Psalms 107 in plain modern English. New Ground English Translation.
to Yahweh because he is — his never runs out.
Let the of Yahweh say so — everyone he has reclaimed from the grip of the
He them from every direction — from east and west, from north and south.
They wandered through the through wilderness, finding no road to a city where they could settle.
Hungry and thirsty, their was draining away inside them.
Then they out to Yahweh in their desperation, and he pulled them out of their
He led them along a road right to a city where they could settle.
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his love, for the he does for the human race.
Because he satisfies the throat, and fills the starving with
Some sat in prisoners of suffering and
because they had the words of God and scorned the counsel of the Most
So he their with hard labor; they stumbled and no one was there to help.
Then they cried out to Yahweh in their desperation, and he rescued them from their distress.
He brought them out of deep darkness, snapping their
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his faithful love, for the wonders he does for the human race.
Because he doors and cuts through iron bars.
suffered for their ways and for their brought misery on themselves.
They couldn't stomach any food; they came right up to the of
Then they cried out to Yahweh in their desperation, and he rescued them from their distress.
He sent out and them; he snatched them from the
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his faithful love, for the wonders he does for the human race.
Let them offer of gratitude and tell the story of what he's done with shouts of joy.
Some went out on the sea in ships, conducting trade across the
They witnessed what Yahweh could do — his wonders in the
He and a rose up, lifting the waves high.
They were thrown up toward the sky, then plunged to the depths; their in the face of disaster.
They staggered and lurched like drunks; all their was useless.
Then they cried out to Yahweh in their desperation, and he pulled them out of their distress.
He the storm to a whisper, and the waves fell silent.
They were overjoyed when the waters grew calm, and he guided them to the they longed for.
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his faithful love, for the wonders he does for the human race.
Let them celebrate him in the of the people and praise him where the sit together.
He turns rivers into desert and flowing springs into cracked, thirsty ground.
He turns fruitful land into a flat because of the of those who live there.
He turns desert into of water and parched ground into flowing springs.
He the hungry there, and they build a city to live in.
They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield an
He them and they multiply greatly; he doesn't let their herds decrease.
When they are diminished and brought low through disaster, and
he pours contempt on the powerful and makes them wander in
But he lifts the out of their suffering and makes their families
The see this and rejoice, but every mouth that speaks is shut.
Whoever is let them all this to heart and the of Yahweh.