New Living Translation NLT
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
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`Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age [is] His kindness:'
2 Has the LORD redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.
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Let the redeemed of Jehovah say, Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.
3 For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, from north and south.
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And from the lands hath gathered them, From east and from west, From north, and from the sea.
4 Some wandered in the wilderness, lost and homeless.
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They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, A city of habitation they have not found.
5 Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died.
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Hungry -- yea -- thirsty, Their soul in them becometh feeble,
6 “ LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress.
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And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distress He delivereth them,
7 He led them straight to safety, to a city where they could live.
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And causeth them to tread in a right way, To go unto a city of habitation.
8 Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
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They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
9 For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
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For He hath satisfied a longing soul, And a hungry soul hath filled [with] goodness.
10 Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery.
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Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,
11 They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High.
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Because they changed the saying of God, And the counsel of the Most High despised.
12 That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell, and no one was there to help them.
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And He humbleth with labour their heart, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.
13 “ LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
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And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them.
14 He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom; he snapped their chains.
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He bringeth them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And their bands He draweth away.
15 Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
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They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
16 For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; he cut apart their bars of iron.
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For He hath broken doors of brass, And bars of iron He hath cut.
17 Some were fools; they rebelled and suffered for their sins.
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Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.
18 They couldn’t stand the thought of food, and they were knocking on death’s door.
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All food doth their soul abominate, And they come nigh unto the gates of death,
19 “ LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
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And cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them,
20 He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death.
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He sendeth His word and healeth them, And delivereth from their destructions.
21 Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
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They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.
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And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.
23 Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world.
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Those going down [to] the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,
24 They, too, observed the LORD ’s power in action, his impressive works on the deepest seas.
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They have seen the works of Jehovah, And His wonders in the deep.
25 He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves.
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And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows,
26 Their ships were tossed to the heavens and plunged again to the depths; the sailors cringed in terror.
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They go up [to] the heavens, they go down [to] the depths, Their soul in evil is melted.
27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits’ end.
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They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.
28 “ LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
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And they cry to Jehovah in their adversity, And from their distresses He bringeth them out.
29 He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves.
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He establisheth a whirlwind to a calm, And hushed are their billows.
30 What a blessing was that stillness as he brought them safely into harbor!
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And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leadeth them to the haven of their desire.
31 Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
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They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
32 Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation.
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And they exalt Him in the assembly of the people, And in the seat of the elders praise Him.
33 He changes rivers into deserts, and springs of water into dry, thirsty land.
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He maketh rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.
34 He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there.
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A fruitful land becometh a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.
35 But he also turns deserts into pools of water, the dry land into springs of water.
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He maketh a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.
36 He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities.
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And He causeth the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.
37 They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops.
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And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.
38 How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase.
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And He blesseth them, and they multiply exceedingly, And their cattle He doth not diminish.
39 When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,
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And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.
40 the LORD pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.
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He is pouring contempt upon nobles, And causeth them to wander in vacancy -- no way.
41 But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep.
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And setteth on high the needy from affliction, And placeth families as a flock.
42 The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent.
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The upright do see and rejoice, And all perversity hath shut her mouth.
43 Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD .
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Who [is] wise, and observeth these? They understand the kind acts of Jehovah!
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