Psalmen 107

1Give glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

2Let them say so that have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy: and gathered out of the countries.

3From the rising and the setting of the sun, from the north and from the sea.

4They wandered in a wilderness, in a place without water: they found not the way of a city for their habitation.

5They were hungry and thirsty: their soul fainted in them.

6And they cried to the Lord in their tribulation: and he delivered them out of their distresses.

7And he led them into the right way: that they might go to a city of habitation.

8Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men.

9For he hath satisfied the empty soul, and hath filled the hungry soul with good things.

10Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death: bound in want and in iron.

11Because they had exasperated the words of God: and provoked the counsel of the most High:

12And their heart was humbled with labours: they were weakened, and their was none to help them.

13Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he delivered them out of their distresses.

14And he brought them out of darkness, and the shadow of death; and broke their bonds in sunder.

15Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

16Because he hath broken gates of brass, and burst the iron bars.

17He took them out of the way of their iniquity: for they were brought low for their injustices.

18Their soul abhorred all manner of meat: and they drew nigh even to the gates of death.

19And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he delivered them out of their distresses.

20He sent his word, and healed them: and delivered them from their destructions.

21Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men.

22And let them sacrifice the sacrifice of praise: and declare his works with joy.

23They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in the great waters:

24These have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

25He said the word, and there arose a storm of wind: and the waves thereof were lifted up.

26They mount up to the heavens, and they go down to the depths: their soul pined away with evils.

27They were troubled, and reeled like a drunken man; and all their wisdom was swallowed up.

28And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he brought them out of their distresses.

29And he turned the storm into a breeze: and its waves were still.

30And they rejoiced because they were still: and he brought them to the haven which they wished for.

31Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

32And let them exalt him in the church of the people: and praise him in the chair of the ancients.

33He hath turned rivers into a wilderness: and the sources of water into dry ground:

34A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

35He hath turned a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into water springs.

36And hath placed there the hungry; and they made a city for their habitation.

37And they sowed fields, and planted vineyards: and they yielded fruit of birth.

38And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly: and their cattle he suffered not to decrease.

39Then they were brought to be few: and they were afflicted through the trouble of evils and sorrow.

40Contempt was poured forth upon their princes: and he caused them to wander where there was no passing, and out of the way.

41And he helped the poor out of poverty: and made him families like a flock of sheep.

42The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop their mouth.

43Who is wise, and will keep these things: and will understand the mercies of the Lord?

1Alleluja. [Confitemini Domino, quoniam bonus, quoniam in sæculum misericordia ejus.

2Dicant qui redempti sunt a Domino, quos redemit de manu inimici, et de regionibus congregavit eos,

3a solis ortu, et occasu, ab aquilone, et mari.

4Erraverunt in solitudine, in inaquoso; viam civitatis habitaculi non invenerunt.

5Esurientes et sitientes, anima eorum in ipsis defecit.

6Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur, et de necessitatibus eorum eripuit eos;

7et deduxit eos in viam rectam, ut irent in civitatem habitationis.

8Confiteantur Domino misericordiæ ejus, et mirabilia ejus filiis hominum.

9Quia satiavit animam inanem, et animam esurientem satiavit bonis.

10Sedentes in tenebris et umbra mortis; vinctos in mendicitate et ferro.

11Quia exacerbaverunt eloquia Dei, et consilium Altissimi irritaverunt.

12Et humiliatum est in laboribus cor eorum; infirmati sunt, nec fuit qui adjuvaret.

13Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur; et de necessitatibus eorum liberavit eos.

14Et eduxit eos de tenebris et umbra mortis, et vincula eorum dirupit.

15Confiteantur Domino misericordiæ ejus, et mirabilia ejus filiis hominum.

16Quia contrivit portas æreas, et vectes ferreos confregit.

17Suscepit eos de via iniquitatis eorum; propter injustitias enim suas humiliati sunt.

18Omnem escam abominata est anima eorum, et appropinquaverunt usque ad portas mortis.

19Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur, et de necessitatibus eorum liberavit eos.

20Misit verbum suum, et sanavit eos, et eripuit eos de interitionibus eorum.

21Confiteantur Domino misericordiæ ejus, et mirabilia ejus filiis hominum.

22Et sacrificent sacrificium laudis, et annuntient opera ejus in exsultatione.

23Qui descendunt mare in navibus, facientes operationem in aquis multis:

24ipsi viderunt opera Domini, et mirabilia ejus in profundo.

25Dixit, et stetit spiritus procellæ, et exaltati sunt fluctus ejus.

26Ascendunt usque ad cælos, et descendunt usque ad abyssos; anima eorum in malis tabescebat.

27Turbati sunt, et moti sunt sicut ebrius, et omnis sapientia eorum devorata est.

28Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur; et de necessitatibus eorum eduxit eos.

29Et statuit procellam ejus in auram, et siluerunt fluctus ejus.

30Et lætati sunt quia siluerunt; et deduxit eos in portum voluntatis eorum.

31Confiteantur Domino misericordiæ ejus, et mirabilia ejus filiis hominum.

32Et exaltent eum in ecclesia plebis, et in cathedra seniorum laudent eum.

33Posuit flumina in desertum, et exitus aquarum in sitim;

34terram fructiferam in salsuginem, a malitia inhabitantium in ea.

35Posuit desertum in stagna aquarum, et terram sine aqua in exitus aquarum.

36Et collocavit illic esurientes, et constituerunt civitatem habitationis:

37et seminaverunt agros et plantaverunt vineas, et fecerunt fructum nativitatis.

38Et benedixit eis, et multiplicati sunt nimis; et jumenta eorum non minoravit.

39Et pauci facti sunt et vexati sunt, a tribulatione malorum et dolore.

40Effusa est contemptio super principes: et errare fecit eos in invio, et non in via.

41Et adjuvit pauperem de inopia, et posuit sicut oves familias.

42Videbunt recti, et lætabuntur; et omnis iniquitas oppilabit os suum.

43Quis sapiens, et custodiet hæc, et intelliget misericordias Domini?]

1Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is with every generation.

2Let those who have been redeemed by the Lord say so: those whom he redeemed from the hand of the enemy and gathered from the regions,

3from the rising of the sun and its setting, from the north and from the sea.

4They wandered into solitude in a waterless place. They did not find the way of the city to be their dwelling place.

5They were hungry, and they were thirsty. Their soul fainted within them.

6And they cried out to the Lord in tribulation, and he rescued them in their necessity.

7And he led them in the right way, so that they might go forth to a city of habitation.

8Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

9For he has satisfied the empty soul, and he has satisfied the hungry soul with good things:

10those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, shackled by extreme poverty and by iron.

11For they exasperated the eloquence of God, and they irritated the deliberation of the Most High.

12And their heart was brought low with hardships. They were weakened, and there was no one to help them.

13And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he freed them from their distress.

14And he led them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and he broke apart their chains.

15Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

16For he has crushed the gates of brass and broken the iron bars.

17He has taken them up, from the way of their iniquity. For they were brought low, because of their injustices.

18Their soul abhorred all food, and they drew near even to the gates of death.

19And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he delivered them in their necessity.

20He sent his word, and he healed them, and he rescued them from their utter destruction.

21Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

22And let them offer sacrifice with the sacrifice of praise, and let them announce his works in exultation.

23Those who descend to the sea in ships, making their livelihood in the great waters:

24these have seen the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep.

25He spoke: and a windstorm stood up, and its waves were exalted.

26They ascend even to the heavens, and they descend even to the abyss. Their soul will waste away in distress.

27They were troubled, and they moved like a drunkard, and all their wisdom was consumed.

28And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he led them out of their distress.

29And he replaced the storm with a breeze, and its waves were stilled.

30And they were joyful that it was stilled, and he led them into the haven that they desired.

31Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

32And let them exalt him in the Church of the people, and praise him in the chair of the elders.

33He has placed rivers in the desert and sources of water in dry places,

34a fruit-bearing land in the midst of brine, before the malice of those who dwell in it.

35He has placed a desert in the midst of pools of waters, and a land without water in the midst of sources of water.

36And he has gathered the hungry together there, and they constructed a city of habitation.

37And they sowed fields and planted vineyards, and they produced the fruit of nativity.

38And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly. And he did not diminish their beasts of burden.

39And they became few, and they were afflicted by the tribulation of evils and of sorrow.

40Contempt was poured over their leaders, and he caused them to wander in an impassable place, and not on the way.

41And he helped the poor out of destitution, and he stationed families like sheep.

42The upright will see, and they will rejoice. And every iniquity will block its mouth.

43Who is wise and will keep these things? And who will understand the mercies of the Lord?