1071 Oh give thanks to the Lord , for He is good , For His lovingkindness is everlasting . 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary 3 And gathered from the lands , From the east and from the west , From the north and from the south . 4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region ; They did not find a way to an inhabited city . 5 They were hungry and thirsty ; Their soul fainted within them. 6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble ; He delivered them out of their distresses . 7 He led them also by a straight way , To go to an inhabited city . 8 Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness , And for His wonders to the sons of men ! 9 For He has satisfied the thirsty soul , And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good .
10 There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death , Prisoners in misery and chains , 11 Because they had rebelled against the words of God And spurned the counsel of the Most High . 12 Therefore He humbled their heart with labor ; They stumbled and there was none to help . 13 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble ; He saved them out of their distresses . 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death And broke their bands apart . 15 Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness , And for His wonders to the sons of men ! 16 For He has shattered gates of bronze And cut bars of iron asunder .
17 Fools , because of their rebellious way , And because of their iniquities , were afflicted . 18 Their soul abhorred all kinds of food , And they drew near to the gates of death . 19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble ; He saved them out of their distresses . 20 He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions . 21 Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness , And for His wonders to the sons of men ! 22 Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving , And tell of His works with joyful singing .
23 Those who go down to the sea in ships , Who do business on great waters ; 24 They have seen the works of the Lord , And His wonders in the deep . 25 For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind , Which lifted up the waves of the sea. 26 They rose up to the heavens , they went down to the depths ; Their soul melted away in their misery . 27 They reeled and staggered like a drunken man , And were at their wits' end . 28 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble , And He brought them out of their distresses . 29 He caused the storm to be still , So that the waves of the sea were hushed . 30 Then they were glad because they were quiet , So He guided them to their desired haven . 31 Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness , And for His wonders to the sons of men ! 32 Let them extol Him also in the congregation of the people , And praise Him at the seat of the elders .
33 He changes rivers into a wilderness And springs of water into a thirsty ground ; 34 A fruitful land into a salt waste , Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it. 35 He changes a wilderness into a pool of water And a dry land into springs of water ; 36 And there He makes the hungry to dwell , So that they may establish an inhabited city , 37 And sow fields and plant vineyards , And gather a fruitful harvest . 38 Also He blesses them and they multiply greatly , And He does not let their cattle decrease . 39 When they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression , misery and sorrow , 40 He pours contempt upon princes And makes them wander in a pathless e waste . 41 But He sets the needy securely on high away from affliction , And makes his families like a flock . 42 The upright see it and are glad ; But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth . 43 Who is wise ? Let him give heed to these things , And consider the lovingkindnesses of the Lord .
