[1] Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
[2] Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary
[3] And gathered from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
[4] They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region; They did not find a way to an inhabited city.
[5] They were hungry and thirsty; Their soul fainted within them.
[6] Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He delivered them out of their distresses.
[7] He led them also by a straight way, To go to an inhabited city.
[8] Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men!
[9] For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.
[10] There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains,
[11] Because they had rebelled against the words of God And spurned the counsel of the Most High.
[12] Therefore He humbled their heart with labor; They stumbled and there was none to help.
[13] Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses.
[14] He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death And broke their bands apart.
[15] Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men!
[16] For He has shattered gates of bronze And cut bars of iron asunder.
[17] Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
[18] Their soul abhorred all kinds of food, And they drew near to the gates of death.
[19] Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses.
[20] He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.
[21] Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men!
[22] Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, And tell of His works with joyful singing.
[23] Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters;
[24] They have seen the works of the LORD, And His wonders in the deep.
[25] For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea.
[26] They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths; Their soul melted away in their misery.
[27] They reeled and staggered like a drunken man, And were at their wits' end.
[28] Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And He brought them out of their distresses.
[29] He caused the storm to be still, So that the waves of the sea were hushed.
[30] Then they were glad because they were quiet, So He guided them to their desired haven.
[31] Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men!
[32] Let them extol Him also in the congregation of the people, And praise Him at the seat of the elders.
[33] He changes rivers into a wilderness And springs of water into a thirsty ground;
[34] A fruitful land into a salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
[35] He changes a wilderness into a pool of water And a dry land into springs of water;
[36] And there He makes the hungry to dwell, So that they may establish an inhabited city,
[37] And sow fields and plant vineyards, And gather a fruitful harvest.
[38] Also He blesses them and they multiply greatly, And He does not let their cattle decrease.
[39] When they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression, misery and sorrow,
[40] He pours contempt upon princes And makes them wander in a pathless waste.
[41] But He sets the needy securely on high away from affliction, And makes his families like a flock.
[42] The upright see it and are glad; But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.
[43] Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things, And consider the lovingkindnesses of the LORD.