New American Standard Bible 1995 | NET Bible |
1Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. | 1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, and his loyal love endures! |
2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary | 2Let those delivered by the LORD speak out, those whom he delivered from the power of the enemy, |
3And gathered from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south. | 3and gathered from foreign lands, from east and west, from north and south. |
4They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region; They did not find a way to an inhabited city. | 4They wandered through the wilderness on a desert road; they found no city in which to live. |
5They were hungry and thirsty; Their soul fainted within them. | 5They were hungry and thirsty; they fainted from exhaustion. |
6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He delivered them out of their distresses. | 6They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. |
7He led them also by a straight way, To go to an inhabited city. | 7He led them on a level road, that they might find a city in which to live. |
8Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! | 8Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! |
9For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good. | 9For he has satisfied those who thirst, and those who hunger he has filled with food. |
10There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains, | 10They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains, |
11Because they had rebelled against the words of God And spurned the counsel of the Most High. | 11because they had rebelled against God's commands, and rejected the instructions of the sovereign king. |
12Therefore He humbled their heart with labor; They stumbled and there was none to help. | 12So he used suffering to humble them; they stumbled and no one helped them up. |
13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. | 13They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. |
14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death And broke their bands apart. | 14He brought them out of the utter darkness, and tore off their shackles. |
15Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! | 15Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! |
16For He has shattered gates of bronze And cut bars of iron asunder. | 16For he shattered the bronze gates, and hacked through the iron bars. |
17Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted. | 17They acted like fools in their rebellious ways, and suffered because of their sins. |
18Their soul abhorred all kinds of food, And they drew near to the gates of death. | 18They lost their appetite for all food, and they drew near the gates of death. |
19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. | 19They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. |
20He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions. | 20He sent them an assuring word and healed them; he rescued them from the pits where they were trapped. |
21Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! | 21Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! |
22Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, And tell of His works with joyful singing. | 22Let them present thank offerings, and loudly proclaim what he has done! |
23Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters; | 23Some traveled on the sea in ships, and carried cargo over the vast waters. |
24They have seen the works of the LORD, And His wonders in the deep. | 24They witnessed the acts of the LORD, his amazing feats on the deep water. |
25For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea. | 25He gave the order for a windstorm, and it stirred up the waves of the sea. |
26They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths; Their soul melted away in their misery. | 26They reached up to the sky, then dropped into the depths. The sailors' strength left them because the danger was so great. |
27They reeled and staggered like a drunken man, And were at their wits' end. | 27They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective. |
28Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And He brought them out of their distresses. | 28They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. |
29He caused the storm to be still, So that the waves of the sea were hushed. | 29He calmed the storm, and the waves grew silent. |
30Then they were glad because they were quiet, So He guided them to their desired haven. | 30The sailors rejoiced because the waves grew quiet, and he led them to the harbor they desired. |
31Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! | 31Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! |
32Let them extol Him also in the congregation of the people, And praise Him at the seat of the elders. | 32Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people! Let them praise him in the place where the leaders preside! |
33He changes rivers into a wilderness And springs of water into a thirsty ground; | 33He turned streams into a desert, springs of water into arid land, |
34A fruitful land into a salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it. | 34and a fruitful land into a barren place, because of the sin of its inhabitants. |
35He changes a wilderness into a pool of water And a dry land into springs of water; | 35As for his people, he turned a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into springs of water. |
36And there He makes the hungry to dwell, So that they may establish an inhabited city, | 36He allowed the hungry to settle there, and they established a city in which to live. |
37And sow fields and plant vineyards, And gather a fruitful harvest. | 37They cultivated fields, and planted vineyards, which yielded a harvest of fruit. |
38Also He blesses them and they multiply greatly, And He does not let their cattle decrease. | 38He blessed them so that they became very numerous. He would not allow their cattle to decrease in number. |
39When they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression, misery and sorrow, | 39As for their enemies, they decreased in number and were beaten down, because of painful distress and suffering. |
40He pours contempt upon princes And makes them wander in a pathless waste. | 40He would pour contempt upon princes, and he made them wander in a wasteland with no road. |
41But He sets the needy securely on high away from affliction, And makes his families like a flock. | 41Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep. |
42The upright see it and are glad; But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth. | 42When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth. |
43Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things, And consider the lovingkindnesses of the LORD. | 43Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things! Let them consider the LORD's acts of loyal love! |
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