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¹ O give thanks to the LORD, for [he is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever.² Let the redeemed of the LORD say [so], whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;³ And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.⁴ They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.⁵ Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.⁶ Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, [and] he delivered them out of their distresses.⁷ And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.⁸ Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!⁹ For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

¹⁰ Such as sit in darkness and in the shades of death, [being] bound in affliction and iron;¹¹ Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High:¹² Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; they fell down, and [there was] none to help.¹³ Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, [and] he saved them out of their distresses.¹⁴ He brought them out of darkness and the shades of death, and broke their bands asunder.¹⁵ Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!¹⁶ For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron asunder.

¹⁷ Fools, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.¹⁸ Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; and they draw near to the gates of death.¹⁹ Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, he saveth them out of their distresses.²⁰ He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered [them] from their destructions.²¹ Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!²² And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

²³ They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business on great waters;²⁴ These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.²⁵ For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up its waves.²⁶ They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.²⁷ They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.²⁸ Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.²⁹ He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves [of the sea] are still.³⁰ Then are they glad because they are quiet; so he bringeth them to their desired haven.³¹ Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!³² Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

³³ He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the water-springs into dry ground;³⁴ A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.³⁵ He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into water-springs.³⁶ And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;³⁷ And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.³⁸ He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.³⁹ Again, they are diminished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.⁴⁰ He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, [where there is] no way.⁴¹ Yet he setteth the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.⁴² The righteous shall see [it], and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.⁴³ Whoever [is] wise, and will observe these [things], even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the LORD.