1„Preist Jahwe, denn er ist gut! / Ja, seine Güte hört niemals auf!“2So sollen sagen die Erlösten Jahwes. / Er hat sie aus der Gewalt ihrer Bedränger befreit,3aus fremden Ländern wieder heimgebracht, / vom Osten und vom Westen her, / vom Norden und vom Meer.4Sie irrten umher in wegloser Wüste, / eine Stadt als Wohnort fanden sie nicht.5Von Hunger und Durst gequält, / schwand ihr Lebenswille dahin.6Sie schrien zu Jahwe in ihrer Not, / der rettete sie aus aller Bedrängnis.7Er brachte sie auf den richtigen Weg / und führte sie zu einer bewohnbaren Stadt.8Sie sollen Jahwe loben für seine Gnade, / für seine Wunder, die er an Menschen tut.9Denn er hat den Verdurstenden zu trinken gegeben, / den Hungernden gute Nahrung verschafft.10Die in Dunkelheit und Finsternis lebten, / gefesselt in Elend und Eisen,11sie hatten den Worten Gottes getrotzt / und den Rat des Höchsten verachtet.12Nun beugte er durch harte Schläge ihren Trotz, / sie lagen am Boden und niemand half.13Sie schrien zu Jahwe in ihrer Not, / der rettete sie aus ihrer Bedrängnis,14führte sie aus dem tiefen Dunkel heraus / und zerriss ihre Fesseln.15Sie sollen Jahwe loben für seine Gnade, / für seine Wunder, die er an Menschen tut.16Denn er zerbrach die ehernen Tore, / zerschlug die eisernen Riegel.17Die dumm und trotzig aufbegehrten, / brachten durch ihr Sündenleben nur Leid und Elend über sich.18Sie ekelten sich vor jeder Speise, / sie standen direkt vor dem Tod.19Sie schrien zu Jahwe in ihrer Not, / der rettete sie aus ihrer Bedrängnis.20Er schickte sein Wort und heilte sie / und bewahrte sie so vor dem Grab.21Sie sollen Jahwe loben für seine Gnade, / für seine Wunder, die er an Menschen tut.22Sie sollen Dankopfer bringen, / jubelnd erzählen von dem, was er tat.23Die das Meer mit Schiffen befahren, / um in Übersee Handel zu treiben,24sie sahen die Werke Jahwes, / seine Wunder auf hoher See;25wenn er sprach und einen Sturm bestellte, / der die Wellen in die Höhe warf,26sodass sie gen Himmel stiegen und wieder in die Tiefen sanken / und ihre Seele vor Angst verging.27Wie Betrunkene wankten und schwankten sie, / und waren mit ihrer Weisheit am Ende.28Sie schrien zu Jahwe in ihrer Not, / der rettete sie aus ihrer Bedrängnis29und brachte den Sturm zur Stille, / und die Wellen beruhigten sich.30Sie freuten sich, dass es still geworden war / und er sie in den ersehnten Hafen führte.31Sie sollen Jahwe loben für seine Gnade, / für seine Wunder, die er an Menschen tut.32In der Versammlung des Volkes sollen sie ihn rühmen, / ihn loben im Ältestenrat!33Er machte Ströme zur Wüste / und Wasserquellen zu dürrem Land.34Und wegen der Bosheit seiner Bewohner / machte er fruchtbares Land zur salzigen Steppe.35Andererseits machte er Wüste zum Wasserteich, / Wasserquellen sprudelten im trockenen Land.36Dort siedelte er die Hungernden an. / Sie gründeten einen Wohnort,37bestellten die Felder und legten Weinberge an. / Sie brachten reiche Ernten ein.38Er segnete sie und sie vermehrten sich sehr, / auch ihre Viehherden waren groß.39Dann wurden sie geringer an Zahl, / bedrückt durch Unglück und Kummer.40Er goss Verachtung über Vornehme aus, / ließ sie irren in wegloser Wüste.41Er holte die Armen aus dem Elend heraus, / ihre Familien vermehrten sich sehr.42Die Aufrechten sehen es und freuen sich, / und aller Bosheit wird das Maul gestopft.43Wer weise ist, wird sich das merken / und versteht das gnädige Handeln Jahwes.
Psalm 107
New International Reader’s Version
von Biblica1Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good. His faithful love continues for ever.2Let those who have been set free by the LORD tell their story. He set them free from the power of the enemy.3He brought them back from other lands. He brought them back from east and west, from north and south.4Some of them wandered in deserts that were dry and empty. They couldn’t find a city where they could make their homes.5They were hungry and thirsty. Their lives were slipping away.6Then they cried out to the LORD because of their problems. And he saved them from their troubles.7He led them straight to a city where they could make their homes.8Let them give thanks to the LORD for his faithful love. Let them give thanks for the wonderful things he does for people.9He gives those who are thirsty all the water they want. He gives those who are hungry all the good food they can eat.10Others lived in the deepest darkness. They suffered as prisoners in iron chains.11That’s because they hadn’t obeyed the commands of God. They had refused to follow the plans of the Most High God.12So he made them do work that was hard and bitter. They tripped and fell, and there was no one to help them.13Then they cried out to the LORD because of their problems. And he saved them from their troubles.14He brought them out of the deepest darkness. He broke their chains off.15Let them give thanks to the LORD for his faithful love. Let them give thanks for the wonderful things he does for people.16He breaks down gates that are made of bronze. He cuts through bars that are made of iron.17Others were foolish. They suffered because of their sins. They suffered because they wouldn’t obey the LORD.18They refused to eat anything. They came close to passing through the gates of death.19Then they cried out to the LORD because of their problems. And he saved them from their troubles.20He gave his command and healed them. He saved them from the grave.21Let them give thanks to the LORD for his faithful love. Let them give thanks for the wonderful things he does for people.22Let them sacrifice thank-offerings. Let them talk about what he has done as they sing with joy.23Some people sailed out on the ocean in ships. They traded goods on the mighty waters.24They saw the works of the LORD. They saw the wonderful deeds he did on the ocean.25He spoke and stirred up a storm. It lifted the waves high.26They rose up to the heavens. Then they went down deep into the ocean. In that kind of danger the people’s boldness melted away.27They were unsteady like people who have become drunk. They didn’t know what to do.28Then they cried out to the LORD because of their problems. And he brought them out of their troubles.29He made the storm as quiet as a whisper. The waves of the ocean calmed down.30The people were glad when the ocean became calm. Then he guided them to the harbour they were looking for.31Let them give thanks to the LORD for his faithful love. Let them give thanks for the wonderful things he does for people.32Let them honour him among his people who gather for worship. Let them praise him in the meeting of the elders.33He turned rivers into a desert. He turned flowing springs into thirsty ground.34He turned land that produced crops into a salty land where nothing could grow. He did it because the people who lived there were evil.35He turned the desert into pools of water. He turned the dry and cracked ground into flowing springs.36He brought hungry people there to live. They built a city where they could make their homes.37They planted fields and vineyards that produced large crops.38He blessed the people, and they greatly increased their numbers. He kept their herds from getting smaller.39Then the number of God’s people got smaller. They were made humble by trouble, suffering and sorrow.40The God who looks down on proud nobles made them wander in a desert where no one lives.41But he lifted needy people out of their suffering. He made their families increase like flocks of sheep.42Honest people see it and are filled with joy. But no one who is evil has anything to say.43Let those who are wise pay attention to these things. Let them think about the loving deeds of the LORD.
1Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! (Ps 100,5; Ps 105,1)2Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble[1] (Ps 106,10; Jes 62,12; Jes 63,4)3and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. (5Mo 30,3; Ps 106,47; Jes 11,12; Jes 43,5; Jes 56,8; Jer 29,14; Jer 31,8; Jer 31,10; Hes 20,34; Hes 20,41; Hes 39,27)4Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in; (5Mo 32,10; Ps 107,36; Ps 107,40)5hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. (Ps 77,3)6Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. (Ps 106,44; Ps 107,13; Ps 107,19; Ps 107,28)7He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in. (Esr 8,21; Ps 107,4)8Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! (Ps 107,15; Ps 107,21; Ps 107,31)9For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things. (Ps 34,10; Ps 146,7; Lk 1,53)10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and in irons, (Hi 10,21; Hi 36,8; Ps 107,14; Jes 42,7; Jes 49,9; Mi 7,8; Lk 1,79)11for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High. (5Mo 31,20; Ps 78,40; Ps 106,7; Ps 106,33; Ps 106,43; Spr 1,30; Spr 5,12; Spr 15,5; Lk 7,30)12So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor; they fell down, with none to help. (Ps 22,11)13Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. (Ps 107,6; Ps 107,19; Ps 107,28)14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart. (Ps 2,3; Ps 107,10)15Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! (Ps 107,8; Ps 107,21; Ps 107,31)16For he shatters the doors of bronze and cuts in two the bars of iron. (Jes 45,2)17Some were fools through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction; (Spr 1,7; Spr 14,9)18they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death. (Hi 33,20; Hi 33,22; Hi 38,17; Ps 88,3)19Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. (Ps 107,6; Ps 107,13; Ps 107,28)20He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction. (2Kön 20,5; Hi 33,29; Ps 30,2; Ps 103,4; Ps 147,15; Ps 147,18; Mt 8,8)21Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! (Ps 107,8; Ps 107,15; Ps 107,31)22And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy! (Ps 9,11; Ps 50,14; Ps 105,43; Ps 118,17)23Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters; (Jes 42,10)24they saw the deeds of the Lord, his wondrous works in the deep.25For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea. (Ps 105,31; Ps 105,34; Ps 148,8; Jon 1,4)26They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight; (Ps 22,14; Ps 119,28)27they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits’ end.[2] (Hi 12,25; Jes 19,3; Jes 24,20; Jes 29,9)28Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. (Ps 107,6; Ps 107,13; Ps 107,19)29He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. (Ps 65,7)30Then they were glad that the waters[3] were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven.31Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! (Ps 107,8; Ps 107,15; Ps 107,21)32Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. (Ps 22,22; Ps 22,25; Ps 99,5)33He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground, (Jes 42,15; Jes 50,2)34a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants. (1Mo 13,10; 1Mo 14,3; 1Mo 19,24; 5Mo 29,23)35He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water. (Hi 38,26; Ps 114,8; Jes 35,6; Jes 41,18; Jes 43,19)36And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in; (Ps 107,4; Ps 107,7)37they sow fields and plant vineyards and get a fruitful yield.38By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their livestock diminish. (1Mo 12,2; 1Mo 17,20; 2Mo 1,7)39When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, evil, and sorrow,40he pours contempt on princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes; (5Mo 32,10; Hi 12,21; Hi 12,24)41but he raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks. (1Sam 2,8; Hi 21,11; Ps 113,7)42The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth. (Hi 22,19; Ps 63,11)43Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord. (Ps 64,9; Jer 9,12; Hos 14,9)