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Psalms 107 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | O GIVE thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his mercy endures for ever. | 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 the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the oppressor, | 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 gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the islands in the sea. | 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 were lost in the wilderness in a place without water; they found not the right way to an inhabited town. | 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 | Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. | hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. | They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. | |
| 6 | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses, | 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 | And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to inhabited villages. | 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 | Let the righteous of the LORD give thanks to him; for his mercies are upon the children 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 | For he satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness, | 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 | Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction 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 | Because they murmured against the words of God, and scorned the counsel of the most High; | 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 | Therefore he brought down their hearts with labor; they became weak and there was none to help. | 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 | Then they prayed to the LORD in their trouble and he saved them out of their distresses. | 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 | He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands asunder. | 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 | Let the righteous of the LORD give thanks to him; for his mercies are upon the children 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 | For he has broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron asunder. | 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 | He helped them out of the way of their sins, he relieved them of their afflictions. | 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 | Their soul abhorred all manner of food, and they drew near to the gates of death. | 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 | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. | 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 | He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from destruction. | 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 | Let the righteous of the LORD give thanks to him, for his mercies are upon the children 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 | Sacrifice to him the sacrifices of praise, and glorify him, O you, his servants, for his wonders. | 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 | They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business 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 | These see the works of the LORD and his wonders in the deep. | 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 | For he commands and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves thereof. | 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 | They mount up to the sky; then they go down again to the depths; their soul is troubled within them. | 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 | They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end. | 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 | Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble and he brings them out of their distresses. | 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 | He makes the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof 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 | Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he brings them to their desired haven. | 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 | Let the righteous of the LORD give thanks to him; for his mercies are upon the children 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 | Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. | 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 | He turns rivers into a wilderness and the water-springs into dry ground, | He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground, | He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground, | |
| 34 | A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness 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 | He turns the wilderness into pools of water and dry land into watersprings. | 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 | And there he makes the hungry to dwell, that they may build villages and settle, | 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 | And sow the fields and plant vineyards, and eat of the fruits thereof. | they sow fields and plant vineyards and get a fruitful yield. | They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest; | |
| 38 | He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffers 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 | Again, they are diminished and humbled through oppression, affliction, and misery. | 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 | He pours contempt upon rulers, and causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way. | 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 | He strengthens the poor and he multiplies their families like a flock. | 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 | The righteous shall see it, and rejoice; and all the ungodly shall shut their mouths. | 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 | Whosoever is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD. | 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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