Oh agive thanks
to the LORD
, for bHe is good
, For His lovingkindness
is everlasting
.
Let athe redeemed of the LORD
say
so, Whom
He has bredeemed
from the hand
of the adversary
And agathered from the lands
, From the east
and from the west
, From the north
and from the 1south
.
They awandered in the wilderness
in a 1desert
region
; They did not find
a way
to 2an inhabited
bcity
.
They were hungry 1and thirsty
; Their asoul
fainted
within them.
Then they acried out to the LORD
in their trouble
; He delivered
them out of their distresses
.
He led them also by a 1 astraight
way
, To go
to 2 ban inhabited
city
.
aLet them give thanks
to the LORD
for His lovingkindness
, And for His 1wonders
to the sons
of men
!
For He has asatisfied the 1thirsty
soul
, And the bhungry
soul
He has filled
with what
is good
.
There were those who adwelt in darkness
and in the shadow
of death
, bPrisoners
in 1misery
and 2chains
,
Because they had arebelled
against the words
of God
And bspurned
the ccounsel
of the Most
High
.
Therefore He humbled their heart
with labor
; They stumbled
and there
was anone
to help
.
Then they acried out to the LORD
in their trouble
; He saved
them out of their distresses
.
He abrought them out of darkness
and the shadow
of death
And bbroke
their bands
apart
.
aLet them give thanks
to the LORD
for His lovingkindness
, And for His 1wonders
to the sons
of men
!
For He has ashattered gates
of bronze
And cut
bars
of iron
asunder
.
Fools, because
of 1their rebellious
way
, And abecause
of their iniquities
, were afflicted
.
Their asoul abhorred
all
kinds of food
, And they bdrew
near
to the cgates
of death
.
Then they cried out to the LORD
in their trouble
; He saved
them out of their distresses
.
He asent His word
and bhealed
them, And cdelivered
them from their 1destructions
.
aLet them give thanks
to the LORD
for His lovingkindness
, And for His 1wonders
to the sons
of men
!
Let them also offer asacrifices
of thanksgiving
, And btell
of His works
with joyful
singing
.
Those who ago down
to the sea
in ships
, Who do
business
on great
waters
;
They have seen the works
of the LORD
, And His 1wonders
in the deep
.
For He aspoke and raised
up a bstormy
wind
, Which clifted
up the waves
1of the sea.
They rose up to the heavens
, they went
down
to the depths
; Their soul
amelted
away in their misery
.
They reeled and astaggered
like a drunken
man
, And 1were at their wits'
end
.
Then they cried to the LORD
in their trouble
, And He brought
them out of their distresses
.
He acaused the storm
to be still
, So that the waves
1of the sea were hushed
.
Then they were glad because
they were quiet
, So He guided
them to their desired
haven
.
aLet them give thanks
to the LORD
for His lovingkindness
, And for His 1 bwonders
to the sons
of men
!
Let them aextol Him also bin the congregation
of the people
, And cpraise
Him at the seat
of the elders
.
He 1 achanges rivers
into a 2wilderness
And springs
of water
into a thirsty
ground
;
A afruitful land
into a bsalt
waste
, Because
of the wickedness
of those who dwell
in it.
He 1 achanges a 2wilderness
into a pool
of water
And a dry
land
into springs
of water
;
And there He makes the hungry
to dwell
, So that they may establish
1 aan inhabited
city
,
And sow fields
and aplant
vineyards
, And 1gather
a fruitful
harvest
.
Also He blesses them and they amultiply
greatly
, And He bdoes not let their cattle
decrease
.
When they are adiminished and bbowed
down
Through
oppression
, misery
and sorrow
,
He apours contempt
upon 1princes
And bmakes them wander
cin a pathless
waste
.
But He asets the needy
1securely
on high
away from affliction
, And bmakes
his families
like a flock
.
The aupright see
it and are glad
; But all
bunrighteousness
shuts
its mouth
.
Who is awise
? Let him give
heed
to these
things
, And consider
the blovingkindnesses
of the LORD
.