1 O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever!

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 has delivered from the hand of the adversary,

Let 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 Sea in the south.

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

4 S ome wandered in the wilderness in a solitary desert track; they found no city for habitation.

They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

5 H ungry and thirsty, they fainted; their lives were near to being extinguished.

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

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

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

7 H e led them forth by the straight and right way, that they might go to a city where they could establish their homes.

And 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 loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men!

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

9 F or He satisfies the longing soul and fills the hungry soul with good.

For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

10 S ome sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and in irons,

Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

11 B ecause they had rebelled against the words of God and spurned the counsel of the Most High.

because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

12 T herefore He bowed down their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled and fell down, and there was none to help.

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

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

Then 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 broke apart the bonds that held them.

He 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 loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men!

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

16 F or He has broken the gates of bronze and cut the bars of iron apart.

For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

17 S ome are fools because of the way of their transgressions and are afflicted because of their iniquities.

Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

18 T hey loathe every kind of food, and they draw near to the gates of death.

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

19 T hen they cry to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivers them out of their distresses.

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

20 H e sends forth His word and heals them and rescues them from the pit and destruction.

He 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 loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men!

Oh 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 rehearse His deeds with shouts of joy and singing!

And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

23 S ome go down to the sea and travel over it in ships to do business in great waters;

They 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.

these see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

25 F or He commands and raises up the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves of the sea.

For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.

26 m ount up to the heavens, they go down again to the deeps; their courage melts away because of their plight.

They 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.

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

28 T hen they cry to the Lord in their trouble, and He brings them out of their distresses.

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

29 H e hushes the storm to a calm and to a gentle whisper, so that the waves of the sea are still.

He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

30 T hen the men are glad because of the calm, and He brings them to their desired haven.

Then 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 loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men!

Oh 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 company of the elders.

Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

33 H e turns rivers into a wilderness, water springs into a thirsty ground,

He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;

34 A fruitful land into a barren, salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

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

35 H e turns a wilderness into a pool of water and a dry ground into water springs;

He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.

36 A nd there He makes the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation,

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

37 A nd sow fields, and plant vineyards which yield fruits of increase.

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

38 H e blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly, and allows not their cattle to decrease.

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

39 W hen they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,

Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

40 H e pours contempt upon princes and causes them to wander in waste places where there is no road.

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

41 Y et He raises the poor and needy from affliction and makes their families like a flock.

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

42 T he upright shall see it and be glad, but all iniquity shall shut its mouth.

The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

43 W hoso is wise will observe and heed these things; and they will diligently consider the mercy and loving-kindness of the Lord.

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