1 O give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

2 Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so,

Whom he hath 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 of habitation.

5 Hungry and thirsty,

Their soul fainted in them.

6 Then they cried unto Jehovah 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 of habitation.

8 Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness,

And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

9 For he satisfieth the longing soul,

And the hungry soul he filleth with good.

10 Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow 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 unto Jehovah in their trouble,

And he saved them out of their distresses.

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,

And brake their bonds in sunder.

15 Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness,

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 in sunder.

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 unto the gates of death.

19 Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble,

And he saveth them out of their distresses.

20 He sendeth his word, and healeth them,

And delivereth them from their destructions.

21 Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness,

And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

22 And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving,

And declare his works with singing.

23 They that go down to the sea in ships,

That do business in great waters;

24 These see the works of Jehovah,

And his wonders in the deep.

25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind,

Which lifteth up the waves thereof.

26 They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths:

Their soul melteth away because of trouble.

27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,

And are at their wits’ end.

28 Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble,

And he bringeth them out of their distresses.

29 He maketh the storm a calm,

So that the waves thereof are still.

30 Then are they glad because they are quiet;

So he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

31 Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness,

And for his wonderful works to 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 turneth rivers into a wilderness,

And watersprings into a thirsty ground;

34 A fruitful land into a salt desert,

For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

35 He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water,

And a dry land into watersprings.

36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell,

That they may prepare a city of habitation,

37 And sow fields, and plant vineyards,

And get them fruits of increase.

38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly;

And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

39 Again, they are diminished and bowed down

Through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.

40 He poureth contempt upon princes,

And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

41 Yet setteth he the needy on high from affliction,

And maketh him families like a flock.

42 The upright shall see it, and be glad;

And all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

43 Whoso is wise will give heed to these things;

And they will consider the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah.

1 `Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age [is] His kindness:`

2 Let the redeemed of Jehovah say, Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.

3 And from the lands hath gathered them, From east and from west, From north, and from the sea.

4 They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, A city of habitation they have not found.

5 Hungry -- yea -- thirsty, Their soul in them becometh feeble,

6 And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distress He delivereth them,

7 And causeth them to tread in a right way, To go unto a city of habitation.

8 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.

9 For He hath satisfied a longing soul, And a hungry soul hath filled [with] goodness.

10 Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,

11 Because they changed the saying of God, And the counsel of the Most High despised.

12 And He humbleth with labour their heart, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.

13 And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them.

14 He bringeth them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And their bands He draweth away.

15 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.

16 For He hath broken doors of brass, And bars of iron He hath cut.

17 Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.

18 All food doth their soul abominate, And they come nigh unto the gates of death,

19 And cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them,

20 He sendeth His word and healeth them, And delivereth from their destructions.

21 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

22 And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.

23 Those going down [to] the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,

24 They have seen the works of Jehovah, And His wonders in the deep.

25 And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows,

26 They go up [to] the heavens, they go down [to] the depths, Their soul in evil is melted.

27 They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.

28 And they cry to Jehovah in their adversity, And from their distresses He bringeth them out.

29 He establisheth a whirlwind to a calm, And hushed are their billows.

30 And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leadeth them to the haven of their desire.

31 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

32 And they exalt Him in the assembly of the people, And in the seat of the elders praise Him.

33 He maketh rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.

34 A fruitful land becometh a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.

35 He maketh a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.

36 And He causeth the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.

37 And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.

38 And He blesseth them, and they multiply exceedingly, And their cattle He doth not diminish.

39 And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.

40 He is pouring contempt upon nobles, And causeth them to wander in vacancy -- no way.

41 And setteth on high the needy from affliction, And placeth families as a flock.

42 The upright do see and rejoice, And all perversity hath shut her mouth.

43 Who [is] wise, and observeth these? They understand the kind acts of Jehovah!