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¹ Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endures for ever. ² Let them say so who have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy; ³ and gathered them out of the countries, from the east, and west, and north, and south. ⁴ They wandered in the wilderness in a dry land; they found no way to a city of habitation. ⁵ Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. ⁶ Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he delivered them out of their distresses. ⁷ And he guided them into a straight path, that they might go to a city of habitation. ⁸ Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men. ⁹ For he satisfies the empty soul, and fills the hungry soul with good things,

¹⁰ even them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, fettered in poverty and iron; ¹¹ because they rebelled against the words of God, and provoked the counsel of the Most High. ¹² So their heart was brought low with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper. ¹³ Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses. ¹⁴ And he brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds asunder. ¹⁵ Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonders to the children of men. ¹⁶ For he broke to pieces the brazen gates, and crushed the iron bars.

¹⁷ He helped them out of the way of their iniquity; for they were brought low because of their iniquities. ¹⁸ Their soul abhorred all meat; and they drew near to the gates of death. ¹⁹ Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses. ²⁰ He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them out of their destructions. ²¹ Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men. ²² And let them offer to him the sacrifice of praise, and proclaim this works with exultation.

²³ They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in many waters; ²⁴ these men have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. ²⁵ He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up. ²⁶ They go up to the heavens, and go down to the depths; their soul melts because of troubles. ²⁷ They are troubled, they stagger as a drunkard, and all their wisdom is swallowed up. ²⁸ Then they cry to the Lord in their affliction, and he brings them out of their distresses. ²⁹ And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, and its waves are still. ³⁰ And they are glad, because they are quiet; and he guides them to their desire haven. ³¹ Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men. ³² Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.

³³ He turns rivers into a desert, and streams of water into a dry land; ³⁴ a fruitful land into saltness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it. ³⁵ He turns a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into streams of water. ³⁶ And there he causes the hungry to dwell, and they establish for themselves cities of habitation. ³⁷ And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and they yield fruit of increase. ³⁸ And he blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, and he diminishes not the number of their cattle. ³⁹ Again they become few, and are brought low, by the pressure of evils and pain. ⁴⁰ Contempt is poured upon their princes, and he causes them to wander in a desert and trackless land. ⁴¹ But he helps the poor out of poverty, and makes him families as a flock. ⁴² The upright shall see and rejoice; and all iniquity shall stop her mouth. ⁴³ Who is wise, and will observe these things, and understand the mercies of the Lord?