| English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love 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 trouble | 2Let the redeemed of the LORD proclaim that He has redeemed them from the hand of the foe |
| 3and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. | 3and has gathered them from the lands-- from the east and the west, from the north and the south. |
| 4Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in; | 4Some wandered in the desolate wilderness, finding no way to a city where they could live. |
| 5hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. | 5They were hungry and thirsty; their spirits failed within them. |
| 6Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. | 6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He rescued them from their distress. |
| 7He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in. | 7He led them by the right path to go to a city where they could live. |
| 8Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! | 8Let them give thanks to the LORD for His faithful love and His wonderful works for all humanity. |
| 9For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things. | 9For He has satisfied the thirsty and filled the hungry with good things. |
| 10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and in irons, | 10Others sat in darkness and gloom-- prisoners in cruel chains-- |
| 11for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High. | 11because they rebelled against God's commands and despised the counsel of the Most High. |
| 12So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor; they fell down, with none to help. | 12He broke their spirits with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. |
| 13Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. | 13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them from their distress. |
| 14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart. | 14He brought them out of darkness and gloom and broke their chains apart. |
| 15Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! | 15Let them give thanks to the LORD for His faithful love and His wonderful works for all humanity. |
| 16For he shatters the doors of bronze and cuts in two the bars of iron. | 16For He has broken down the bronze gates and cut through the iron bars. |
| 17Some were fools through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction; | 17Fools suffered affliction because of their rebellious ways and their sins. |
| 18they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death. | 18They loathed all food and came near the gates of death. |
| 19Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. | 19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them from their distress. |
| 20He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction. | 20He sent His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit. |
| 21Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! | 21Let them give thanks to the LORD for His faithful love and His wonderful works for all humanity. |
| 22And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy! | 22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and announce His works with shouts of joy. |
| 23Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters; | 23Others went to sea in ships, conducting trade on the vast waters. |
| 24they saw the deeds of the LORD, his wondrous works in the deep. | 24They saw the LORD's works, His wonderful works in the deep. |
| 25For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea. | 25He spoke and raised a tempest that stirred up the waves of the sea. |
| 26They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight; | 26Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths, their courage melting away in anguish, |
| 27they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits’ end. | 27they reeled and staggered like drunken men, and all their skill was useless. |
| 28Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. | 28Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress. |
| 29He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. | 29He stilled the storm to a murmur, and the waves of the sea were hushed. |
| 30Then they were glad that the waters were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven. | 30They rejoiced when the waves grew quiet. Then He guided them to the harbor they longed for. |
| 31Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! | 31Let them give thanks to the LORD for His faithful love and His wonderful works for all humanity. |
| 32Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. | 32Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders. |
| 33He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground, | 33He turns rivers into desert, springs of water into thirsty ground, |
| 34a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants. | 34and fruitful land into salty wasteland, because of the wickedness of its inhabitants. |
| 35He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water. | 35He turns a desert into a pool of water, dry land into springs of water. |
| 36And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in; | 36He causes the hungry to settle there, and they establish a city where they can live. |
| 37they sow fields and plant vineyards and get a fruitful yield. | 37They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest. |
| 38By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their livestock diminish. | 38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their livestock decrease. |
| 39When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, evil, and sorrow, | 39When they are diminished and are humbled by cruel oppression and sorrow, |
| 40he pours contempt on princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes; | 40He pours contempt on nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. |
| 41but he raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks. | 41But He lifts the needy out of their suffering and makes their families multiply like flocks. |
| 42The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth. | 42The upright see it and rejoice, and all injustice shuts its mouth. |
| 43Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the LORD. | 43Let whoever is wise pay attention to these things and consider the LORD's acts of faithful love. |
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