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| 1. | Give thanks to Yahweh,{"Yahweh" is God's proper Name, sometimes rendered "LORD" (all caps) in other translations.} for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. |
| 2. | Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary, |
| 3. | And gathered 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 desert way. They found no city to live in. |
| 5. | Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. |
| 6. | Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses, |
| 7. | he led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in. |
| 8. | Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men! |
| 9. | For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good. |
| 10. | Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron, |
| 11. | because they rebelled against the words of God{The Hebrew word rendered "God" is "Elohim."}, and condemned 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 Yahweh in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. |
| 14. | He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds in sunder. |
| 15. | Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men! |
| 16. | For he has broken the gates of brass, and cut through bars of iron. |
| 17. | Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities. |
| 18. | Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death. |
| 19. | Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, he saves them out of their distresses. |
| 20. | He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves. |
| 21. | Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men! |
| 22. | Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with singing. |
| 23. | Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters; |
| 24. | These see Yahweh's works, and his wonders in the deep. |
| 25. | For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves. |
| 26. | They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble. |
| 27. | They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. |
| 28. | Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress. |
| 29. | He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still. |
| 30. | Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven. |
| 31. | Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the children of men! |
| 32. | Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders. |
| 33. | He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground, |
| 34. | and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it. |
| 35. | He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs. |
| 36. | There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in, |
| 37. | sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase. |
| 38. | He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn't allow their livestock to decrease. |
| 39. | Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow. |
| 40. | He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste. |
| 41. | Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock. |
| 42. | The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths. |
| 43. | Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of Yahweh. |