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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

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

3and gathered in from 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.

4Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in;

4Some wandered in the wilderness, lost and homeless.

5hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them.

5Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died.

6Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.

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

7He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in.

7He led them straight to safety, 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 praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

9For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

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

10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and in irons,

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

11for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High.

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

12So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor; they fell down, with 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 to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.

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 burst their bonds apart.

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

15Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!

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

16For he shatters the doors of bronze and cuts in two the bars of iron.

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

17Some were fools through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;

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

18they loathed any kind 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 to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.

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

20He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.

20He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death.

21Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!

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

22And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!

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

23Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters;

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

24they saw the deeds of the LORD, his wondrous works in the deep.

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

25For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.

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

26They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight;

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

27they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits’ end.

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

28Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.

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

29He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.

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

30Then they were glad that the waters were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven.

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

31Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!

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

32Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

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

33He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground,

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

34a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants.

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

35He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water.

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

36And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in;

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

37they sow fields and plant vineyards and get a fruitful yield.

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

38By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their livestock diminish.

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

39When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, evil, and sorrow,

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

40he pours contempt on princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes;

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

41but he raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks.

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

42The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.

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

43Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love 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.

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