 1 O 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 them 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 desert by the way. They found no city to live in. 5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their distress, and He delivered them out of their troubles. 7 He guided them by the right way, so as to go to a city to live in. 8 Oh that men would praise the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of mankind. 9 For He satisfies the thirsty soul, and fills the hungry soul with good. 10 Those who sit in the darkness and in the shadow of death, being chained in affliction and iron; 11 because they rebelled against the words of God, and despised the advice of the most high. 12 and He humbled their heart with labor. They fell down, and none was helping. 13 Then they cried out to the Lord in their distress, and He saved them out of their troubles. 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in two. 15 Let them praise the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of mankind. 16 For He has broken the gates of bronze, and cut the bars of iron in two. 17 Fools are afflicted because of their rebellion, and because of their iniquities. 18 Their soul hates all kinds of food. They draw near the gates of death. 19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their distress and He saved them out of their troubles. 20 He sent His Word and healed them and delivers them from their pitfalls. 21 Let them praise the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of mankind. 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 in 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 that lifts up its waves. 26 They mount up to the heavens and they go down again to the depths. Their soul is melted because of trouble. 27 They reel to and fro and stagger like a drunken man, and all their wisdom is swallowed up. 28 They cry to the Lord in their trouble, and He brings them out of their trouble. 29 He makes the storm a calm so that its waves are still. 30 They are glad because they are quiet. He brings them to their desired haven. 31 Let them praise the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of mankind. 32 Let them exalt Him in the congregation of the people and praise Him in the gathering of the elders. 33 He sets rivers to a wilderness and water springs to thirsty ground. 34 He brings a fruitful land to a salty desert because of the wickedness of those who lived in it. 35 He turns the wilderness into water ponds and dry ground into water springs. 36 He makes the hungry live there so that they may prepare a city to live in. 37 They sow the fields and plant vineyards so they yield fruits of increase. 38 He also blesses them so that they are multiplied greatly. He does not allow their cattle to become few. 39 Yet they have become few and humbled through harshness, affliction, and sorrow. 40 He pours scorn on nobles and causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no path. 41 But He raises up the poor from affliction and sets families like a flock. 42 The upright see and rejoice and all iniquity shall stop its mouth. 43 Whoever is wise and will observe these things will understand the mercies of the Lord.
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