1Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness for his kindness endures forever.
2Let this be the song of the ransomed, whom the Lord has redeemed from distress,
3gathering them from all lands, east, west, north, and south.
4In the wastes of the desert some wandered, finding no way to a city inhabited.
5Full of hunger and thirst, their spirit failed.
6Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses,
7guiding them straight on the way, till they reached an inhabited city.
8Let them thank the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people;
9for the thirsty he satisfies, and the hungry he fills with good things.
10Some sat in darkness and gloom prisoners in irons and misery,
11for rebelling against God’s word, and spurning the Most High’s counsel.
12Their heart was bowed with toil; there was no one to help when they stumbled.
13Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.
14Out of darkness and gloom he brought them, and burst their chains.
15Let them praise the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.
16For he shattered the gates of bronze, and broke bars of iron.
17Some were sick from their wicked ways, and suffering because of their sins.
18All manner of food they hated; they had come to the gates of death.
19Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.
20He sent his word and healed them, and delivered their life from the pit.
21Let them praise the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.
22Let them offer to him thankofferings, and with joy tell what things he has done.
23Some crossed the sea in ships, doing business in great waters.
24They have seen what the Lord can do, and his wonderful deeds on the deep.
25At his command rose a tempest, which lifted the waves on high.
26Up to heaven they went, down to the depths; their courage failed them.
27They staggered and reeled like drunkards; all their skills useless.
28Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distresses.
29He stilled the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
30They were glad, because it was quiet; they were led to the haven they longed for.
31Let them praise the Lord , for his kindness, for his wonderful deeds for people.
32Where the people assemble, extol him, and praise him in council of elders.
33He turns streams into a wilderness, springs of water into thirsty land,
34fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the sin of the people.
35A desert he makes pools of water, a land of drought into springs of water.
36He settles the hungry therein, they establish a city to live in.
37They sow fields and plant vineyards, which furnish a fruitful yield.
38By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he lets not their cattle decrease.
39Yet when they are bowed and diminished by oppression, misfortune, or sorrow,
40he pours contempt upon princes, and on trackless wastes leads them astray
41He lifts the poor out of misery, and makes families fruitful as flocks.
42At this sight shall the upright be glad, and all wicked mouths shall be stopped.
43Let those who are wise observe this, and consider the love of the Lord