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Psalms 107 Parallel Bible Translations
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BISHOPS Bishops' Bible of 1568 |
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| 1 | Confesse you it vnto God: for he is gratious, and his mercy endureth for euer. | Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! | Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. | |
| 2 | Let such as God did redeme speake: whom he hath redeemed from the hande of the enemie. | Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble | Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, | |
| 3 | And whom he gathered out of the landes: from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. | and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. | those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. | |
| 4 | They went astray out of the way in solitarines and in wildernes, and found no citie to dwell in: | Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in; | Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. | |
| 5 | (107:4) they were hungry and thirstie, their soule fainted in them. | hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. | They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. | |
| 6 | (107:5) And they cry vnto god in their trouble: who deliuereth them from their distresse. | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. | Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. | |
| 7 | (107:6) And he leadeth them foorth by the right way: that they might go to the citie inhabited. | He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in. | He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle. | |
| 8 | (107:7) O that men would confesse vnto God his louyng kindnesse: and his marueylous actes done to the chyldren of men. | Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! | Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, | |
| 9 | (107:8) For he satisfieth the greedie soule: and filleth the hungry soule with goodnes. | For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things. | for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. | |
| 10 | (107:9) Suche as sit in darknesse and in the shadowe of death: beyng fast bounde in miserie and iron. | Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and in irons, | Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains, | |
| 11 | (107:10) Because they went from the wordes of the Lorde: and lightly regarded the counsayle of the most highest. | for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High. | because they rebelled against God’s commands and despised the plans of the Most High. | |
| 12 | (107:11) Therfore he humbled their heart thorowe heauines: they fall downe, and there is none to helpe them. | So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor; they fell down, with none to help. | So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. | |
| 13 | (107:12) And they cry vnto god in their trouble: who deliuereth the out of their distresse. | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. | |
| 14 | (107:13) For he bringeth them out of darknesse and out of the shadowe of death: and breaketh their bondes in sunder. | He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart. | He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains. | |
| 15 | (107:14) O that men would confesse vnto God: his louing kindnes and his marueylous actes done to the chyldren of men. | Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! | Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, | |
| 16 | (107:15) For he breaketh the gates of brasse: & smyteth the barres of iron in sunder. | For he shatters the doors of bronze and cuts in two the bars of iron. | for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron. | |
| 17 | (107:16) Foolish men are plagued for their mischeuous wayes: & for their wickednes. | Some were fools through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction; | Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities. | |
| 18 | (107:17) Their soule abhorreth all maner of meate: and they be euen harde at deathes doore. | they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death. | They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death. | |
| 19 | (107:18) And they crye vnto God in their trouble: who deliuereth them out of their distresse. | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. | |
| 20 | (107:19) he sendeth his worde & healeth them: and he maketh them to scape safe from their corruptnes. | He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction. | He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. | |
| 21 | (107:20) O that men would confesse vnto God: his louing kindnes and his marueylous actes done to the chyldren of men. | Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! | Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. | |
| 22 | (107:21) And that they would offer vnto him sacrifices of thankes geuing: and set foorth in wordes his workes with a ioyfull noyse. | And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy! | Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy. | |
| 23 | (107:22) Such as go downe to the sea in ships and folowe their busines in great waters: | Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters; | Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters. | |
| 24 | (107:22) they see the workes of God, and his wonders in the deepe. | they saw the deeds of the LORD, his wondrous works in the deep. | They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep. | |
| 25 | (107:23) For he commaundeth and causeth a stormie winde to arise: and he lifteth vp on high his waues. | For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea. | For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves. | |
| 26 | (107:24) Then they ascende vp to heauen, and come downe agayne to the deepe: so that their soule melteth away through trouble. | They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight; | They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away. | |
| 27 | (107:25) They reele to and fro, and they do stacker like a drunken man: and their wysdome fayleth them. | they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits’ end. | They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits’ end. | |
| 28 | (107:26) And they cry vnto god in their trouble: who deliuereth the out of their distresse. | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. | Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress. | |
| 29 | (107:27) For he maketh the storme to ceasse: so that the waues therof are still. | He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. | He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. | |
| 30 | (107:28) Then be they glad because they are at rest: and he bringeth them to the hauen where they woulde be. | Then they were glad that the waters were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven. | They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven. | |
| 31 | (107:29) O that men would confesse vnto god: his louyng kyndnes and meruaylous actes done to the chyldren of men. | Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! | Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. | |
| 32 | (107:30) And that they would exalt him in the congregation of the people: and prayse him in the consistorie of the aged. | Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. | Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders. | |
| 33 | (107:31) He turneth fluddes into a wildernes: and waterspringes into a drye grounde. | He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground, | He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground, | |
| 34 | (107:32) He maketh a fruitfull grounde barren: for the wickednes of them that dwell therein. | a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants. | and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there. | |
| 35 | (107:33) Contrary he reduceth a wyldernes into a standing water: and a drye ground into water springes. | He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water. | He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs; | |
| 36 | (107:34) And he setteth there the hungry: and they buylde them a citie to dwell in. | And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in; | there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle. | |
| 37 | (107:35) And they sowe their lande and plant vineyardes: and they yelde vnto them aboundant store of fruites. | they sow fields and plant vineyards and get a fruitful yield. | They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest; | |
| 38 | (107:36) He blesseth them, so that they multiplie exceedingly: and he suffereth not their cattle to decrease. | By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their livestock diminish. | he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish. | |
| 39 | (107:37) But when they do fall from God, they are diminished & brought low: through oppression, calamitie, & griefe of minde. | When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, evil, and sorrow, | Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow; | |
| 40 | (107:38) He bringeth princes into contempt: & he maketh them to wander in a wildernesse where there is no way at all. | he pours contempt on princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes; | he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste. | |
| 41 | (107:39) Yet he exalteth the poore out of miserie: and geueth him housholdes equall to flockes of cattell. | but he raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks. | But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks. | |
| 42 | (107:40) The righteous will marke this and reioyce: and the mouth of all wickednesse shalbe stopped. | The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth. | The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths. | |
| 43 | (107:41) Whosoeuer is wyse, he wyll both obserue these thinges: and also well consider the louing kindnesse of God. | Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the LORD. | Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD. | |
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