[1] Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
[2] Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
[3] And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
[4] They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; They found no city to dwell in.
[5] Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.
[6] Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses.
[7] And He led them forth by the right way, That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.
[8] Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
[9] For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.
[10] Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons—
[11] Because they rebelled against the words of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High,
[12] Therefore He brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help.
[13] Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.
[14] He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains in pieces.
[15] Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
[16] For He has broken the gates of bronze, And cut the bars of iron in two.
[17] Fools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
[18] Their soul abhorred all manner of food, And they drew near to the gates of death.
[19] Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.
[20] He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.
[21] Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
[22] Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare His works with rejoicing.
[23] Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters,
[24] They see the works of the Lord, And His wonders in the deep.
[25] For He commands and raises the stormy wind, Which lifts up the waves of the sea.
[26] They mount up to the heavens, They go down again to the depths; Their soul melts because of trouble.
[27] They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits’ end.
[28] Then they cry out to the Lord in their trouble, And He brings them out of their distresses.
[29] He calms the storm, So that its waves are still.
[30] Then they are glad because they are quiet; So He guides them to their desired haven.
[31] Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
[32] Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, And praise Him in the company of the elders.
[33] He 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] He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into watersprings.
[36] There He makes the hungry dwell, That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,
[37] And sow fields and plant vineyards, That they may yield a fruitful harvest.
[38] He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly; And He does not let their cattle decrease.
[39] When they are diminished and brought low Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow,
[40] He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;
[41] Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.
[42] The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity stops its mouth.
[43] Whoever is wise will observe these things, And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.