| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. | 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 adversary | 2Let the redeemed of the LORD proclaim that He has redeemed them from the hand of the foe |
| 3And gathered from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south. | 3and has gathered them from the lands-- from the east and the west, from the north and the south. |
| 4They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region; They did not find a way to an inhabited city. | 4Some wandered in the desolate wilderness, finding no way to a city where they could live. |
| 5They were hungry and thirsty; Their soul fainted within them. | 5They were hungry and thirsty; their spirits failed within them. |
| 6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He delivered them out of their distresses. | 6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He rescued them from their distress. |
| 7He led them also by a straight way, To go to an inhabited city. | 7He led them by the right path to go to a city where they could live. |
| 8Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! | 8Let them give thanks to the LORD for His faithful love and His wonderful works for all humanity. |
| 9For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good. | 9For He has satisfied the thirsty and filled the hungry with good things. |
| 10There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains, | 10Others sat in darkness and gloom-- prisoners in cruel chains-- |
| 11Because they had rebelled against the words of God And spurned the counsel of the Most High. | 11because they rebelled against God's commands and despised the counsel of the Most High. |
| 12Therefore He humbled their heart with labor; They stumbled and there was none to help. | 12He broke their spirits with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. |
| 13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. | 13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them from their distress. |
| 14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death And broke their bands apart. | 14He brought them out of darkness and gloom and broke their chains apart. |
| 15Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! | 15Let them give thanks to the LORD for His faithful love and His wonderful works for all humanity. |
| 16For He has shattered gates of bronze And cut bars of iron asunder. | 16For He has broken down the bronze gates and cut through the iron bars. |
| 17Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted. | 17Fools suffered affliction because of their rebellious ways and their sins. |
| 18Their soul abhorred all kinds of food, And they drew near to the gates of death. | 18They loathed all food and came near the gates of death. |
| 19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. | 19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them from their distress. |
| 20He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions. | 20He sent His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit. |
| 21Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! | 21Let them give thanks to the LORD for His faithful love and His wonderful works for all humanity. |
| 22Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, And tell of His works with joyful singing. | 22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and announce His works with shouts of joy. |
| 23Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters; | 23Others went to sea in ships, conducting trade on the vast waters. |
| 24They have seen the works of the LORD, And His wonders in the deep. | 24They saw the LORD's works, His wonderful works in the deep. |
| 25For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea. | 25He spoke and raised a tempest that stirred up the waves of the sea. |
| 26They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths; Their soul melted away in their misery. | 26Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths, their courage melting away in anguish, |
| 27They reeled and staggered like a drunken man, And were at their wits' end. | 27they reeled and staggered like drunken men, and all their skill was useless. |
| 28Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And He brought them out of their distresses. | 28Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress. |
| 29He caused the storm to be still, So that the waves of the sea were hushed. | 29He stilled the storm to a murmur, and the waves of the sea were hushed. |
| 30Then they were glad because they were quiet, So He guided them to their desired haven. | 30They rejoiced when the waves grew quiet. Then He guided them to the harbor they longed for. |
| 31Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! | 31Let them give thanks to the LORD for His faithful love and His wonderful works for all humanity. |
| 32Let them extol Him also in the congregation of the people, And praise Him at the seat of the elders. | 32Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders. |
| 33He changes rivers into a wilderness And springs of water into a thirsty ground; | 33He turns rivers into desert, springs of water into thirsty ground, |
| 34A fruitful land into a salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it. | 34and fruitful land into salty wasteland, because of the wickedness of its inhabitants. |
| 35He changes a wilderness into a pool of water And a dry land into springs of water; | 35He turns a desert into a pool of water, dry land into springs of water. |
| 36And there He makes the hungry to dwell, So that they may establish an inhabited city, | 36He causes the hungry to settle there, and they establish a city where they can live. |
| 37And sow fields and plant vineyards, And gather a fruitful harvest. | 37They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest. |
| 38Also He blesses them and they multiply greatly, And He does not let their cattle decrease. | 38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their livestock decrease. |
| 39When they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression, misery and sorrow, | 39When they are diminished and are humbled by cruel oppression and sorrow, |
| 40He pours contempt upon princes And makes them wander in a pathless waste. | 40He pours contempt on nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. |
| 41But He sets the needy securely on high away from affliction, And makes his families like a flock. | 41But He lifts the needy out of their suffering and makes their families multiply like flocks. |
| 42The upright see it and are glad; But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth. | 42The upright see it and rejoice, and all injustice shuts its mouth. |
| 43Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things, And consider the lovingkindnesses of the LORD. | 43Let whoever is wise pay attention to these things and consider the LORD's acts of faithful love. |
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