| 1 | Give thanks to Yahweh, For he is good, For his lovingkindness endures forever. |
| 2 | Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so, Whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary, |
| 3 | Gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south. |
| 4 | They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in. |
| 5 | Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them. |
| 6 | Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, And he delivered them out of their distresses, |
| 7 | He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city to live in. |
| 8 | Let them praise Yahweh for his lovingkindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men! |
| 9 | For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good. |
| 10 | Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron, |
| 11 | Because they rebelled against the words of God, And condemned the counsel of the Most High. |
| 12 | Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was none to help. |
| 13 | Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, And he saved them out of their distresses. |
| 14 | He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their bonds in sunder. |
| 15 | Let them praise Yahweh for his lovingkindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men! |
| 16 | For he has broken the gates of brass, And cut through bars of iron. |
| 17 | Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, And because of their iniquities. |
| 18 | Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death. |
| 19 | Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, He saves them out of their distresses. |
| 20 | He sends his word, and heals them, And delivers them from their graves. |
| 21 | Let them praise Yahweh for his lovingkindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men! |
| 22 | Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare his works with singing. |
| 23 | Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business in great waters; |
| 24 | These see Yahweh's works, And his wonders in the deep. |
| 25 | For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, Which lifts up its waves. |
| 26 | They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble. |
| 27 | They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits' end. |
| 28 | Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, He brings them out of their distress. |
| 29 | He makes the storm a calm, So that its waves are still. |
| 30 | Then are they glad because it is calm, So he brings them to their desired haven. |
| 31 | Let them praise Yahweh for his lovingkindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men! |
| 32 | Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, And praise him in the seat of the elders. |
| 33 | He turns rivers into a desert, Water springs into a thirsty ground, |
| 34 | And a fruitful land into a salt waste, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it. |
| 35 | He turns a desert into a pool of water, And a dry land into water springs. |
| 36 | There he makes the hungry to live, That they may prepare a city to live in, |
| 37 | Sow fields, plant vineyards, And reap the fruits of increase. |
| 38 | He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn't allow their cattle to decrease. |
| 39 | Again, they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression, trouble, and sorrow. |
| 40 | He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in a trackless waste. |
| 41 | Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, And increases their families like a flock. |
| 42 | The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths. |
| 43 | Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the lovingkindnesses of Yahweh. Psalm 108 A Song. A Psalm by David. |