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