| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. | 1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, and his loyal love endures! |
| 2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy, | 2Let those delivered by the LORD speak out, those whom he delivered from the power of the enemy, |
| 3And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south. | 3and gathered from foreign lands, from east and west, from north and south. |
| 4They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; They found no city to dwell in. | 4They wandered through the wilderness on a desert road; they found no city in which to live. |
| 5Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them. | 5They were hungry and thirsty; they fainted from exhaustion. |
| 6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses. | 6They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. |
| 7And He led them forth by the right way, That they might go to a city for a dwelling place. | 7He led them on a level road, that they might find a city in which to live. |
| 8Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! | 8Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! |
| 9For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness. | 9For he has satisfied those who thirst, and those who hunger he has filled with food. |
| 10Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons— | 10They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains, |
| 11Because they rebelled against the words of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High, | 11because they had rebelled against God's commands, and rejected the instructions of the sovereign king. |
| 12Therefore He brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help. | 12So he used suffering to humble them; they stumbled and no one helped them up. |
| 13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses. | 13They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. |
| 14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains in pieces. | 14He brought them out of the utter darkness, and tore off their shackles. |
| 15Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! | 15Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! |
| 16For He has broken the gates of bronze, And cut the bars of iron in two. | 16For he shattered the bronze gates, and hacked through the iron bars. |
| 17Fools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted. | 17They acted like fools in their rebellious ways, and suffered because of their sins. |
| 18Their soul abhorred all manner of food, And they drew near to the gates of death. | 18They lost their appetite for all food, and they drew near the gates of death. |
| 19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses. | 19They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. |
| 20He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions. | 20He sent them an assuring word and healed them; he rescued them from the pits where they were trapped. |
| 21Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! | 21Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! |
| 22Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare His works with rejoicing. | 22Let them present thank offerings, and loudly proclaim what he has done! |
| 23Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters, | 23Some traveled on the sea in ships, and carried cargo over the vast waters. |
| 24They see the works of the LORD, And His wonders in the deep. | 24They witnessed the acts of the LORD, his amazing feats on the deep water. |
| 25For He commands and raises the stormy wind, Which lifts up the waves of the sea. | 25He gave the order for a windstorm, and it stirred 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 reached up to the sky, then dropped into the depths. The sailors' strength left them because the danger was so great. |
| 27They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits’ end. | 27They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective. |
| 28Then they cry out to the LORD in their trouble, And He brings them out of their distresses. | 28They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. |
| 29He calms the storm, So that its waves are still. | 29He calmed the storm, and the waves grew silent. |
| 30Then they are glad because they are quiet; So He guides them to their desired haven. | 30The sailors rejoiced because the waves grew quiet, and he led them to the harbor they desired. |
| 31Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! | 31Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! |
| 32Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, And praise Him in the company of the elders. | 32Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people! Let them praise him in the place where the leaders preside! |
| 33He turns rivers into a wilderness, And the watersprings into dry ground; | 33He turned streams into a desert, springs of water into arid land, |
| 34A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it. | 34and a fruitful land into a barren place, because of the sin of its inhabitants. |
| 35He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into watersprings. | 35As for his people, he turned a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into springs of water. |
| 36There He makes the hungry dwell, That they may establish a city for a dwelling place, | 36He allowed the hungry to settle there, and they established a city in which to live. |
| 37And sow fields and plant vineyards, That they may yield a fruitful harvest. | 37They cultivated fields, and planted vineyards, which yielded a harvest of fruit. |
| 38He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly; And He does not let their cattle decrease. | 38He blessed them so that they became very numerous. He would not allow their cattle to decrease in number. |
| 39When they are diminished and brought low Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow, | 39As for their enemies, they decreased in number and were beaten down, because of painful distress and suffering. |
| 40He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way; | 40He would pour contempt upon princes, and he made them wander in a wasteland with no road. |
| 41Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock. | 41Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep. |
| 42The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity stops its mouth. | 42When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth. |
| 43Whoever is wise will observe these things, And they will understand the lovingkindness of the LORD. | 43Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things! Let them consider the LORD's acts of loyal love! |
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