Psalms 106
1 Alleluia.
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy
endures for ever.
2 Let them say
so who have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he has
redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
3 and gathered them out of the
countries, from the east, and west, and north, and
aGr. sea.south.
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a
dry land; they found no way to a city of habitation.
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul
fainted in them. 6 Then they cried to
the Lord in their affliction, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
7 And he guided them into a straight
path, that they might go to a city of habitation.
8 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his
mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
9 For he satisfies the empty soul, and
fills the hungry soul with good things,
10 even them
that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, fettered in poverty and iron;
11 because they
bGr. embittered the oracles.rebelled against the words of God, and provoked the counsel of the Most High.
12 So their heart was brought low
with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper.
13 Then they cried to the Lord in
their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.
14 And he brought them out of
darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds asunder.
15 Let them acknowledge to the Lord
his mercies, and his wonders to the children of men.
16 For he broke to pieces the brazen
gates, and crushed the iron bars.
17 csee the Hebrew.He helped them out of the way of their iniquity; for they were brought low
because of their iniquities. 18 Their
soul abhorred all meat; and they drew near to the gates of death.
19 Then they cried to the Lord in
their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.
20 He sent his word, and healed them,
and delivered them out of their destructions.
21 Let them acknowledge to the Lord
his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
22 And let them offer to him the
sacrifice of praise, and proclaim his works with exultation.
23 They that go down to the sea in
ships, doing business in many waters;
24 these
men have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders
in the deep. 25 He speaks, and the
stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up.
26 They go up to the heavens, and go
down to the depths; their soul melts because of troubles.
27 They are troubled, they stagger as
a drunkard, and all their wisdom is swallowed up.
28 Then they cry to the Lord in their
affliction, and he brings them out of their distresses.
29 And he commands the storm, and it
is calmed into a gentle breeze, and its waves are still.
30 And they are glad, because they
are quiet; and he guides them to their desired haven.
31 Let them acknowledge to the Lord
his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
32 Let them exalt him in the
congregation of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.
33 He turns rivers into a desert, and
streams of
dGr. waters.water into
eGr. thirst.a dry land; 34 a fruitful land into
saltness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.
35 He turns a wilderness into pools
of water, and a dry land into streams of water.
36 And there he causes the hungry to
dwell, and they establish for themselves cities of habitation.
37 And they sow fields, and plant
vineyards, and they yield fruit of increase.
38 And he blesses them, and they
multiply exceedingly, and he diminishes not the number of their cattle.
39 Again they become few, and are
brought low, by the pressure of evils and pain.
40 Contempt is poured upon their
princes, and he causes them to wander in a desert and trackless land.
41 But he helps the poor out of
poverty, and makes him families as a flock.
42 The upright shall see and rejoice;
and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
43 Who is wise, and will observe
these things, and understand the mercies of the Lord?