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Psalm 107 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

Psa 107:1

Psa 107:1(LXX 106:1) Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endures for ever.

Psa 107:2

Psa 107:2(LXX 106:2) Let them say so who have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

Psa 107:3

Psa 107:3(LXX 106:3) and gathered them out of the countries, from the east, and west, and north, and [fn]south.

Psa 107:4

Psa 107:4(LXX 106:4) They wandered in the wilderness in a dry land; they found no way to a city of habitation.

Psa 107:5

Psa 107:5(LXX 106:5) Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Psa 107:6

Psa 107:6(LXX 106:6) Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

Psa 107:7

Psa 107:7(LXX 106:7) And he guided them into a straight path, that they might go to a city of habitation.

Psa 107:8

Psa 107:8(LXX 106:8) Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

Psa 107:9

Psa 107:9(LXX 106:9) For he satisfies the empty soul, and fills the hungry soul with good things,

Psa 107:10

Psa 107:10(LXX 106:10) even them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, fettered in poverty and iron;

Psa 107:11

Psa 107:11(LXX 106:11) because they [fn]rebelled against the words of God, and provoked the counsel of the Most High.

Psa 107:12

Psa 107:12(LXX 106:12) So their heart was brought low with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper.

Psa 107:13

Psa 107:13(LXX 106:13) Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.

Psa 107:14

Psa 107:14(LXX 106:14) And he brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds asunder.

Psa 107:15

Psa 107:15(LXX 106:15) Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonders to the children of men.

Psa 107:16

Psa 107:16(LXX 106:16) For he broke to pieces the brazen gates, and crushed the iron bars.

Psa 107:17

Psa 107:17(LXX 106:17) [fn]He helped them out of the way of their iniquity; for they were brought low because of their iniquities.

Psa 107:18

Psa 107:18(LXX 106:18) Their soul abhorred all meat; and they drew near to the gates of death.

Psa 107:19

Psa 107:19(LXX 106:19) Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.

Psa 107:20

Psa 107:20(LXX 106:20) He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them out of their destructions.

Psa 107:21

Psa 107:21(LXX 106:21) Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

Psa 107:22

Psa 107:22(LXX 106:22) And let them offer to him the sacrifice of praise, and proclaim his works with exultation.

Psa 107:23

Psa 107:23(LXX 106:23) They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in many waters;

Psa 107:24

Psa 107:24(LXX 106:24) these men have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

Psa 107:25

Psa 107:25(LXX 106:25) He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up.

Psa 107:26

Psa 107:26(LXX 106:26) They go up to the heavens, and go down to the depths; their soul melts because of troubles.

Psa 107:27

Psa 107:27(LXX 106:27) They are troubled, they stagger as a drunkard, and all their wisdom is swallowed up.

Psa 107:28

Psa 107:28(LXX 106:28) Then they cry to the Lord in their affliction, and he brings them out of their distresses.

Psa 107:29

Psa 107:29(LXX 106:29) And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, and its waves are still.

Psa 107:30

Psa 107:30(LXX 106:30) And they are glad, because they are quiet; and he guides them to their desired haven.

Psa 107:31

Psa 107:31(LXX 106:31) Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

Psa 107:32

Psa 107:32(LXX 106:32) Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.

Psa 107:33

Psa 107:33(LXX 106:33) He turns rivers into a desert, and streams of [fn]water into [fn]a dry land;

Psa 107:34

Psa 107:34(LXX 106:34) a fruitful land into saltness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.

Psa 107:35

Psa 107:35(LXX 106:35) He turns a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into streams of water.

Psa 107:36

Psa 107:36(LXX 106:36) And there he causes the hungry to dwell, and they establish for themselves cities of habitation.

Psa 107:37

Psa 107:37(LXX 106:37) And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and they yield fruit of increase.

Psa 107:38

Psa 107:38(LXX 106:38) And he blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, and he diminishes not the number of their cattle.

Psa 107:39

Psa 107:39(LXX 106:39) Again they become few, and are brought low, by the pressure of evils and pain.

Psa 107:40

Psa 107:40(LXX 106:40) Contempt is poured upon their princes, and he causes them to wander in a desert and trackless land.

Psa 107:41

Psa 107:41(LXX 106:41) But he helps the poor out of poverty, and makes him families as a flock.

Psa 107:42

Psa 107:42(LXX 106:42) The upright shall see and rejoice; and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

Psa 107:43

Psa 107:43(LXX 106:43) Who is wise, and will observe these things, and understand the mercies of the Lord?
BES Footnotes
Gr. sea.
Gr. embittered the oracles.
see the Hebrew.
Gr. waters.
Gr. thirst.
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Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, originally published in 1851 and is now in the Public Domain

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