107:1

הֹדוּ לַיהוָה כִּי־טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ׃

'O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, For His mercy endureth for ever.'

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107:2

יֹאמְרוּ גְּאוּלֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר גְּאָלָם מִיַּד־צָר׃

So let the redeemed of the LORD say, Whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;

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107:3

וּמֵאֲרָצוֹת קִבְּצָם מִמִּזְרָח וּמִמַּעֲרָב מִצָּפוֹן וּמִיָּם׃

And gathered them out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the sea.

107:4

תָּעוּ בַמִּדְבָּר בִּישִׁימוֹן דָּרֶךְ עִיר מוֹשָׁב לֹא מָצָאוּ׃

They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; They found no city of habitation.

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107:5

רְעֵבִים גַּם־צְמֵאִים נַפְשָׁם בָּהֶם תִּתְעַטָּף׃

Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.

107:6

וַיִּצְעֲקוּ אֶל־יְהוָה בַּצַּר לָהֶם מִמְּצוּקוֹתֵיהֶם יַצִּילֵם׃

Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses.

107:7

וַיַּדְרִיכֵם בְּדֶרֶךְ יְשָׁרָה לָלֶכֶת אֶל־עִיר מוֹשָׁב׃

And He led them by a straight way, That they might go to a city of habitation.

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107:8

יוֹדוּ לַיהוָה חַסְדּוֹ וְנִפְלְאוֹתָיו לִבְנֵי אָדָם׃

Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

107:9

כִּי־הִשְׂבִּיעַ נֶפֶשׁ שֹׁקֵקָה וְנֶפֶשׁ רְעֵבָה מִלֵּא־טוֹב׃

For He hath satisfied the longing soul, And the hungry soul He hath filled with good.

107:10

יֹשְׁבֵי חֹשֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָוֶת אֲסִירֵי עֳנִי וּבַרְזֶל׃

Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron—

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107:11

כִּי־הִמְרוּ אִמְרֵי־אֵל וַעֲצַת עֶלְיוֹן נָאָצוּ׃

Because they rebelled against the words of God, And contemned the counsel of the Most High.

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107:12

וַיַּכְנַע בֶּעָמָל לִבָּם כָּשְׁלוּ וְאֵין עֹזֵר׃

Therefore He humbled their heart with travail, They stumbled, and there was none to help—

107:13

וַיִּזְעֲקוּ אֶל־יְהוָה בַּצַּר לָהֶם מִמְּצֻקוֹתֵיהֶם יוֹשִׁיעֵם׃

They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.

107:14

יוֹצִיאֵם מֵחֹשֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָוֶת וּמוֹסְרוֹתֵיהֶם יְנַתֵּק׃

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their bands in sunder. .

107:15

יוֹדוּ לַיהוָה חַסְדּוֹ וְנִפְלְאוֹתָיו לִבְנֵי אָדָם׃

Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

107:16

כִּי־שִׁבַּר דַּלְתוֹת נְחֹשֶׁת וּבְרִיחֵי בַרְזֶל גִּדֵּעַ׃

For He hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron in sunder.

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107:17

אֱוִלִים מִדֶּרֶךְ פִּשְׁעָם וּמֵעֲוֺנֹתֵיהֶם יִתְעַנּוּ׃

Crazed because of the way of their transgression, And afflicted because of their iniquities—

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107:18

כָּל־אֹכֶל תְּתַעֵב נַפְשָׁם וַיַּגִּיעוּ עַד־שַׁעֲרֵי מָוֶת׃

Their soul abhorred all manner of food, And they drew near unto the gates of death—

107:19

וַיִּזְעֲקוּ אֶל־יְהוָה בַּצַּר לָהֶם מִמְּצֻקוֹתֵיהֶם יוֹשִׁיעֵם׃

They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses;

107:20

יִשְׁלַח דְּבָרוֹ וְיִרְפָּאֵם וִימַלֵּט מִשְּׁחִיתוֹתָם׃

He sent His word, and healed them, And delivered them from their graves.

107:21

יוֹדוּ לַיהוָה חַסְדּוֹ וְנִפְלְאוֹתָיו לִבְנֵי אָדָם׃

Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

107:22

וְיִזְבְּחוּ זִבְחֵי תוֹדָה וִיסַפְּרוּ מַעֲשָׂיו בְּרִנָּה׃

And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare His works with singing.

107:23

יוֹרְדֵי הַיָּם בָּאֳנִיּוֹת עֹשֵׂי מְלָאכָה בְּמַיִם רַבִּים׃

They that go down to the sea in ships, That do business in great waters—

107:24

הֵמָּה רָאוּ מַעֲשֵׂי יְהוָה וְנִפְלְאוֹתָיו בִּמְצוּלָה׃

These saw the works of the LORD, And His wonders in the deep;

107:25

וַיֹּאמֶר וַיַּעֲמֵד רוּחַ סְעָרָה וַתְּרוֹמֵם גַּלָּיו׃

For He commanded, and raised the stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves thereof;

107:26

יַעֲלוּ שָׁמַיִם יֵרְדוּ תְהוֹמוֹת נַפְשָׁם בְּרָעָה תִתְמוֹגָג׃

They mounted up to the heaven, they went down to the deeps; Their soul melted away because of trouble;

107:27

יָחוֹגּוּ וְיָנוּעוּ כַּשִּׁכּוֹר וְכָל־חָכְמָתָם תִּתְבַּלָּע׃

They reeled to and fro, and staggered like a drunken man, And all their wisdom was swallowed up—

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107:28

וַיִּצְעֲקוּ אֶל־יְהוָה בַּצַּר לָהֶם וּמִמְּצוּקֹתֵיהֶם יוֹצִיאֵם׃

They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, And He brought them out of their distresses.

107:29

יָקֵם סְעָרָה לִדְמָמָה וַיֶּחֱשׁוּ גַּלֵּיהֶם׃

He made the storm a calm, So that the waves thereof were still.

107:30

וַיִּשְׂמְחוּ כִי־יִשְׁתֹּקוּ וַיַּנְחֵם אֶל־מְחוֹז חֶפְצָם׃

Then were they glad because they were quiet, And He led them unto their desired haven.

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107:31

יוֹדוּ לַיהוָה חַסְדּוֹ וְנִפְלְאוֹתָיו לִבְנֵי אָדָם׃

Let them give thanks unto the LORD for His mercy, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

107:32

וִירֹמְמוּהוּ בִּקְהַל־עָם וּבְמוֹשַׁב זְקֵנִים יְהַלְלוּהוּ׃

Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, And praise Him in the seat of the elders.

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107:33

יָשֵׂם נְהָרוֹת לְמִדְבָּר וּמֹצָאֵי מַיִם לְצִמָּאוֹן׃

He turneth rivers into a wilderness, And watersprings into a thirsty ground;

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107:34

אֶרֶץ פְּרִי לִמְלֵחָה מֵרָעַת יֹשְׁבֵי בָהּ׃

A fruitful land into a salt waste, For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

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107:35

יָשֵׂם מִדְבָּר לַאֲגַם־מַיִם וְאֶרֶץ צִיָּה לְמֹצָאֵי מָיִם׃

He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water, And a dry land into watersprings.

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107:36

וַיּוֹשֶׁב שָׁם רְעֵבִים וַיְכוֹנְנוּ עִיר מוֹשָׁב׃

And there He maketh the hungry to dwell, And they establish a city of habitation;

107:37

וַיִּזְרְעוּ שָׂדוֹת וַיִּטְּעוּ כְרָמִים וַיַּעֲשׂוּ פְּרִי תְבוּאָה׃

And sow fields, and plant vineyards, Which yield fruits of increase.

107:38

וַיְבָרֲכֵם וַיִּרְבּוּ מְאֹד וּבְהֶמְתָּם לֹא יַמְעִיט׃

He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly, And suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

107:39

וַיִּמְעֲטוּ וַיָּשֹׁחוּ מֵעֹצֶר רָעָה וְיָגוֹן׃

Again, they are minished and dwindle away Through oppression of evil and sorrow.

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107:40

שֹׁפֵךְ בּוּז עַל־נְדִיבִים וַיַּתְעֵם בְּתֹהוּ לֹא־דָרֶךְ׃

He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

107:41

וַיְשַׂגֵּב אֶבְיוֹן מֵעוֹנִי וַיָּשֶׂם כַּצֹּאן מִשְׁפָּחוֹת׃

Yet setteth He the needy on high from affliction, And maketh his families like a flock.

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107:42

יִרְאוּ יְשָׁרִים וְיִשְׂמָחוּ וְכָל־עַוְלָה קָפְצָה פִּיהָ׃

The upright see it, and are glad; And all iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

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107:43

מִי־חָכָם וְיִשְׁמָר־אֵלֶּה וְיִתְבּוֹנְנוּ חַסְדֵי יְהוָה׃

Whoso is wise, let him observe these things, And let them consider the mercies of the LORD.