New King James Version

Berean Standard Bible

1Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,

2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy

3And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.

3and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.

4They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; They found no city to dwell in.

4Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.

5Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.

5They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.

6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses.

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

7And He led them forth by the right way, That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.

7He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.

8Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

8Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

9For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.

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

10Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons—

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

11Because they rebelled against the words of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High,

11because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.

12Therefore He brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help.

12He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.

13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.

14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains in pieces.

14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.

15Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

15Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

16For He has broken the gates of bronze, And cut the bars of iron in two.

16For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

17Fools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.

17Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.

18Their soul abhorred all manner of food, And they drew near to the gates of death.

18They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.

19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.

19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.

20He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.

20He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.

21Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

21Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

22Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare His works with rejoicing.

22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.

23Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters,

23Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.

24They see the works of the LORD, And His wonders in the deep.

24They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep.

25For He commands and raises the stormy wind, Which lifts up the waves of the sea.

25For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.

26They mount up to the heavens, They go down again to the depths; Their soul melts because of trouble.

26They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.

27They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits’ end.

27They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.

28Then they cry out to the LORD in their trouble, And He brings them out of their distresses.

28Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.

29He calms the storm, So that its waves are still.

29He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.

30Then they are glad because they are quiet; So He guides them to their desired haven.

30They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.

31Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

31Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

32Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, And praise Him in the company 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 wilderness, And the watersprings into dry ground;

33He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground,

34A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

34and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.

35He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into watersprings.

35He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.

36There He makes the hungry dwell, That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,

36He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.

37And sow fields and plant vineyards, That they may yield a fruitful harvest.

37They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.

38He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly; And He does not let their cattle decrease.

38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.

39When they are diminished and brought low Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow,

39When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,

40He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;

40He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

41Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.

41But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.

42The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity stops its mouth.

42The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.

43Whoever is wise will observe these things, And they will understand the lovingkindness 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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