Psalms 107 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Confess ye to Jehovah, for he is good, his mercy is forever. 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 They being redeemed of Jehovah shall say, Which he redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. 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 he gathered them from the lands, from the sunrisings and from the west, from the north and from 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 will wander in the desert in a waste; the way of a city of dwelling they found not. 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 Hungering, also thirsting, their soul will faint in them. hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
6 And they will cry to Jehovah in straits to them, and he will deliver them from 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 will cause them to tread in a straight way, to go to a city of dwelling. 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 They shall confess to Jehovah his mercy, and his wonders to the sons of man. 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 satisfied the thirsty soul, and the hungering soul he filled with good. 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 They sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound with 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 For they embittered the sayings of God, and they despised 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 And he will humble their heart with labor; they were weak, and none helping. 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 And they will cry to God in straits to them; he will save them from 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 will bring them forth from darkness and the shadow of death, and he will burst their bands. 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 They shall confess to Jehovah his mercy, and his wonders to the sons of man. 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 broke the brazen doors, and cut off the bars of iron. 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 Being turned away from the way of their transgression, they will be humbled from their iniquities. 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 will abhor all food, and they will draw 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 And they will cry to Jehovah in straits to them; he will save them from 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 will send his word and heal them, and he will deliver them from their destructions. 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 They shall confess to Jehovah his mercy, and his wonders to the sons of man. 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 And they shall sacrifice sacrifices of praise, and they shall recount his works with rejoicing. 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 shall go down to the sea in ships, doing work in many 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 They saw the works of Jehovah, 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 And he will say, and he will cause the spirit of storm to stand up, and its waves will rise up. 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 will go up to the heavens, they will go down to the depths: their soul will be melted with evil. 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 will reel and stagger as he intoxicated, and all their wisdom will be swallowed down. 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 And they will cry to Jehovah in straits to them, and he will bring them forth from 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 will set the storm for a calm, and their waves will be 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 And they will be glad that they will subside, and he will guide them to the harbor of their desire. 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 They shall confess to Jehovah his mercy, and his wonders to the sons of man. 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 And they shall exalt him in the convocation of the people, and they shall praise him in the seat of the old men. 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 will set rivers to a desert, and the findings of waters to thirst; 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 land of fruit to saltness, for the evil of those dwelling in it. 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 will set a desert for pools of water, and a land of dryness for findings of water. 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 will he cause the hungering to dwell, and they shall prepare a city of dwelling; 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 they shall sow fields and plant vineyards, and they will make fruits of produce. they sow fields and plant vineyards and get a fruitful yield. They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;
38 And he will bless them, and they shall multiply greatly, and he will not diminish their cattle. 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 And they will be diminished and brought low from oppression, evil and grief. 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 poured out contempt upon the nobles, and he will cause them to wander in a waste of not a 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 will set up the needy on high from affliction, and he will set families as 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 upright shall see and be glad, and all iniquity shall shut her mouth. 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 Who the wise and will watch these, and they shall understand the mercies of Jehovah. 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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