The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New King James Version NKJV
1 Give thanks to ADONAI; for he is good, for his grace continues forever.
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Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
2 Let those redeemed by ADONAI say it, those he redeemed from the power of the foe.
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Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
3 He gathered them from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the sea.
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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 desert, on paths through the wastes, without finding any inhabited city.
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They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; They found no city to dwell in.
5 They were hungry and thirsty, their life was ebbing away.
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Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.
6 In their trouble they cried to ADONAI, and he rescued them from their distress.
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Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses.
7 He led them by a direct path to a city where they could live.
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And He led them forth by the right way, That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.
8 Let them give thanks to ADONAI for his grace, for his wonders bestowed on humanity!
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Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
9 For he has satisfied the hungry, filled the starving with good.
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For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.
10 Some lived in darkness, in death-dark gloom, bound in misery and iron chains,
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Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons--
11 because they defied God's word, scorned the counsel of the Most High.
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Because they rebelled against the words of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High,
12 So he humbled their hearts by hard labor; when they stumbled, no one came to their aid.
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Therefore He brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help.
13 In their trouble they cried to ADONAI, and he rescued them from their distress.
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Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.
14 He led them from darkness, from death-dark gloom, shattering their chains.
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He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains in pieces.
15 Let them give thanks to ADONAI for his grace, for his wonders bestowed on humanity!
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Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
16 For he shattered bronze doors and cut through iron bars.
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For He has broken the gates of bronze, And cut the bars of iron in two.
17 There were foolish people who suffered affliction because of their crimes and sins;
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Fools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
18 they couldn't stand to eat anything; they were near the gates of death.
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Their soul abhorred all manner of food, And they drew near to the gates of death.
19 In their trouble they cried to ADONAI, and he rescued them from their distress;
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Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.
20 he sent his word and healed them, he delivered them from destruction.
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He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.
21 Let them give thanks to ADONAI for his grace, for his wonders bestowed on humanity!
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Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and proclaim his great deeds with songs of joy.
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Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare His works with rejoicing.
23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, plying their trade on the great ocean,
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Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters,
24 saw the works of ADONAI, his wonders in the deep.
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They see the works of the Lord, And His wonders in the deep.
25 For at his word the storm-wind arose, lifting up towering waves.
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For He commands and raises the stormy wind, Which lifts up the waves of the sea.
26 The sailors were raised up to the sky, then plunged into the depths. At the danger, their courage failed them,
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They mount up to the heavens, They go down again to the depths; Their soul melts because of trouble.
27 they reeled and staggered like drunk men, and all their skill was swallowed up.
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They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits' end.
28 In their trouble they cried to ADONAI, and he rescued them from their distress.
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Then they cry out to the Lord in their trouble, And He brings them out of their distresses.
29 He silenced the storm and stilled its waves,
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He calms the storm, So that its waves are still.
30 and they rejoiced as the sea grew calm. Then he brought them safely to their desired port.
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Then they are glad because they are quiet; So He guides them to their desired haven.
31 Let them give thanks to ADONAI for his grace, for his wonders bestowed on humanity!
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Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
32 Let them extol him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the leaders' council.
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Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, And praise Him in the company of the elders.
33 He turns rivers into desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,
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He turns rivers into a wilderness, And the watersprings into dry ground;
34 productive land into salt flats, because the people living there are so wicked.
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A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
35 But he also turns desert into pools of water, dry land into flowing springs;
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He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into watersprings.
36 there he gives the hungry a home, and they build a city to live in;
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There He makes the hungry dwell, That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,
37 there they sow fields and plant vineyards, which yield an abundant harvest.
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And sow fields and plant vineyards, That they may yield a fruitful harvest.
38 He blesses them, their numbers grow, and he doesn't let their livestock decrease.
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He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly; And He does not let their cattle decrease.
39 When their numbers fall, and they grow weak, because of oppression, disaster and sorrow,
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When they are diminished and brought low Through oppression, affliction and sorrow,
40 he pours contempt on princes and leaves them to wander in trackless wastes.
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He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;
41 But the needy he raises up from their distress and increases their families like sheep.
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Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.
42 When the upright see this, they rejoice; while the wicked are reduced to silence.
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The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity stops its mouth.
43 Let whoever is wise observe these things and consider ADONAI's loving deeds.
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Whoever is wise will observe these things, And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.