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1Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

1Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!

2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,

2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble

3And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.

3and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.

4They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; They found no city to dwell in.

4Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in;

5Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.

5hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them.

6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses.

6Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.

7And He led them forth by the right way, That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.

7He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in.

8Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

8Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!

9For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.

9For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

10Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons—

10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and in irons,

11Because they rebelled against the words of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High,

11for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High.

12Therefore He brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help.

12So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor; they fell down, with none to help.

13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.

13Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.

14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains in pieces.

14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart.

15Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

15Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!

16For He has broken the gates of bronze, And cut the bars of iron in two.

16For he shatters the doors of bronze and cuts in two the bars of iron.

17Fools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.

17Some were fools through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;

18Their soul abhorred all manner of food, And they drew near to the gates of death.

18they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death.

19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.

19Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.

20He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.

20He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.

21Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

21Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!

22Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare His works with rejoicing.

22And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!

23Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters,

23Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters;

24They see the works of the LORD, And His wonders in the deep.

24they saw the deeds of the LORD, his wondrous works in the deep.

25For He commands and raises the stormy wind, Which lifts up the waves of the sea.

25For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.

26They mount up to the heavens, They go down again to the depths; Their soul melts because of trouble.

26They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight;

27They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits’ end.

27they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits’ end.

28Then they cry out to the LORD in their trouble, And He brings them out of their distresses.

28Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.

29He calms the storm, So that its waves are still.

29He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.

30Then they are glad because they are quiet; So He guides them to their desired haven.

30Then they were glad that the waters were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven.

31Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

31Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!

32Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, And praise Him in the company of the elders.

32Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

33He turns rivers into a wilderness, And the watersprings into dry ground;

33He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground,

34A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

34a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants.

35He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into watersprings.

35He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water.

36There He makes the hungry dwell, That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,

36And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in;

37And sow fields and plant vineyards, That they may yield a fruitful harvest.

37they sow fields and plant vineyards and get a fruitful yield.

38He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly; And He does not let their cattle decrease.

38By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their livestock diminish.

39When they are diminished and brought low Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow,

39When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, evil, and sorrow,

40He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;

40he pours contempt on princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes;

41Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.

41but he raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks.

42The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity stops its mouth.

42The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.

43Whoever is wise will observe these things, And they will understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.

43Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the LORD.

The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

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