desires of those who are hungry he fills up with good things.
^{Verse 10}Some sat in darkness and in gloom,
prisoners in affliction and chains.
^{Verse 11}This was because they had rebelled against God's word
and rejected the instruction of the Most High.
^{Verse 12}He humbled their hearts through hardship;
they stumbled and there was no one to help them up.
^{Verse 13}Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble,
and he brought them out of their distress.
^{Verse 14}He brought them out of darkness and gloom
and broke their bonds.
^{Verse 15}Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness
and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
^{Verse 16}For he has broken the gates of bronze
and cut through the bars of iron.
^{Verse 17}They were foolish in their rebellious ways
and afflicted because of their sins.
^{Verse 18}They lost their desire to eat any food,
and they came close to the gates of death.
^{Verse 19}Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble,
and he brought them out of their distress.
^{Verse 20}He sent his word and healed them,
and he rescued them from their destruction.
^{Verse 21}Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness
and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
^{Verse 22}Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving
and proclaim his deeds in singing.
^{Verse 23}Some travel on the sea in ships
and do business overseas.
^{Verse 24}These saw the deeds of Yahweh
and his wonders on the seas.
^{Verse 25}For he commanded and aroused the windstorm
that stirs up the seas.
^{Verse 26}They reached up to the sky; they went down to the depths.
Their lives melted away in distress.
^{Verse 27}They swayed and staggered like drunkards
and were at their wits' end.
^{Verse 28}Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble,
and he brought them out of their distress.
^{Verse 29}He calmed the storm,
and the waves were stilled.
^{Verse 30}Then they rejoiced because the sea was calm,
and he brought them to their desired harbor.
^{Verse 31}Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness
and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
^{Verse 32}Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people
and praise him in the council of the elders.
^{Verse 33}He turns rivers into a wilderness,
springs of water into dry land,
^{Verse 34}and a fruitful land into a barren place
because of the wickedness of its people.
^{Verse 35}He turns the wilderness into a pool of water
and dry land into springs of water.
^{Verse 36}He settles the hungry there,
and they build a city to live in.
^{Verse 37}They build a city to plant fields in, to plant vineyards,
and to bring in an abundant harvest.
^{Verse 38}He blesses them so they are very numerous.
He does not let their cattle decrease in number.
^{Verse 39}They were diminished and brought low
by painful distress and suffering.
^{Verse 40}He pours contempt on the leaders
and causes them to wander in the wilderness, where there are no roads.
^{Verse 41}But he protects the needy from affliction
and cares for his families like a flock.
^{Verse 42}The upright will see this and rejoice,
and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
^{Verse 43}Whoever is wise should take note of these things
and meditate on Yahweh's acts of covenant faithfulness.