| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. | 1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever. |
| 2Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story-- those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, | 2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy |
| 3those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. | 3and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. |
| 4Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. | 4Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell. |
| 5They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. | 5They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them. |
| 6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. | 6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress. |
| 7He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle. | 7He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live. |
| 8Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, | 8Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. |
| 9for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. | 9For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. |
| 10Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains, | 10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains, |
| 11because they rebelled against God's commands and despised the plans of the Most High. | 11because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. |
| 12So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. | 12He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. |
| 13Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. | 13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. |
| 14He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains. | 14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains. |
| 15Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, | 15Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. |
| 16for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron. | 16For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. |
| 17Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities. | 17Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction. |
| 18They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death. | 18They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death. |
| 19Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. | 19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. |
| 20He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. | 20He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit. |
| 21Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. | 21Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. |
| 22Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy. | 22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing. |
| 23Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters. | 23Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters. |
| 24They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep. | 24They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep. |
| 25For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves. | 25For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea. |
| 26They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away. | 26They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish. |
| 27They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits' end. | 27They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless. |
| 28Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress. | 28Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress. |
| 29He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. | 29He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed. |
| 30They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven. | 30They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired. |
| 31Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. | 31Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. |
| 32Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders. | 32Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders. |
| 33He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground, | 33He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground, |
| 34and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there. | 34and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers. |
| 35He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs; | 35He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs. |
| 36there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle. | 36He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell. |
| 37They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest; | 37They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest. |
| 38he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish. | 38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish. |
| 39Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow; | 39When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow, |
| 40he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste. | 40He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. |
| 41But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks. | 41But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks. |
| 42The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths. | 42The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth. |
| 43Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD. | 43Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD. |
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