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The LORD Rescues People from Many Troubles.

^1 (C1)Give thanks to the LORD, for ^(C2)He is good,
For His mercy is everlasting.

^2 (C1)The redeemed of the LORD shall say so,
Those whom He has ^(C2)redeemed from the hand of the enemy

³ And ^(C1)gathered from the lands,
From the east and from the west,
From the north and from the ^(F1)south.

⁴ They ^(C1)wandered in the wilderness in a ^(F1)desert region;
They did not find a way to ^(F2)an inhabited ^(C2)city.

⁵ They were hungry ^(F1)and thirsty;
Their ^(C1)souls felt weak within them.

⁶ Then they ^(C1)cried out to the LORD in their trouble;
He saved them from their distresses.

⁷ He also had them walk on a ^(F1)(C1)straight way,
To go to ^(F2)(C2)an inhabited city.

^8 (C1)They shall give thanks to the LORD for His mercy,
And for His ^(F1)wonders to the sons of mankind!

⁹ For He has ^(C1)satisfied the ^(F1)thirsty soul,
And He has filled the ^(C2)hungry soul with what is good.

¹⁰ There were those who ^(C1)lived in darkness and in ^(F1)the shadow of death,
^(C2)Prisoners in misery and ^(F2)chains,

¹¹ Because they had ^(C1)rebelled against the words of God
And ^(C2)rejected the ^(C3)plan of the Most High.

¹² Therefore He humbled their heart with labor;
They stumbled and there was ^(C1)no one to help.

¹³ Then they ^(C1)cried out to the LORD in their trouble;
He saved them from their distresses.

¹⁴ He ^(C1)brought them out of darkness and ^(F1)the shadow of death
And ^(C2)broke their bands apart.

^15 (C1)They shall give thanks to the LORD for His mercy,
And for His ^(F1)wonders to the sons of mankind!

¹⁶ For He has ^(C1)shattered gates of bronze
And cut off bars of iron.

¹⁷ Fools, because of ^(F1)their rebellious way,
And ^(C1)because of their guilty deeds, were afflicted.

¹⁸ Their ^(C1)souls loathed all kinds of food,
And they ^(C2)came close to the ^(C3)gates of death.

¹⁹ Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble;
He saved them from their distresses.

²⁰ He ^(C1)sent His word and ^(C2)healed them,
And ^(C3)saved them from their ^(F1)destruction.

^21 (C1)They shall give thanks to the LORD for His mercy,
And for His ^(F1)wonders to the sons of mankind!

²² They shall also offer ^(C1)sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And ^(C2)tell of His works with joyful singing.

²³ Those who ^(C1)go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters;

²⁴ They have seen the works of the LORD,
And His ^(F1)wonders in the deep.

²⁵ For He ^(C1)spoke and raised a ^(C2)stormy wind,
Which ^(C3)lifted the waves ^(F1)of the sea.

²⁶ They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths;
Their soul ^(C1)melted away in their misery.

²⁷ They reeled and ^(C1)staggered like a drunken person,
And ^(F1)were at their wits' end.

²⁸ Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.

²⁹ He ^(C1)caused the storm to be still,
So that the waves ^(F1)of the sea were hushed.

³⁰ Then they were glad because they were quiet,
So He guided them to their desired harbor.

^31 (C1)They shall give thanks to the LORD for His mercy,
And for His ^(F1)(C2)wonders to the sons of mankind!

³² They shall also ^(C1)exalt Him ^(C2)in the congregation of the people,
And ^(C3)praise Him at the seat of the elders.

³³ He ^(C1)turns rivers into a ^(F1)wilderness,
And springs of water into a thirsty ground;

³⁴ And a ^(C1)fruitful land into a ^(C2)salt waste,
Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

³⁵ He ^(C1)turns a ^(F1)wilderness into a pool of water,
And a dry land into springs of water;

³⁶ And He has the hungry live there,
So that they may establish ^(F1)(C1)an inhabited city,

³⁷ And sow fields and ^(C1)plant vineyards,
And ^(F1)gather a fruitful harvest.

³⁸ He also blesses them and they ^(C1)multiply greatly,
And He ^(C2)does not let their cattle decrease.

³⁹ When they ^(C1)become few and ^(C2)lowly
Because of oppression, misery, and sorrow,

⁴⁰ He ^(C1)pours contempt upon noblemen
And ^(C2)makes them wander ^(C3)in a pathless wasteland.

⁴¹ But He ^(C1)sets the needy ^(F1)securely on high, away from affliction,
And ^(C2)makes his families like a flock.

⁴² The ^(C1)upright see it and are glad;
But all ^(C2)injustice shuts its mouth.

⁴³ Who is ^(C1)wise? He is to pay attention to these things,
And consider the ^(C2)mercy of the LORD.