| NET Bible | New International Version |
| 1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, and his loyal love endures! | 1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. |
| 2Let those delivered by the LORD speak out, those whom he delivered from the power of the enemy, | 2Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story-- those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, |
| 3and gathered from foreign lands, from east and west, from north and south. | 3those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. |
| 4They wandered through the wilderness on a desert road; they found no city in which to live. | 4Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. |
| 5They were hungry and thirsty; they fainted from exhaustion. | 5They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. |
| 6They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. | 6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. |
| 7He led them on a level road, that they might find a city in which to live. | 7He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle. |
| 8Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! | 8Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, |
| 9For he has satisfied those who thirst, and those who hunger he has filled with food. | 9for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. |
| 10They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains, | 10Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains, |
| 11because they had rebelled against God's commands, and rejected the instructions of the sovereign king. | 11because they rebelled against God's commands and despised the plans of the Most High. |
| 12So he used suffering to humble them; they stumbled and no one helped them up. | 12So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. |
| 13They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. | 13Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. |
| 14He brought them out of the utter darkness, and tore off their shackles. | 14He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains. |
| 15Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! | 15Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, |
| 16For he shattered the bronze gates, and hacked through the iron bars. | 16for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron. |
| 17They acted like fools in their rebellious ways, and suffered because of their sins. | 17Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities. |
| 18They lost their appetite for all food, and they drew near the gates of death. | 18They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death. |
| 19They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. | 19Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. |
| 20He sent them an assuring word and healed them; he rescued them from the pits where they were trapped. | 20He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. |
| 21Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! | 21Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. |
| 22Let them present thank offerings, and loudly proclaim what he has done! | 22Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy. |
| 23Some traveled on the sea in ships, and carried cargo over the vast waters. | 23Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters. |
| 24They witnessed the acts of the LORD, his amazing feats on the deep water. | 24They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep. |
| 25He gave the order for a windstorm, and it stirred up the waves of the sea. | 25For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves. |
| 26They reached up to the sky, then dropped into the depths. The sailors' strength left them because the danger was so great. | 26They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away. |
| 27They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective. | 27They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits' end. |
| 28They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. | 28Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress. |
| 29He calmed the storm, and the waves grew silent. | 29He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. |
| 30The sailors rejoiced because the waves grew quiet, and he led them to the harbor they desired. | 30They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven. |
| 31Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! | 31Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. |
| 32Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people! Let them praise him in the place where the leaders preside! | 32Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders. |
| 33He turned streams into a desert, springs of water into arid land, | 33He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground, |
| 34and a fruitful land into a barren place, because of the sin of its inhabitants. | 34and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there. |
| 35As for his people, he turned a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into springs of water. | 35He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs; |
| 36He allowed the hungry to settle there, and they established a city in which to live. | 36there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle. |
| 37They cultivated fields, and planted vineyards, which yielded a harvest of fruit. | 37They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest; |
| 38He blessed them so that they became very numerous. He would not allow their cattle to decrease in number. | 38he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish. |
| 39As for their enemies, they decreased in number and were beaten down, because of painful distress and suffering. | 39Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow; |
| 40He would pour contempt upon princes, and he made them wander in a wasteland with no road. | 40he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste. |
| 41Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep. | 41But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks. |
| 42When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth. | 42The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths. |
| 43Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things! Let them consider the LORD's acts of loyal love! | 43Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD. |
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