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1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
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Give thanks to ADONAI; for he is good, for his grace continues 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 those redeemed by ADONAI say it, those he redeemed from the power of the foe.
3 those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
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He gathered them from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the sea.
4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
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They wandered in the desert, on paths through the wastes, without finding any inhabited city.
5 They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
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They were hungry and thirsty, their life was ebbing away.
6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
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In their trouble they cried to ADONAI, and he rescued 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 direct path to a city where they could live.
8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
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Let them give thanks to ADONAI for his grace, for his wonders bestowed on humanity!
9 for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
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For he has satisfied the hungry, filled the starving with good.
10 Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
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Some lived in darkness, in death-dark gloom, bound in misery and iron chains,
11 because they rebelled against God’s commands and despised the plans of the Most High.
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because they defied God's word, scorned the counsel of the Most High.
12 So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
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So he humbled their hearts by hard labor; when they stumbled, no one came to their aid.
13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
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In their trouble they cried to ADONAI, and he rescued them from their distress.
14 He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.
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He led them from darkness, from death-dark gloom, shattering their chains.
15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
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Let them give thanks to ADONAI for his grace, for his wonders bestowed on humanity!
16 for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
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For he shattered bronze doors and cut through iron bars.
17 Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
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There were foolish people who suffered affliction because of their crimes and sins;
18 They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death.
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they couldn't stand to eat anything; they were near the gates of death.
19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
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In their trouble they cried to ADONAI, and he rescued them from their distress;
20 He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
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he sent his word and healed them, he delivered them from destruction.
21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
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Let them give thanks to ADONAI for his grace, for his wonders bestowed on humanity!
22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.
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Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and proclaim his great deeds with songs of joy.
23 Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.
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Those who go down to the sea in ships, plying their trade on the great ocean,
24 They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep.
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saw the works of ADONAI, his wonders in the deep.
25 For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.
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For at his word the storm-wind arose, lifting up towering waves.
26 They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away.
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The sailors were raised up to the sky, then plunged into the depths. At the danger, their courage failed them,
27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits’ end.
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they reeled and staggered like drunk men, and all their skill was swallowed up.
28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
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In their trouble they cried to ADONAI, and he rescued them from their distress.
29 He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
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He silenced the storm and stilled its waves,
30 They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.
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and they rejoiced as the sea grew calm. Then he brought them safely to their desired port.
31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
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Let them give thanks to ADONAI for his grace, for his wonders bestowed on humanity!
32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.
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Let them extol him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the leaders' council.
33 He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,
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He turns rivers into desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,
34 and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
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productive land into salt flats, because the people living there are so wicked.
35 He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;
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But he also turns desert into pools of water, dry land into flowing springs;
36 there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.
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there he gives the hungry a home, and they build a city to live in;
37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;
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there they sow fields and plant vineyards, which yield an abundant harvest.
38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
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He blesses them, their numbers grow, and he doesn't let their livestock decrease.
39 Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
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When their numbers fall, and they grow weak, because of oppression, disaster and sorrow,
40 he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.
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he pours contempt on princes and leaves them to wander in trackless wastes.
41 But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
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But the needy he raises up from their distress and increases their families like sheep.
42 The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
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When the upright see this, they rejoice; while the wicked are reduced to silence.
43 Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD.
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Let whoever is wise observe these things and consider ADONAI's loving deeds.
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