| Berean Study Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever. | 1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. |
| 2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy | 2Has the LORD redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies. |
| 3and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. | 3For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, from north and south. |
| 4Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell. | 4Some wandered in the wilderness, lost and homeless. |
| 5They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them. | 5Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died. |
| 6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress. | 6“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress. |
| 7He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live. | 7He led them straight to safety, to a city where they could live. |
| 8Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. | 8Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. |
| 9For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. | 9For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. |
| 10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains, | 10Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery. |
| 11because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. | 11They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High. |
| 12He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. | 12That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell, and no one was there to help them. |
| 13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. | 13“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. |
| 14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains. | 14He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom; he snapped their chains. |
| 15Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. | 15Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. |
| 16For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. | 16For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; he cut apart their bars of iron. |
| 17Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction. | 17Some were fools; they rebelled and suffered for their sins. |
| 18They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death. | 18They couldn’t stand the thought of food, and they were knocking on death’s door. |
| 19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. | 19“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. |
| 20He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit. | 20He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death. |
| 21Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. | 21Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. |
| 22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing. | 22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts. |
| 23Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters. | 23Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world. |
| 24They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep. | 24They, too, observed the LORD’s power in action, his impressive works on the deepest seas. |
| 25For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea. | 25He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves. |
| 26They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish. | 26Their ships were tossed to the heavens and plunged again to the depths; the sailors cringed in terror. |
| 27They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless. | 27They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits’ end. |
| 28Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress. | 28“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. |
| 29He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed. | 29He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves. |
| 30They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired. | 30What a blessing was that stillness as he brought them safely into harbor! |
| 31Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. | 31Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. |
| 32Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders. | 32Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation. |
| 33He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground, | 33He changes rivers into deserts, and springs of water into dry, thirsty land. |
| 34and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers. | 34He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there. |
| 35He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs. | 35But he also turns deserts into pools of water, the dry land into springs of water. |
| 36He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell. | 36He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities. |
| 37They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest. | 37They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops. |
| 38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish. | 38How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase. |
| 39When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow, | 39When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow, |
| 40He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. | 40the LORD pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands. |
| 41But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks. | 41But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep. |
| 42The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth. | 42The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent. |
| 43Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD. | 43Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD. |
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