BOOK V

Psalms 107–150

Thanksgiving for Deliverance
(Matthew 8:23–27; Mark 4:35–41; Luke 8:22–25)

1O geue thankes vnto the LORDE, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for euer.

2Let them geue thakes whom the LORDE hath redemed, & delyuered from the hande of the enemie.

3And gathered the out of the londes, fro the east, fro the west, fro the north & from the south.

4They wente astraye in the wildernesse in an vntroden waye, & founde no cite to dwell in.

5Hongrie & thirstie, & their soule faynted in the.

6So they cried vnto the LORDE in their trouble, & he delyuered the from their distresse.

7He led the forth by ye right waie, yt they might go to ye cite where they dwelt.

8O that me wolde prayse the goodnesse of the LORDE, & the wonders that he doth for the childre of me.

9For he satisfied the emptie soule, & fylled the hongrie soule wt good.

10Soch as sat in darcknesse and in the shadowe of death, beynge fast bounde in misery & yron.

11Because they were not obediet to the comaundementes of God, but lightly regarded the councell of the most highest.

12Their herte was vexed with labor, they fell downe, & there was none to helpe them.

13So they cried vnto the LORDE in their trouble, & he delyuered them out of their distresse.

14He brought the out of darcknesse & out of the shadowe of death, & brake their bondes in sonder.

15O that men wolde prayse the goodnesse of the LORDE, & the woders that he doth for the childre of men.

16For he hath broken the gates of brasse, & smitte the barres of yron in sonder.

17Foolish me were plaged for their offence, & because of their wickednesse.

18Their soule abhorred all maner of meate, they were eue harde at deathes dore.

19So they cried vnto the LORDE in their trouble, & he delyuered the out of their distresse.

20He sent his worde & healed the, & saued the from destruccion.

21O that men wolde prayse the goodnesse of the LORDE, & the wonders that he doth for the children of men.

22That they wolde offre vnto him the sacrifice of thankesgeuynge, and tell out his workes with gladnes.

23They that go downe to the see in shippes, & occupie their busynesse in greate waters.

24These men se the workes of the LORDE, & his wonders in the depe.

25For at his worde, the stormy wynde aryseth, and lifteth vp the wawes therof.

26They are caried vp to the heauen, & downe agayne to the depe, their soule melteth awaye in the trouble.

27They rele to and fro, they stacker like a droncken man, and are at their wittes ende.

28So they crie vnto the LORDE in their trouble, & he delyuereth the out of their distresse.

29He maketh the storme to ceasse, so that the wawes are still.

30The are they glad because they be at rest, & so he bryngeth them vnto the hauen where they wolde be.

31O that men wolde prayse the goodnes of the LORDE, and the wonders that he doth for the children of men.

32That they wolde exalte him in the cogregacion of the people, & loaue him in the seate of the elders.

33Which turneth the floudes in to drie londe, and drieth vp the water sprynges.

34A frutefull londe maketh he baren, for the wickednesse of them that dwell therin.

35Agayne, he maketh the wildernes a stondinge water, and water sprynges of a drye grounde.

36There he setteth the hongrie, that they maye buylde them a cite to dwell in.

37That they maye sowe their groude, plante vynyaydes, to yelde them frutes of increase.

38He blesseth them, so that they multiplie exceadingly, and suffreth not their catell to decrease.

39Whe they are minished & brought lowe thorow oppressio, thorow eny plage or trouble.

40Though he suffre the to be euell intreated thorow tyrauntes, or let them wandre out of the waye in the wildernesse:

41Yet helpeth he the poore out of misery (at the last) and maketh him an housholde like a flocke of shepe.

42The rightuous wil cosidre this and reioyse, the mouth of all wickednesse shall be stopped.

43Who so is wyse, and pondreth these thinges well, shall vnderstonde the louynge kyndnesses of the LORDE.