Psalms 106

¹Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is with every generation.

²Let those who have been redeemed by the Lord say so: those whom he redeemed from the hand of the enemy and gathered from the regions,

³from the rising of the sun and its setting, from the north and from the sea.

⁴They wandered into solitude in a waterless place. They did not find the way of the city to be their dwelling place.

⁵They were hungry, and they were thirsty. Their soul fainted within them.

⁶And they cried out to the Lord in tribulation, and he rescued them in their necessity.

⁷And he led them in the right way, so that they might go forth to a city of habitation.

⁸Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

⁹For he has satisfied the empty soul, and he has satisfied the hungry soul with good things:

¹⁰those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, shackled by extreme poverty and by iron.

¹¹For they exasperated the eloquence of God, and they irritated the deliberation of the Most High.

¹²And their heart was brought low with hardships. They were weakened, and there was no one to help them.

¹³And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he freed them from their distress.

¹⁴And he led them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and he broke apart their chains.

¹⁵Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

¹⁶For he has crushed the gates of brass and broken the iron bars.

¹⁷He has taken them up, from the way of their iniquity. For they were brought low, because of their injustices.

¹⁸Their soul abhorred all food, and they drew near even to the gates of death.

¹⁹And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he delivered them in their necessity.

²⁰He sent his word, and he healed them, and he rescued them from their utter destruction.

²¹Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

²²And let them offer sacrifice with the sacrifice of praise, and let them announce his works in exultation.

²³Those who descend to the sea in ships, making their livelihood in the great waters:

²⁴these have seen the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep.

²⁵He spoke: and a windstorm stood up, and its waves were exalted.

²⁶They ascend even to the heavens, and they descend even to the abyss. Their soul will waste away in distress.

²⁷They were troubled, and they moved like a drunkard, and all their wisdom was consumed.

²⁸And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he led them out of their distress.

²⁹And he replaced the storm with a breeze, and its waves were stilled.

³⁰And they were joyful that it was stilled, and he led them into the haven that they desired.

³¹Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

³²And let them exalt him in the Church of the people, and praise him in the chair of the elders.

³³He has placed rivers in the desert and sources of water in dry places,

³⁴a fruit-bearing land in the midst of brine, before the malice of those who dwell in it.

³⁵He has placed a desert in the midst of pools of waters, and a land without water in the midst of sources of water.

³⁶And he has gathered the hungry together there, and they constructed a city of habitation.

³⁷And they sowed fields and planted vineyards, and they produced the fruit of nativity.

³⁸And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly. And he did not diminish their beasts of burden.

³⁹And they became few, and they were afflicted by the tribulation of evils and of sorrow.

⁴⁰Contempt was poured over their leaders, and he caused them to wander in an impassable place, and not on the way.

⁴¹And he helped the poor out of destitution, and he stationed families like sheep.

⁴²The upright will see, and they will rejoice. And every iniquity will block its mouth.

⁴³Who is wise and will keep these things? And who will understand the mercies of the Lord?

Psalms 106

¹Give glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

²Let them say so that have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy: and gathered out of the countries.

³From the rising and from the setting of the sun, from the north and from the sea.

⁴They wandered in a wilderness, in a place without water: they found not the way of a city for their habitation.

⁵They were hungry and thirsty: their soul fainted in them.

⁶And they cried to the Lord in their tribulation: and he delivered them out of their distresses.

⁷And he led them into the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

⁸Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men.

⁹For he hath satisfied the empty soul, and hath filled the hungry soul with good things.

¹⁰Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death: bound in want and in iron.

¹¹Because they had exasperated the words of God: and provoked the counsel of the most High:

¹²And their heart was humbled with labours: they were weakened, and there was none to help them.

¹³Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he delivered them out of their distresses.

¹⁴And he brought them out of darkness, and the shadow of death; and broke their bonds in sunder.

¹⁵Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

¹⁶Because he hath broken gates of brass, and burst iron bars.

¹⁷He took them out of the way of their iniquity: for they were brought low for their injustices.

¹⁸Their soul abhorred all manner of meat: and they drew nigh even to the gates of death.

¹⁹And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he delivered them out of their distresses.

²⁰He sent his word, and healed them: and delivered them from their destructions.

²¹Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men.

²²And let them sacrifice the sacrifice of praise: and declare his works with joy.

²³They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in the great waters:

²⁴These have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

²⁵He said the word, and there arose a storm of wind: and the waves thereof were lifted up.

²⁶They mount up to the heavens, and they go down to the depths: their soul pined away with evils.

²⁷They were troubled, and reeled like a drunken man; and all their wisdom was swallowed up.

²⁸And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he brought them out of their distresses.

²⁹And he turned the storm into a breeze: and its waves were still.

³⁰And they rejoiced because they were still: and he brought them to the haven which they wished for.

³¹Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

³²And let them exalt him in the church of the people: and praise him in the chair of the ancients.

³³He hath turned rivers into a wilderness: and the sources of waters into dry ground:

³⁴A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

³⁵He hath turned a wilderness into pools of waters, and a dry land into water springs.

³⁶And hath placed there the hungry; and they made a city for their habitation.

³⁷And they sowed fields, and planted vineyards: and they yielded fruit of birth.

³⁸And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly: and their cattle he suffered not to decrease.

³⁹Then they were brought to be few: and they were afflicted through the trouble of evils and sorrow.

⁴⁰Contempt was poured forth upon their princes: and he caused them to wander where there was no passing, and out of the way.

⁴¹And he helped the poor out of poverty: and made him families like a flock of sheep.

⁴²The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

⁴³Who is wise, and will keep these things; and will understand the mercies of the Lord?