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1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
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O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
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Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, those he redeemed from trouble
3 those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
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and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
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Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to an inhabited town;
5 They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
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hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them.
6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
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Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;
7 He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
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he led them by a straight way, until they reached an inhabited town.
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