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

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

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 has redeemed from the hand of the adversary

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 from 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 desert region; They did not find a way to an inhabited city.

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

They were hungry and thirsty; Their soul fainted within them.

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

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; 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.

He led them also by a straight way, To go to an inhabited city.

8 O h, that men would praise the Lord for His goodness and loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men!

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men!

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

For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.

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

There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains,

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

Because they had rebelled against the words of God And spurned 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 humbled their heart with labor; They stumbled 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 out to the Lord in their trouble; 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 broke their bands apart.

15 O h, that men would praise the Lord for His goodness and loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men!

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men!

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

For He has shattered gates of bronze And cut bars of iron asunder.

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

Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.

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

Their soul abhorred all kinds of food, And they drew near to 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 cried out to the Lord in their trouble; He saved 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!

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men!

22 A nd let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving and rehearse His deeds with shouts of joy and singing!

Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, And tell of His works with joyful singing.

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

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

24 T hese see the works of the Lord and His wonders in the deep.

They have seen 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 spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea.

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

They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths; Their soul melted away in their misery.

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

They reeled and staggered like a drunken man, And were 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 cried to the Lord in their trouble, And He brought 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 caused the storm to be still, So that the waves of the sea were hushed.

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

Then they were glad because they were quiet, So He guided them to 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!

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons 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 extol Him also in the congregation of the people, And praise Him at the seat of the elders.

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

He changes rivers into a wilderness And springs of water into a thirsty ground;

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

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

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

He changes a wilderness into a pool of water And a dry land into springs of water;

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

And there He makes the hungry to dwell, So that they may establish an inhabited city,

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

And sow fields and plant vineyards, And gather a fruitful harvest.

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

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

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

When they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression, misery and sorrow,

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

He pours contempt upon princes And makes them wander in a pathless waste.

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

But He sets the needy securely on high away from affliction, And makes his families like a flock.

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

The upright see it and are glad; But all unrighteousness shuts its 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.

Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things, And consider the lovingkindnesses of the Lord.