| New King James Version | New International Version |
| 1Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. | 1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. |
| 2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy, | 2Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story-- those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, |
| 3And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south. | 3those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. |
| 4They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; They found no city to dwell in. | 4Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. |
| 5Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them. | 5They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. |
| 6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses. | 6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. |
| 7And He led them forth by the right way, That they might go to a city for a dwelling place. | 7He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle. |
| 8Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! | 8Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, |
| 9For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness. | 9for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. |
| 10Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons— | 10Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains, |
| 11Because they rebelled against the words of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High, | 11because they rebelled against God's commands and despised the plans of the Most High. |
| 12Therefore He brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help. | 12So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. |
| 13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses. | 13Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. |
| 14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains in pieces. | 14He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains. |
| 15Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! | 15Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, |
| 16For He has broken the gates of bronze, And cut the bars of iron in two. | 16for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron. |
| 17Fools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted. | 17Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities. |
| 18Their soul abhorred all manner of food, And they drew near to the gates of death. | 18They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death. |
| 19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses. | 19Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. |
| 20He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions. | 20He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. |
| 21Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! | 21Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. |
| 22Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare His works with rejoicing. | 22Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy. |
| 23Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters, | 23Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters. |
| 24They see the works of the LORD, And His wonders in the deep. | 24They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep. |
| 25For He commands and raises the stormy wind, Which lifts up the waves of the sea. | 25For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves. |
| 26They mount up to the heavens, They go down again to the depths; Their soul melts because of trouble. | 26They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away. |
| 27They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits’ end. | 27They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits' end. |
| 28Then they cry out to the LORD in their trouble, And He brings them out of their distresses. | 28Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress. |
| 29He calms the storm, So that its waves are still. | 29He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. |
| 30Then they are glad because they are quiet; So He guides them to their desired haven. | 30They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven. |
| 31Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! | 31Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. |
| 32Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, And praise Him in the company of the elders. | 32Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders. |
| 33He turns rivers into a wilderness, And the watersprings into dry ground; | 33He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground, |
| 34A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it. | 34and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there. |
| 35He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into watersprings. | 35He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs; |
| 36There He makes the hungry dwell, That they may establish a city for a dwelling place, | 36there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle. |
| 37And sow fields and plant vineyards, That they may yield a fruitful harvest. | 37They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest; |
| 38He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly; And He does not let their cattle decrease. | 38he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish. |
| 39When they are diminished and brought low Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow, | 39Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow; |
| 40He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way; | 40he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste. |
| 41Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock. | 41But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks. |
| 42The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity stops its mouth. | 42The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths. |
| 43Whoever is wise will observe these things, And they will understand the lovingkindness of the LORD. | 43Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD. |
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