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1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
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Thank the Lord because he is good. His love 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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That is what those whom the Lord has saved should say. He has saved them from the enemy
3 those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
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and has gathered them from other lands, from east and west, north and south.
4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
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Some people had wandered in the desert lands. They found no city in which to live.
5 They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
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They were hungry and thirsty, and they were discouraged.
6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
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In their misery they cried out to the Lord, and he saved them from their troubles.
7 He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
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He led them on a straight road 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 the Lord for his love and for the miracles he does for people.
9 for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
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He satisfies the thirsty and fills up the hungry.
10 Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
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Some sat in gloom and darkness; they were prisoners suffering in chains.
11 because they rebelled against God’s commands and despised the plans of the Most High.
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They had turned against the words of God and had refused the advice of God 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 broke their pride by hard work. They stumbled, and no one helped.
13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
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In their misery they cried out to the Lord, and he saved them from their troubles.
14 He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.
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He brought them out of their gloom and darkness and broke 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 the Lord for his love and for the miracles he does for people.
16 for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
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He breaks down bronze gates and cuts apart iron bars.
17 Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
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Some fools turned against God and suffered for the evil they did.
18 They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death.
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They refused to eat anything, so they almost died.
19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
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In their misery they cried out to the Lord, and he saved them from their troubles.
20 He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
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God gave the command and healed them, so they were saved from dying.
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 the Lord for his love and for the miracles he does for people.
22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.
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Let them offer sacrifices to thank him. With joy they should tell what he has done.
23 Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.
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Others went out to sea in ships and did business on the great oceans.
24 They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep.
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They saw what the Lord could do, the miracles he did in the deep oceans.
25 For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.
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He spoke, and a storm came up, which blew up high 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 ships were tossed as high as the sky and fell low to the depths. The storm was so bad that they lost their courage.
27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits’ end.
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They stumbled and fell like people who were drunk. They did not know what to do.
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 misery they cried out to the Lord, and he saved them from their troubles.
29 He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
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He stilled the storm and calmed the waves.
30 They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.
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They were happy that it was quiet, and God guided them to the port they wanted.
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 the Lord for his love and for the miracles he does for people.
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 praise his greatness in the meeting of the people; let them praise him in the meeting of the older leaders.
33 He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,
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He changed rivers into a desert and springs of water into dry ground.
34 and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
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He made fertile land salty, because the people there did evil.
35 He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;
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He changed the desert into pools of water and dry ground into springs of water.
36 there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.
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He had the hungry settle there so they could build a city in which to live.
37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;
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They planted seeds in the fields and vineyards, and they had a good harvest.
38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
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God blessed them, and they grew in number. Their cattle did not become fewer.
39 Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
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Because of disaster, troubles, and sadness, their families grew smaller and weaker.
40 he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.
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He showed he was displeased with their leaders and made them wander in a pathless desert.
41 But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
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But he lifted the poor out of their suffering and made their families grow like flocks of sheep.
42 The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
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Good people see this and are happy, but the wicked say nothing.
43 Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD.
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Whoever is wise will remember these things and will think about the love of the Lord. A song. A psalm of David.