New King James Version

New Living Translation

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

1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.

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

2Has the LORD redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.

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

3For he has gathered the exiles from many 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.

4Some wandered in the wilderness, lost and homeless.

5Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.

5Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died.

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

6“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he rescued 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 straight to safety, to a city where they could 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 praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

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

9For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

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

10Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery.

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

11They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High.

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

12That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell, and no one was there to help them.

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

13“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.

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

14He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom; he snapped their chains.

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

15Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

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

16For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; he cut apart their bars of iron.

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

17Some were fools; they rebelled and suffered for their sins.

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

18They couldn’t stand the thought of food, and they were knocking on death’s door.

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

19“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved 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, snatching them from the door of death.

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

21Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

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

22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.

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

23Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world.

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

24They, too, observed the LORD’s power in action, his impressive works on the deepest seas.

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

25He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves.

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

26Their ships were tossed to the heavens and plunged again to the depths; the sailors cringed in terror.

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

27They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits’ end.

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

28“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.

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

29He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves.

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

30What a blessing was that stillness as he brought them safely into harbor!

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

31Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

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

32Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation.

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

33He changes rivers into deserts, and springs of water into dry, thirsty land.

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

34He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there.

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

35But he also turns deserts into pools of water, the dry land into springs of water.

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

36He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities.

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

37They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops.

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

38How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase.

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

39When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,

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

40the LORD pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.

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

41But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep.

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

42The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent.

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

43Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD.

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

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.