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^1 (a)Oh give thanks to the Lord, ^(b)for he is good,
    for his steadfast love endures forever!
² Let ^(c)the redeemed of the Lord say so,
    whom he has ^(d)redeemed from trouble^[a]
3 and ^(e)gathered in from the lands,
    from the east and from the west,
    from the north and from the south.

⁴ Some ^(f)wandered in desert wastes,
    finding no way ^(g)to a city to dwell in;
⁵ hungry and thirsty,
    their soul ^(h)fainted within them.
⁶ Then they ⁽ⁱ⁾cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
⁷ He led them by ^(j)a straight way
    till they reached ^(k)a city to dwell in.
^8 (l)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
⁹ For he ^(m)satisfies the longing soul,
    ⁽ⁿ⁾and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

^10 (o)Some sat in darkness and in ^(p)the shadow of death,
    prisoners in ^(q)affliction and in irons,
¹¹ for they ^(r)had rebelled against the words of God,
    and ^(s)spurned the counsel of the Most High.
¹² So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;
    they fell down, ^(t)with none to help.
^13 (u)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
¹⁴ He brought them out of ^(v)darkness and the shadow of death,
    and ^(w)burst their bonds apart.
^15 (x)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
¹⁶ For he ^(y)shatters the doors of bronze
    and cuts in two the bars of iron.

¹⁷ Some were ^(z)fools through their sinful ways,
    and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
^18 (aa)they loathed any kind of food,
    and they ^(ab)drew near to ^(ac)the gates of death.
^19 (ad)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
²⁰ He ^(ae)sent out his word and ^(af)healed them,
    and ^(ag)delivered them from their destruction.
^21 (ah)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
²² And let them ^(ai)offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
    and ^(aj)tell of his deeds in ^(ak)songs of joy!

²³ Some ^(al)went down to the sea in ships,
    doing business on the great waters;
²⁴ they saw the deeds of the Lord,
    his wondrous works in the deep.
²⁵ For he ^(am)commanded and ^(an)raised the stormy wind,
    which lifted up the waves of the sea.
²⁶ They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;
    their courage ^(ao)melted away in their evil plight;
²⁷ they reeled and ^(ap)staggered like drunken men
    and ^(aq)were at their wits' end.^[b]
28 (ar)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
²⁹ He ^(as)made the storm be still,
    and the waves of the sea were hushed.
³⁰ Then they were glad that the waters^[c] were quiet,
    and he brought them to their desired haven.
^31 (at)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
³² Let them ^(au)extol him in ^(av)the congregation of the people,
    and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

³³ He ^(aw)turns rivers into a desert,
    springs of water into thirsty ground,
^34 (ax)a fruitful land into a salty waste,
    because of the evil of its inhabitants.
³⁵ He ^(ay)turns a desert into pools of water,
    ^(az)a parched land into springs of water.
³⁶ And there he lets the hungry dwell,
    and they establish ^(ba)a city to live in;
³⁷ they sow fields and plant vineyards
    and get a fruitful yield.
^38 (bb)By his blessing they multiply greatly,
    and he does not let their livestock diminish.

³⁹ When they are diminished and brought low
    through oppression, evil, and sorrow,
^40 (bc)he pours contempt on princes
    and ^(bd)makes them wander ^(be)in trackless wastes;
⁴¹ but ^(bf)he raises up the needy out of affliction
    and ^(bg)makes their families like flocks.
^42 (bh)The upright see it and are glad,
    and ^(bi)all wickedness shuts its mouth.

^43 (bj)Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;
    let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.