Psalms 107 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 108

¹A Song. A Psalm by David. My heart is steadfast, God. I will sing and I will make music with my soul.

KJVA Song^H7892 or Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732. O God^H430, my heart^H3820 is fixed^H3559^(H8737); I will sing^H7891^(H8799) and give praise^H2167^(H8762), even with my glory^H3519.

² Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn.

KJVAwake^H5782^(H8798), psaltery^H5035 and harp^H3658: I myself will awake^H5782^(H8686) early^H7837.

³ I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations. I will sing praises to you among the peoples.

KJVI will praise^H3034^(H8686) thee, O LORD^H3068, among the people^H5971: and I will sing praises^H2167^(H8762) unto thee among the nations^H3816.

⁴ For your loving kindness is great above the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

KJVFor thy mercy^H2617 is great^H1419 above the heavens^H8064: and thy truth^H571 reacheth unto the clouds^H7834.

⁵ Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth.

KJVBe thou exalted^H7311^(H8798), O God^H430, above the heavens^H8064: and thy glory^H3519 above all the earth^H776;

⁶ That your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.

KJVThat thy beloved^H3039 may be delivered^H2502^(H8735): save^H3467^(H8685) with thy right hand^H3225, and answer^H6030^(H8798) me.

⁷ God has spoken from his sanctuary: “In triumph, I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.

KJVGod^H430 hath spoken^H1696^(H8765) in his holiness^H6944; I will rejoice^H5937^(H8799), I will divide^H2505^(H8762) Shechem^H7927, and mete out^H4058^(H8762) the valley^H6010 of Succoth^H5523.

⁸ Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is my helmet. Judah is my scepter.

KJVGilead^H1568 is mine; Manasseh^H4519 is mine; Ephraim^H669 also is the strength^H4581 of mine head^H7218; Judah^H3063 is my lawgiver^H2710^(H8781);

⁹ Moab is my wash pot. I will toss my sandal on Edom. I will shout over Philistia.”

KJVMoab^H4124 is my washpot^H7366^H5518; over Edom^H123 will I cast out^H7993^(H8686) my shoe^H5275; over Philistia^H6429 will I triumph^H7321^(H8709).

¹⁰ Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?

KJVWho will bring^H2986^(H8686) me into the strong^H4013 city^H5892? who will lead^H5148^(H8804) me into Edom^H123?

¹¹ Haven’t you rejected us, God? You don’t go out, God, with our armies.

KJVWilt not thou, O God^H430, who hast cast us off^H2186^(H8804)? and wilt not thou, O God^H430, go forth^H3318^(H8799) with our hosts^H6635?

¹² Give us help against the enemy, for the help of man is vain.

KJVGive^H3051^(H8798) us help^H5833 from trouble^H6862: for vain^H7723 is the help^H8668 of man^H120.

¹³ Through God, we will do valiantly, for it is he who will tread down our enemies.

KJVThrough God^H430 we shall do^H6213^(H8799) valiantly^H2428: for he it is that shall tread down^H947^(H8799) our enemies^H6862.

WEB·Psalms 107

¹Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

KJVO give thanks^H3034^(H8685) unto the LORD^H3068, for he is good^H2896: for his mercy^H2617 endureth for ever^H5769.

² Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

KJVLet the redeemed^H1350^(H8803) of the LORD^H3068 say^H559^(H8799) so, whom he hath redeemed^H1350^(H8804) from the hand^H3027 of the enemy^H6862;

³ and gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.

KJVAnd gathered^H6908^(H8765) them out of the lands^H776, from the east^H4217, and from the west^H4628, from the north^H6828, and from the south^H3220.

⁴ They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.

KJVThey wandered^H8582^(H8804) in the wilderness^H4057 in a solitary^H3452 way^H1870; they found^H4672^(H8804) no city^H5892 to dwell^H4186 in.

⁵ Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

KJVHungry^H7457 and thirsty^H6771, their soul^H5315 fainted^H5848^(H8691) in them.

⁶ Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

KJVThen they cried^H6817^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068 in their trouble^H6862, and he delivered^H5337^(H8686) them out of their distresses^H4691.

⁷ He led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.

KJVAnd he led them forth^H1869^(H8686) by the right^H3477 way^H1870, that they might go^H3212^(H8800) to a city^H5892 of habitation^H4186.

⁸ Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

KJVOh that men would praise^H3034^(H8686) the LORD^H3068 for his goodness^H2617, and for his wonderful works^H6381^(H8737) to the children^H1121 of men^H120!

⁹ For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.

KJVFor he satisfieth^H7646^(H8689) the longing^H8264^(H8802) soul^H5315, and filleth^H4390^(H8765) the hungry^H7457 soul^H5315 with goodness^H2896.

¹⁰ Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,

KJVSuch as sit^H3427^(H8802) in darkness^H2822 and in the shadow of death^H6757, being bound^H615 in affliction^H6040 and iron^H1270;

¹¹ because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High.

KJVBecause they rebelled^H4784^(H8689) against the words^H561 of God^H410, and contemned^H5006^(H8804) the counsel^H6098 of the most High^H5945:

¹² Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was no one to help.

KJVTherefore he brought down^H3665^(H8686) their heart^H3820 with labour^H5999; they fell down^H3782^(H8804), and there was none to help^H5826^(H8802).

¹³ Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.

KJVThen they cried^H2199^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068 in their trouble^H6862, and he saved^H3467^(H8686) them out of their distresses^H4691.

¹⁴ He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke away their chains.

KJVHe brought them out^H3318^(H8686) of darkness^H2822 and the shadow of death^H6757, and brake^H5423 their bands^H4147 in sunder^H5423^(H8762).

¹⁵ Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

KJVOh that men would praise^H3034^(H8686) the LORD^H3068 for his goodness^H2617, and for his wonderful works^H6381^(H8737) to the children^H1121 of men^H120!

¹⁶ For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron.

KJVFor he hath broken^H7665^(H8765) the gates^H1817 of brass^H5178, and cut^H1438 the bars^H1280 of iron^H1270 in sunder^H1438^(H8765).

¹⁷ Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.

KJVFools^H191 because^H1870 of their transgression^H6588, and because of their iniquities^H5771, are afflicted^H6031^(H8691).

¹⁸ Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.

KJVTheir soul^H5315 abhorreth^H8581^(H8762) all manner of meat^H400; and they draw near^H5060^(H8686) unto the gates^H8179 of death^H4194.

¹⁹ Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saves them out of their distresses.

KJVThen they cry^H2199^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068 in their trouble^H6862, and he saveth^H3467^(H8686) them out of their distresses^H4691.

²⁰ He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.

KJVHe sent^H7971^(H8799) his word^H1697, and healed^H7495^(H8799) them, and delivered^H4422^(H8762) them from their destructions^H7825.

²¹ Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

KJVOh that men would praise^H3034^(H8686) the LORD^H3068 for his goodness^H2617, and for his wonderful works^H6381^(H8737) to the children^H1121 of men^H120!

²² Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his deeds with singing.

KJVAnd let them sacrifice^H2076^(H8799) the sacrifices^H2077 of thanksgiving^H8426, and declare^H5608^(H8762) his works^H4639 with rejoicing^H7440.

²³ Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters,

KJVThey that go down^H3381^(H8802) to the sea^H3220 in ships^H591, that do^H6213^(H8802) business^H4399 in great^H7227 waters^H4325;

²⁴ these see Yahweh’s deeds, and his wonders in the deep.

KJVThese see^H7200^(H8804) the works^H4639 of the LORD^H3068, and his wonders^H6381^(H8737) in the deep^H4688.

²⁵ For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.

KJVFor he commandeth^H559^(H8799), and raiseth^H5975^(H8686) the stormy^H5591 wind^H7307, which lifteth up^H7311^(H8787) the waves^H1530 thereof.

²⁶ They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.

KJVThey mount up^H5927^(H8799) to the heaven^H8064, they go down^H3381^(H8799) again to the depths^H8415: their soul^H5315 is melted^H4127^(H8709) because of trouble^H7451.

²⁷ They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.

KJVThey reel to and fro^H2287^(H8799), and stagger^H5128^(H8799) like a drunken man^H7910, and are at their wits^H2451' end^H1104^(H8691).

²⁸ Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.

KJVThen they cry^H6817^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068 in their trouble^H6862, and he bringeth them out^H3318^(H8686) of their distresses^H4691.

²⁹ He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.

KJVHe maketh^H6965^(H8686) the storm^H5591 a calm^H1827, so that the waves^H1530 thereof are still^H2814^(H8799).

³⁰ Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.

KJVThen are they glad^H8055^(H8799) because they be quiet^H8367^(H8799); so he bringeth^H5148^(H8686) them unto their desired^H2656 haven^H4231.

³¹ Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds for the children of men!

KJVOh that men would praise^H3034^(H8686) the LORD^H3068 for his goodness^H2617, and for his wonderful works^H6381^(H8737) to the children^H1121 of men^H120!

³² Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.

KJVLet them exalt^H7311^(H8787) him also in the congregation^H6951 of the people^H5971, and praise^H1984^(H8762) him in the assembly^H4186 of the elders^H2205.

³³ He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground,

KJVHe turneth^H7760^(H8799) rivers^H5104 into a wilderness^H4057, and the watersprings^H4325^H4161 into dry ground^H6774;

³⁴ and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

KJVA fruitful^H6529 land^H776 into barrenness^H4420, for the wickedness^H7451 of them that dwell^H3427^(H8802) therein.

³⁵ He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.

KJVHe turneth^H7760^(H8799) the wilderness^H4057 into a standing^H98 water^H4325, and dry^H6723 ground^H776 into watersprings^H4325^H4161.

³⁶ There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,

KJVAnd there he maketh the hungry^H7457 to dwell^H3427^(H8686), that they may prepare^H3559^(H8787) a city^H5892 for habitation^H4186;

³⁷ sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.

KJVAnd sow^H2232^(H8799) the fields^H7704, and plant^H5193^(H8799) vineyards^H3754, which may yield^H6213^(H8799) fruits^H6529 of increase^H8393.

³⁸ He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease.

KJVHe blesseth^H1288^(H8762) them also, so that they are multiplied^H7235^(H8799) greatly^H3966; and suffereth^H4591 not their cattle^H929 to decrease^H4591^(H8686).

³⁹ Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.

KJVAgain, they are minished^H4591^(H8799) and brought low^H7817^(H8799) through oppression^H6115, affliction^H7451, and sorrow^H3015.

⁴⁰ He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.

KJVHe poureth^H8210^(H8802) contempt^H937 upon princes^H5081, and causeth them to wander^H8582^(H8686) in the wilderness^H8414, where there is no way^H1870.

⁴¹ Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.

KJVYet setteth he the poor^H34 on high^H7682^(H8762) from affliction^H6040, and maketh^H7760^(H8799) him families^H4940 like a flock^H6629.

⁴² The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.

KJVThe righteous^H3477 shall see^H7200^(H8799) it, and rejoice^H8055^(H8799): and all iniquity^H5766 shall stop^H7092^(H8804) her mouth^H6310.

⁴³ Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of Yahweh.

KJVWhoso is wise^H2450, and will observe^H8104^(H8799) these things, even they shall understand^H995^(H8709) the lovingkindness^H2617 of the LORD^H3068.

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