1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
whom he has redeemed from troublea
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.
finding no way to a city to dwell in;
their soul fainted within them.
and he delivered them from their distress.
till they reached a city to dwell in.
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
prisoners in affliction and in irons,
and spurned the counsel of the Most High.
they fell down, with none to help.
and he delivered them from their distress.
and burst their bonds apart.
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
and cuts in two the bars of iron.
and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
and they drew near to the gates of death.
and he delivered them from their distress.
and delivered them from their destruction.
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
doing business on the great waters;
his wondrous works in the deep.
which lifted up the waves of the sea.
their courage melted away in their evil plight;
and were at their wits’ end.b
and he delivered them from their distress.
and the waves of the sea were hushed.
and he brought them to their desired haven.
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
springs of water into thirsty ground,
because of the evil of its inhabitants.
a parched land into springs of water.
and they establish a city to live in;
and get a fruitful yield.
and he does not let their livestock diminish.
through oppression, evil, and sorrow,
and makes them wander in trackless wastes;
and makes their families like flocks.
and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.
Толкование Далласской семинарии
Толкование Псалма 107
Вводная надпись соответствует в русском тексте стиху 1. Перед нами торжественная Песнь хвалы Господу, написанная по случаю одержания Давидом военной победы и в полной уверенности в поражении врагов Божиих в будущем. Царь был убежден, что Бог иудеев, подчинив им, или, что тоже самое, Себе (стихи 8−10), «племена и народы», будет «превознесен… всею землею». Ради осуществления этого Давид просит, чтобы Господь Сам руководил Своим народом в его сражениях с язычниками.
Стихи 2−6 почти идентичны стихам 8−12 в Пс 56, а стихи 7−14 звучат так же, как стихи 7−14 в Пс 59. Смотрите соответствующие толкования на псалмы 56 и 59. Не вызывает сомнения, что две части из двух разных псалмов (Пс 56 и 59) были соединены здесь (Пс 107) в одно поэтическое произведение с какой-то литургической целью.