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1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, and his loyal love endures! Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
2 Let those delivered by the LORD speak out, those whom he delivered from the power of the enemy, Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3 and gathered from foreign lands, from east and west, from north and south. and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
4 They wandered through the wilderness on a desert road; they found no city in which to live. Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in; Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
5 They were hungry and thirsty; they fainted from exhaustion. hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
6 They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
7 He led them on a level road, that they might find a city in which to live. He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in. He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
9 For he has satisfied those who thirst, and those who hunger he has filled with food. For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things. for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
10 They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains, Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and in irons, Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
11 because they had rebelled against God's commands, and rejected the instructions of the sovereign king. for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High. because they rebelled against God’s commands and despised the plans of the Most High.
12 So he used suffering to humble them; they stumbled and no one helped them up. So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor; they fell down, with none to help. So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13 They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
14 He brought them out of the utter darkness, and tore off their shackles. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart. He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.
15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
16 For he shattered the bronze gates, and hacked through the iron bars. For he shatters the doors of bronze and cuts in two the bars of iron. for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
17 They acted like fools in their rebellious ways, and suffered because of their sins. Some were fools through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction; Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
18 They lost their appetite for all food, and they drew near the gates of death. they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death. They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death.
19 They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
20 He sent them an assuring word and healed them; he rescued them from the pits where they were trapped. He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction. He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
22 Let them present thank offerings, and loudly proclaim what he has done! And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy! Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.
23 Some traveled on the sea in ships, and carried cargo over the vast waters. Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters; Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.
24 They witnessed the acts of the LORD, his amazing feats on the deep water. they saw the deeds of the LORD, his wondrous works in the deep. They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep.
25 He gave the order for a windstorm, and it stirred up the waves of the sea. For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea. For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.
26 They reached up to the sky, then dropped into the depths. The sailors' strength left them because the danger was so great. They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight; They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away.
27 They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective. they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits’ end. They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits’ end.
28 They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
29 He calmed the storm, and the waves grew silent. He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
30 The sailors rejoiced because the waves grew quiet, and he led them to the harbor they desired. Then they were glad that the waters were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven. They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.
31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people! Let them praise him in the place where the leaders preside! Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.
33 He turned streams into a desert, springs of water into arid land, He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground, He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,
34 and a fruitful land into a barren place, because of the sin of its inhabitants. a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants. and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
35 As for his people, he turned a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into springs of water. He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water. He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;
36 He allowed the hungry to settle there, and they established a city in which to live. And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in; there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.
37 They cultivated fields, and planted vineyards, which yielded a harvest of fruit. they sow fields and plant vineyards and get a fruitful yield. They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;
38 He blessed them so that they became very numerous. He would not allow their cattle to decrease in number. By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their livestock diminish. he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
39 As for their enemies, they decreased in number and were beaten down, because of painful distress and suffering. When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, evil, and sorrow, Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
40 He would pour contempt upon princes, and he made them wander in a wasteland with no road. he pours contempt on princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes; he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.
41 Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep. but he raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks. But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
42 When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth. The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth. The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
43 Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things! Let them consider the LORD's acts of loyal love! Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the LORD. Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD.
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