Psalm 107
[107:1] Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. [107:2] Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary, [107:3] And gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. [107:4] They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in. [107:5] Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. [107:6] Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses, [107:7] he led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in. [107:8] Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men! [107:9] For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good. [107:10] Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron, [107:11] because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High. [107:12] Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was none to help. [107:13] Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. [107:14] He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds in sunder. [107:15] Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men! [107:16] For he has broken the gates of brass, and cut through bars of iron. [107:17] Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities. [107:18] Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death. [107:19] Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, he saves them out of their distresses. [107:20] He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves. [107:21] Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men! [107:22] Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with singing. [107:23] Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters; [107:24] These see Yahweh's works, and his wonders in the deep. [107:25] For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves. [107:26] They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble. [107:27] They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. [107:28] Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress. [107:29] He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still. [107:30] Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven. [107:31] Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the children of men! [107:32] Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders. [107:33] He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground, [107:34] and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it. [107:35] He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs. [107:36] There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in, [107:37] sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase. [107:38] He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn't allow their livestock to decrease. [107:39] Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow. [107:40] He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste. [107:41] Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock. [107:42] The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths. [107:43] Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of Yahweh.
Psalm 108
A Song. A Psalm by David.
[108:1] My heart is steadfast, God. I will sing and I will make music with my soul. [108:2] Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn. [108:3] I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations. I will sing praises to you among the peoples. [108:4] For your loving kindness is great above the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies. [108:5] Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth. [108:6] That your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us. [108:7] God has spoken from his sanctuary: "In triumph, I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth. [108:8] Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is my helmet. Judah is my scepter. [108:9] Moab is my wash pot. I will toss my sandal on Edom. I will shout over Philistia." [108:10] Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who has led me to Edom? [108:11] Haven't you rejected us, God? You don't go forth, God, with our armies. [108:12] Give us help against the enemy, for the help of man is vain. [108:13] Through God, we will do valiantly. For it is he who will tread down our enemies.
Psalm 109
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.
[109:1] God of my praise, don't remain silent, [109:2] for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue. [109:3] They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause. [109:4] In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer. [109:5] They have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. [109:6] Set a wicked man over him. Let an adversary stand at his right hand. [109:7] When he is judged, let him come forth guilty. Let his prayer be turned into sin. [109:8] Let his days be few. Let another take his office. [109:9] Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. [109:10] Let his children be wandering beggars. Let them be sought from their ruins. [109:11] Let the creditor seize all that he has. Let strangers plunder the fruit of his labor. [109:12] Let there be none to extend kindness to him, neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children. [109:13] Let his posterity be cut off. In the generation following let their name be blotted out. [109:14] Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by Yahweh. Don't let the sin of his mother be blotted out. [109:15] Let them be before Yahweh continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth; [109:16] because he didn't remember to show kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, the broken in heart, to kill them. [109:17] Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn't delight in blessing, and it was far from him. [109:18] He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment. It came into his inward parts like water, like oil into his bones. [109:19] Let it be to him as the clothing with which he covers himself, for the belt that is always around him. [109:20] This is the reward of my adversaries from Yahweh, of those who speak evil against my soul. [109:21] But deal with me, Yahweh the Lord, for your name's sake, because your loving kindness is good, deliver me; [109:22] for I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded within me. [109:23] I fade away like an evening shadow. I am shaken off like a locust. [109:24] My knees are weak through fasting. My body is thin and lacks fat. [109:25] I have also become a reproach to them. When they see me, they shake their head. [109:26] Help me, Yahweh, my God. Save me according to your loving kindness; [109:27] that they may know that this is your hand; that you, Yahweh, have done it. [109:28] They may curse, but you bless. When they arise, they will be shamed, but your servant shall rejoice. [109:29] Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor. Let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe. [109:30] I will give great thanks to Yahweh with my mouth. Yes, I will praise him among the multitude. [109:31] For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.
Psalm 110
A Psalm by David.