| International Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His gracious love exists forever. | 1Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. |
| 2Let those who have been redeemed by the LORD declare it— those whom he redeemed from the power of the enemy, | 2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary |
| 3those whom he gathered from other lands— from the east, west, north, and south. | 3And gathered from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south. |
| 4They wandered in desolate wilderness; they found no road to a city where they could live. | 4They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region; They did not find a way to an inhabited city. |
| 5Hungry and thirsty, their spirits failed. | 5They were hungry and thirsty; Their soul fainted within them. |
| 6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. | 6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He delivered them out of their distresses. |
| 7He led them in a straight way to find a city where they could live. | 7He led them also by a straight way, To go to an inhabited city. |
| 8Let them give thanks to the LORD for his gracious love and his awesome deeds for mankind. | 8Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! |
| 9He has satisfied the one who thirsts, filling the hungry with what is good. | 9For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good. |
| 10Some sat in deepest darkness, shackled with cruel iron, | 10There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains, |
| 11because they had rebelled against the command of God, despising the advice of the Most High. | 11Because they had rebelled against the words of God And spurned the counsel of the Most High. |
| 12He humbled them through suffering, as they stumbled without a helper. | 12Therefore He humbled their heart with labor; They stumbled and there was none to help. |
| 13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; he delivered them from their distress. | 13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. |
| 14And he brought them out from darkness and the shadow of death, shattering their chains. | 14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death And broke their bands apart. |
| 15Let them give thanks to the LORD for his gracious love, and for his awesome deeds to mankind. | 15Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! |
| 16For he shattered bronze gates and cut through iron bars. | 16For He has shattered gates of bronze And cut bars of iron asunder. |
| 17Because of their rebellious ways, fools suffered for their iniquities. | 17Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted. |
| 18They loathed all food, and even reached the gates of death. | 18Their soul abhorred all kinds of food, And they drew near to the gates of death. |
| 19Yet when they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, he delivered them from certain destruction. | 19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. |
| 20He issued his command and healed them; he delivered them from their destruction. | 20He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions. |
| 21Let them give thanks to the LORD for his gracious love, and for his awesome deeds for mankind. | 21Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! |
| 22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and talk about his works with shouts of joy. | 22Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, And tell of His works with joyful singing. |
| 23Those who go down to the sea in ships, who work in the great waters, | 23Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters; |
| 24witnessed the works of the LORD— his awesome deeds in the ocean's depth. | 24They have seen the works of the LORD, And His wonders in the deep. |
| 25He spoke and stirred up a windstorm that made its waves surge. | 25For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea. |
| 26The people ascended skyward and descended to the depths, their courage melting away in their peril. | 26They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths; Their soul melted away in their misery. |
| 27They reeled and staggered like a drunkard, as all their wisdom became useless. | 27They reeled and staggered like a drunken man, And were at their wits' end. |
| 28Yet when they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, the LORD brought them out of their distress. | 28Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And He brought them out of their distresses. |
| 29He calmed the storm and its waves quieted down. | 29He caused the storm to be still, So that the waves of the sea were hushed. |
| 30So they rejoiced that the waves became quiet, and he led them to their desired haven. | 30Then they were glad because they were quiet, So He guided them to their desired haven. |
| 31Let them give thanks to the LORD for his gracious love and for his awesome deeds on behalf of mankind. | 31Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! |
| 32Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the counsel of the elders. | 32Let them extol Him also in the congregation of the people, And praise Him at the seat of the elders. |
| 33He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into dry ground, | 33He changes rivers into a wilderness And springs of water into a thirsty ground; |
| 34and a fruitful land into a salty waste, due to the wickedness of its inhabitants. | 34A fruitful land into a salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it. |
| 35He turns a desert into a pool of water, dry land into springs of water. | 35He changes a wilderness into a pool of water And a dry land into springs of water; |
| 36There he settled the hungry, where they built a city to live in. | 36And there He makes the hungry to dwell, So that they may establish an inhabited city, |
| 37They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a productive harvest. | 37And sow fields and plant vineyards, And gather a fruitful harvest. |
| 38Then he blessed them, and they became numerous; he multiplied their cattle. | 38Also He blesses them and they multiply greatly, And He does not let their cattle decrease. |
| 39But they became few in number, and humiliated by continued oppression, agony, and sorrow. | 39When they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression, misery and sorrow, |
| 40Having poured contempt on their nobles, causing them to err aimlessly in the way. | 40He pours contempt upon princes And makes them wander in a pathless waste. |
| 41Yet he lifted the needy from affliction and made them families like a flock. | 41But He sets the needy securely on high away from affliction, And makes his families like a flock. |
| 42The upright see it and rejoice, but the mouth of an evil person is shut. | 42The upright see it and are glad; But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth. |
| 43Let whoever is wise observe these things, that they may comprehend the gracious love of the LORD. | 43Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things, And consider the lovingkindnesses of the LORD. |
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