1 O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

2 L et the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

3 a nd gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.

4 T hey wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

5 H ungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

6 T hen they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

7 A nd he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

8 O h that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

9 F or he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

10 S uch as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

11 b ecause they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

12 t herefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

13 T hen they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.

14 H e brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

15 O h that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

16 F or he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

17 F ools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

18 T heir soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

19 T hen they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.

20 H e sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

21 O h that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

22 A nd let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

23 T hey that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;

24 t hese see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

25 F or he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.

26 T hey mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.

27 T hey reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.

28 T hen they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

29 H e maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

30 T hen are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

31 O h that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

32 L et them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

33 H e turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;

34 a fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

35 H e turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.

36 A nd there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

37 a nd sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

38 H e blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

39 A gain, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

40 H e poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.

41 Y et setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

42 T he righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

43 W hoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.