| New International Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. | 1Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. |
| 2Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story-- those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, | 2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary |
| 3those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. | 3And gathered from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south. |
| 4Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. | 4They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region; They did not find a way to an inhabited city. |
| 5They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. | 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 by a straight way to a city where they could settle. | 7He led them also by a straight way, To go to an inhabited city. |
| 8Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, | 8Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! |
| 9for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. | 9For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good. |
| 10Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains, | 10There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains, |
| 11because they rebelled against God's commands and despised the plans of the Most High. | 11Because they had rebelled against the words of God And spurned the counsel of the Most High. |
| 12So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. | 12Therefore He humbled their heart with labor; They stumbled and there was none to help. |
| 13Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. | 13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. |
| 14He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away 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 unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, | 15Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! |
| 16for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron. | 16For He has shattered gates of bronze And cut bars of iron asunder. |
| 17Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities. | 17Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted. |
| 18They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death. | 18Their soul abhorred all kinds of food, And they drew near to the gates of death. |
| 19Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. | 19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. |
| 20He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. | 20He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions. |
| 21Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. | 21Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! |
| 22Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy. | 22Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, And tell of His works with joyful singing. |
| 23Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters. | 23Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters; |
| 24They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep. | 24They have seen the works of the LORD, And His wonders in the deep. |
| 25For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves. | 25For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea. |
| 26They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away. | 26They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths; Their soul melted away in their misery. |
| 27They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits' end. | 27They reeled and staggered like a drunken man, And were at their wits' end. |
| 28Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress. | 28Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And He brought them out of their distresses. |
| 29He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. | 29He caused the storm to be still, So that the waves of the sea were hushed. |
| 30They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided 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 unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for 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 council of the elders. | 32Let them extol Him also in the congregation of the people, And praise Him at the seat of the elders. |
| 33He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground, | 33He changes rivers into a wilderness And springs of water into a thirsty ground; |
| 34and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there. | 34A fruitful land into a salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it. |
| 35He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs; | 35He changes a wilderness into a pool of water And a dry land into springs of water; |
| 36there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle. | 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 fruitful harvest; | 37And sow fields and plant vineyards, And gather a fruitful harvest. |
| 38he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish. | 38Also He blesses them and they multiply greatly, And He does not let their cattle decrease. |
| 39Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow; | 39When they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression, misery and sorrow, |
| 40he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste. | 40He pours contempt upon princes And makes them wander in a pathless waste. |
| 41But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks. | 41But He sets the needy securely on high away from affliction, And makes his families like a flock. |
| 42The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths. | 42The upright see it and are glad; But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth. |
| 43Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD. | 43Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things, And consider the lovingkindnesses of the LORD. |
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