1 O h, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

2 L et the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,

3 A nd gathered 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 desolate way; They found no city to dwell in.

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

6 T hen they cried out to 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 for a dwelling place.

8 O h, that men would give thanks to 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 goodness.

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

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

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

13 T hen they cried out to 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 their chains in pieces.

15 O h, that men would give thanks to 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 in two.

17 F ools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.

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

19 T hen they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He saved 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 give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

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

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

24 T hey see the works of the Lord, And His wonders in the deep.

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

26 T hey mount up to the heavens, They go down again to the depths; Their soul melts 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 out to the Lord in their trouble, And He brings them out of their distresses.

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

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

31 O h, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

32 L et them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, And praise Him in the company of the elders.

33 H e turns rivers into a wilderness, And the watersprings into dry ground;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

43 W hoever is wise will observe these things, And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.