1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever. | TOSK |
2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy | TOSK |
3 and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. | TOSK |
4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell. | TOSK |
5 They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them. | TOSK |
6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress. | TOSK |
7 He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live. | TOSK |
8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. | TOSK |
9 For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. | TOSK |
10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains, | TOSK |
11 because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. | TOSK |
12 He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. | TOSK |
13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. | TOSK |
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains. | TOSK |
15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. | TOSK |
16 For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. | TOSK |
17 Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction. | TOSK |
18 They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death. | TOSK |
19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. | TOSK |
20 He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit. | IP | TOSK |
21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. | TOSK |
22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing. | TOSK |
23 Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters. | TOSK |
24 They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep. | TOSK |
25 For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea. | TOSK |
26 They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish. | TOSK |
27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless. | TOSK |
28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress. | TOSK |
29 He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed. | TOSK |
30 They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired. | TOSK |
31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. | TOSK |
32 Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders. | TOSK |
33 He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground, | TOSK |
34 and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers. | TOSK |
35 He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs. | TOSK |
36 He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell. | TOSK |
37 They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest. | TOSK |
38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish. | TOSK |
39 When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow, | TOSK |
40 He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. | IP¹ | IP² | TOSK |
41 But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks. | TOSK |
42 The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth. | TOSK |
43 Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD. | TOSK |