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¹ O geue thankes vnto the LORDE, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for euer.² Let them geue thakes whom the LORDE hath redemed, & delyuered from the hande of the enemie.³ And gathered the out of the londes, fro the east, fro the west, fro the north & from the south.⁴ They wente astraye in the wildernesse in an vntroden waye, & founde no cite to dwell in.⁵ Hongrie & thirstie, & their soule faynted in the.⁶ So they cried vnto the LORDE in their trouble, & he delyuered the from their distresse.⁷ He led the forth by ye right waie, yt they might go to ye cite where they dwelt.⁸ O that me wolde prayse the goodnesse of the LORDE, & the wonders that he doth for the childre of me.⁹ For he satisfied the emptie soule, & fylled the hongrie soule wt good.

¹⁰ Soch as sat in darcknesse and in the shadowe of death, beynge fast bounde in misery & yron.¹¹ Because they were not obediet to the comaundementes of God, but lightly regarded the councell of the most highest.¹² Their herte was vexed with labor, they fell downe, & there was none to helpe them.¹³ So they cried vnto the LORDE in their trouble, & he delyuered them out of their distresse.¹⁴ He brought the out of darcknesse & out of the shadowe of death, & brake their bondes in sonder.¹⁵ O that men wolde prayse the goodnesse of the LORDE, & the woders that he doth for the childre of men.¹⁶ For he hath broken the gates of brasse, & smitte the barres of yron in sonder.

¹⁷ Foolish me were plaged for their offence, & because of their wickednesse.¹⁸ Their soule abhorred all maner of meate, they were eue harde at deathes dore.¹⁹ So they cried vnto the LORDE in their trouble, & he delyuered the out of their distresse.²⁰ He sent his worde & healed the, & saued the from destruccion.²¹ O that men wolde prayse the goodnesse of the LORDE, & the wonders that he doth for the children of men.²² That they wolde offre vnto him the sacrifice of thankesgeuynge, and tell out his workes with gladnes.

²³ They that go downe to the see in shippes, & occupie their busynesse in greate waters.²⁴ These men se the workes of the LORDE, & his wonders in the depe.²⁵ For at his worde, the stormy wynde aryseth, and lifteth vp the wawes therof.²⁶ They are caried vp to the heauen, & downe agayne to the depe, their soule melteth awaye in the trouble.²⁷ They rele to and fro, they stacker like a droncken man, and are at their wittes ende.²⁸ So they crie vnto the LORDE in their trouble, & he delyuereth the out of their distresse.²⁹ He maketh the storme to ceasse, so that the wawes are still.³⁰ The are they glad because they be at rest, & so he bryngeth them vnto the hauen where they wolde be.³¹ O that men wolde prayse the goodnes of the LORDE, and the wonders that he doth for the children of men.³² That they wolde exalte him in the cogregacion of the people, & loaue him in the seate of the elders.

³³ Which turneth the floudes in to drie londe, and drieth vp the water sprynges.³⁴ A frutefull londe maketh he baren, for the wickednesse of them that dwell therin.³⁵ Agayne, he maketh the wildernes a stondinge water, and water sprynges of a drye grounde.³⁶ There he setteth the hongrie, that they maye buylde them a cite to dwell in.³⁷ That they maye sowe their groude, plante vynyaydes, to yelde them frutes of increase.³⁸ He blesseth them, so that they multiplie exceadingly, and suffreth not their catell to decrease.³⁹ Whe they are minished & brought lowe thorow oppressio, thorow eny plage or trouble.⁴⁰ Though he suffre the to be euell intreated thorow tyrauntes, or let them wandre out of the waye in the wildernesse:⁴¹ Yet helpeth he the poore out of misery (at the last) and maketh him an housholde like a flocke of shepe.⁴² The rightuous wil cosidre this and reioyse, the mouth of all wickednesse shall be stopped.⁴³ Who so is wyse, and pondreth these thinges well, shall vnderstonde the louynge kyndnesses of the LORDE.