Psalm 107 | New International Reader’s Version

New International Reader’s Version

1 Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good. His faithful love continues for ever. 2 Let those who have been set free by the LORD tell their story. He set them free from the power of the enemy. 3 He brought them back from other lands. He brought them back from east and west, from north and south. 4 Some of them wandered in deserts that were dry and empty. They couldn’t find a city where they could make their homes. 5 They were hungry and thirsty. Their lives were slipping away. 6 Then they cried out to the LORD because of their problems. And he saved them from their troubles. 7 He led them straight to a city where they could make their homes. 8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his faithful love. Let them give thanks for the wonderful things he does for people. 9 He gives those who are thirsty all the water they want. He gives those who are hungry all the good food they can eat. 10 Others lived in the deepest darkness. They suffered as prisoners in iron chains. 11 That’s because they hadn’t obeyed the commands of God. They had refused to follow the plans of the Most High God. 12 So he made them do work that was hard and bitter. They tripped and fell, and there was no one to help them. 13 Then they cried out to the LORD because of their problems. And he saved them from their troubles. 14 He brought them out of the deepest darkness. He broke their chains off. 15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his faithful love. Let them give thanks for the wonderful things he does for people. 16 He breaks down gates that are made of bronze. He cuts through bars that are made of iron. 17 Others were foolish. They suffered because of their sins. They suffered because they wouldn’t obey the LORD. 18 They refused to eat anything. They came close to passing through the gates of death. 19 Then they cried out to the LORD because of their problems. And he saved them from their troubles. 20 He gave his command and healed them. He saved them from the grave. 21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his faithful love. Let them give thanks for the wonderful things he does for people. 22 Let them sacrifice thank-offerings. Let them talk about what he has done as they sing with joy. 23 Some people sailed out on the ocean in ships. They traded goods on the mighty waters. 24 They saw the works of the LORD. They saw the wonderful deeds he did on the ocean. 25 He spoke and stirred up a storm. It lifted the waves high. 26 They rose up to the heavens. Then they went down deep into the ocean. In that kind of danger the people’s boldness melted away. 27 They were unsteady like people who have become drunk. They didn’t know what to do. 28 Then they cried out to the LORD because of their problems. And he brought them out of their troubles. 29 He made the storm as quiet as a whisper. The waves of the ocean calmed down. 30 The people were glad when the ocean became calm. Then he guided them to the harbour they were looking for. 31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his faithful love. Let them give thanks for the wonderful things he does for people. 32 Let them honour him among his people who gather for worship. Let them praise him in the meeting of the elders. 33 He turned rivers into a desert. He turned flowing springs into thirsty ground. 34 He turned land that produced crops into a salty land where nothing could grow. He did it because the people who lived there were evil. 35 He turned the desert into pools of water. He turned the dry and cracked ground into flowing springs. 36 He brought hungry people there to live. They built a city where they could make their homes. 37 They planted fields and vineyards that produced large crops. 38 He blessed the people, and they greatly increased their numbers. He kept their herds from getting smaller. 39 Then the number of God’s people got smaller. They were made humble by trouble, suffering and sorrow. 40 The God who looks down on proud nobles made them wander in a desert where no one lives. 41 But he lifted needy people out of their suffering. He made their families increase like flocks of sheep. 42 Honest people see it and are filled with joy. But no one who is evil has anything to say. 43 Let those who are wise pay attention to these things. Let them think about the loving deeds of the LORD.

Kutsal Kitap Yeni Çeviri

from Turkish Bible Society

5. KİTAP 107. Mezmur

1 RAB'be şükredin, çünkü O iyidir, Sevgisi sonsuzdur. 2 Böyle desin RAB'bin kurtardıkları, Düşman pençesinden özgür kıldıkları, 3 Doğudan, batıdan, kuzeyden, güneyden^[1], Bütün ülkelerden topladıkları. 4 Issız çöllerde dolaştılar, Yerleşecekleri kente giden bir yol bulamadılar. 5 Aç, susuz, Sefil oldular. 6 O zaman sıkıntı içinde RAB'be yakardılar, RAB kurtardı onları dertlerinden. 7 Yerleşecekleri bir kente varıncaya dek, Onlara doğru yolda öncülük etti. 8 Şükretsinler RAB'be sevgisi için, İnsanlar yararına yaptığı harikalar için. 9 Çünkü O susamış canın susuzluğunu giderir, Aç canı iyiliklerle doyurur. 10 Zincire vurulmuş, acıyla kıvranan tutsaklar, Karanlıkta, zifiri karanlıkta oturmuştu. 11 Çünkü Tanrı'nın buyruklarına karşı çıkmışlardı, Küçümsemişlerdi Yüceler Yücesi'nin öğüdünü. 12 Ağır işlerle hayatı onlara zehir etti, Çöktüler, yardım eden olmadı. 13 O zaman sıkıntı içinde RAB'be yakardılar, RAB kurtardı onları dertlerinden; 14 Çıkardı karanlıktan, zifiri karanlıktan, Kopardı zincirlerini. 15 Şükretsinler RAB'be sevgisi için, İnsanlar yararına yaptığı harikalar için! 16 Çünkü tunç kapıları kırdı, Demir kapı kollarını parçaladı O. 17 Cezalarını buldu aptallar, Suçları, isyanları yüzünden. 18 İğrenir olmuşlardı bütün yemeklerden, Ölümün kapılarına yaklaşmışlardı. 19 O zaman sıkıntı içinde RAB'be yakardılar, RAB kurtardı onları dertlerinden. 20 Sözünü gönderip iyileştirdi onları, Kurtardı ölüm çukurundan. 21 Şükretsinler RAB'be sevgisi için, İnsanlar yararına yaptığı harikalar için! 22 Şükran kurbanları sunsunlar Ve sevinç çığlıklarıyla duyursunlar O'nun yaptıklarını! 23 Gemilerle denize açılanlar, Okyanuslarda iş yapanlar, 24 RAB'bin işlerini, Derinliklerde yaptığı harikaları gördüler. 25 Çünkü O buyurunca şiddetli bir fırtına koptu, Dalgalar şaha kalktı. 26 Göklere yükselip diplere indi gemiler, Sıkıntıdan canları burunlarına geldi gemicilerin, 27 Sarhoş gibi sallanıp sendelediler, Ustalıkları işe yaramadı. 28 O zaman sıkıntı içinde RAB'be yakardılar, RAB kurtardı onları dertlerinden. 29 Fırtınayı limanlığa çevirdi, Yatıştı dalgalar; 30 Rahatlayınca sevindiler, Diledikleri limana götürdü RAB onları. 31 Şükretsinler RAB'be sevgisi için, İnsanlar yararına yaptığı harikalar için! 32 Yüceltsinler O'nu halk topluluğunda, Övgüler sunsunlar ileri gelenlerin toplantısında. 33 Irmakları çöle çevirir, Pınarları kurak toprağa, 34 Verimli toprağı çorak alana, Orada yaşayanların kötülüğü yüzünden. 35 Çölü su birikintisine çevirir, Kuru toprağı pınara. 36 Açları yerleştirir oraya; Oturacak bir kent kursunlar, 37 Tarlalar ekip bağlar diksinler, Bol ürün alsınlar diye. 38 RAB'bin kutsamasıyla, Çoğaldılar alabildiğine, Eksiltmedi hayvanlarını. 39 Sonra azaldılar, alçaldılar, Baskı, sıkıntı ve acı yüzünden. 40 RAB rezalet saçtı soylular üzerine, Yolu izi belirsiz bir çölde dolaştırdı onları. 41 Ama yoksulu sefaletten kurtardı, Davar sürüsü gibi çoğalttı ailelerini. 42 Doğru insanlar görüp sevinecek, Kötülerse ağzını kapayacak. 43 Aklı olan bunları göz önünde tutsun, RAB'bin sevgisini dikkate alsın.