| New International Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. | 1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His gracious love exists forever. |
| 2Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story-- those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, | 2Let those who have been redeemed by the LORD declare it— those whom he redeemed from the power of the enemy, |
| 3those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. | 3those whom he gathered from other lands— from the east, west, north, and south. |
| 4Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. | 4They wandered in desolate wilderness; they found no road to a city where they could live. |
| 5They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. | 5Hungry and thirsty, their spirits failed. |
| 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, and he delivered them from their distress. |
| 7He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle. | 7He led them in a straight way to find a city where they could live. |
| 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 gracious love and his awesome deeds for mankind. |
| 9for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. | 9He has satisfied the one who thirsts, filling the hungry with what is good. |
| 10Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains, | 10Some sat in deepest darkness, shackled with cruel iron, |
| 11because they rebelled against God's commands and despised the plans of the Most High. | 11because they had rebelled against the command of God, despising the advice of the Most High. |
| 12So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. | 12He humbled them through suffering, as they stumbled without a helper. |
| 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 delivered them from their distress. |
| 14He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains. | 14And he brought them out from darkness and the shadow of death, shattering their chains. |
| 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 gracious love, and for his awesome deeds to mankind. |
| 16for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron. | 16For he shattered bronze gates and cut through iron bars. |
| 17Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities. | 17Because of their rebellious ways, fools suffered for their iniquities. |
| 18They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death. | 18They loathed all food, and even reached the gates of death. |
| 19Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. | 19Yet when they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, he delivered them from certain destruction. |
| 20He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. | 20He issued his command and healed them; he delivered them from their destruction. |
| 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 gracious love, and for his awesome deeds for mankind. |
| 22Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy. | 22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and talk about his works with shouts of joy. |
| 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 work in the great waters, |
| 24They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep. | 24witnessed the works of the LORD— his awesome deeds in the ocean's depth. |
| 25For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves. | 25He spoke and stirred up a windstorm that made its waves surge. |
| 26They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away. | 26The people ascended skyward and descended to the depths, their courage melting away in their peril. |
| 27They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits' end. | 27They reeled and staggered like a drunkard, as all their wisdom became useless. |
| 28Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress. | 28Yet when they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, the LORD brought them out of their distress. |
| 29He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. | 29He calmed the storm and its waves quieted down. |
| 30They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven. | 30So they rejoiced that the waves became quiet, and he led 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 gracious love and for his awesome deeds on behalf of mankind. |
| 32Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders. | 32Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the counsel of the elders. |
| 33He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground, | 33He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into dry ground, |
| 34and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there. | 34and a fruitful land into a salty waste, due to the wickedness of its inhabitants. |
| 35He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs; | 35He turns a desert into a pool of water, dry land into springs of water. |
| 36there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle. | 36There he settled the hungry, where they built a city to live in. |
| 37They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest; | 37They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a productive harvest. |
| 38he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish. | 38Then he blessed them, and they became numerous; he multiplied their cattle. |
| 39Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow; | 39But they became few in number, and humiliated by continued oppression, agony, and sorrow. |
| 40he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste. | 40Having poured contempt on their nobles, causing them to err aimlessly in the way. |
| 41But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks. | 41Yet he lifted the needy from affliction and made them families like a flock. |
| 42The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths. | 42The upright see it and rejoice, but the mouth of an evil person is shut. |
| 43Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD. | 43Let whoever is wise observe these things, that they may comprehend the gracious love of the LORD. |
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