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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. |
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