[1] Give thanks to Yahweh,    For he is good, For his lovingkindness
endures forever. [2] Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so,    Whom he has
redeemed from the hand of the adversary, [3] Gathered out of the lands,   
From the east and from the west,    From the north and from the south. [4]
They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way.    They found no city to
live in. [5] Hungry and thirsty,    Their soul fainted in them. [6] Then
they cried to Yahweh in their trouble,	  And he delivered them out of
their distresses, [7] He led them also by a straight way,    That they
might go to a city to live in. [8] Let them praise Yahweh for his
lovingkindness,    For his wonderful works to the children of men! [9] For
he satisfies the longing soul.	  He fills the hungry soul with good. [10]
Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,    Being bound in
affliction and iron, [11] Because they rebelled against the words of God,  
 And condemned the counsel of the Most High. [12] Therefore he brought down
their heart with labor.    They fell down, and there was none to help. [13]
Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble,    And he saved them out of
their distresses. [14] He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of
death,	  And broke their bonds in sunder. [15] Let them praise Yahweh for
his lovingkindness,    For his wonderful works to the children of men! [16]
For he has broken the gates of brass,	 And cut through bars of iron. [17]
Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience,    And because of their
iniquities. [18] Their soul abhors all kinds of food.	 They draw near to
the gates of death. [19] Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble,    He
saves them out of their distresses. [20] He sends his word, and heals them,
   And delivers them from their graves. [21] Let them praise Yahweh for his
lovingkindness,    For his wonderful works to the children of men! [22] Let
them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving,    And declare his works with
singing. [23] Those who go down to the sea in ships,	Who do business in
great waters; [24] These see Yahweh`s works,	And his wonders in the
deep. [25] For he commands, and raises the stormy wind,    Which lifts up
its waves. [26] They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths.
   Their soul melts away because of trouble. [27] They reel back and forth,
and stagger like a drunken man,    And are at their wits` end. [28] Then
they cry to Yahweh in their trouble,	He brings them out of their
distress. [29] He makes the storm a calm,    So that its waves are still.
[30] Then are they glad because it is calm,    So he brings them to their
desired haven. [31] Let them praise Yahweh for his lovingkindness,    For
his wonderful works to the children of men! [32] Let them exalt him also in
the assembly of the people,    And praise him in the seat of the elders.
[33] He turns rivers into a desert,    Water springs into a thirsty ground,
[34] And a fruitful land into a salt waste,    For the wickedness of those
who dwell in it. [35] He turns a desert into a pool of water,	 And a dry
land into water springs. [36] There he makes the hungry to live,    That
they may prepare a city to live in, [37] Sow fields, plant vineyards,	
And reap the fruits of increase. [38] He blesses them also, so that they
are multiplied greatly.    He doesn`t allow their cattle to decrease. [39]
Again, they are diminished and bowed down    Through oppression, trouble,
and sorrow. [40] He pours contempt on princes,	  And causes them to wander
in a trackless waste. [41] Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, 
  And increases their families like a flock. [42] The upright will see it,
and be glad.	All the wicked will shut their mouths. [43] Whoever is wise
will pay attention to these things.    They will consider the
lovingkindnesses of Yahweh.	 Psalm 108	 A Song. A Psalm by David.