Thanksgiving to the Lord for His Great Works of Deliverance
Oh, agive thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
3 And agathered out of the lands,
From the east and from the west,
From the north and from the south.
4 They wandered in athe wilderness in a desolate way;
They found no city to dwell in.
5 Hungry and thirsty,
Their soul fainted in them.
6 aThen they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He delivered them out of their distresses.
7 And He led them forth by the aright way,
That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.
8 aOh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
9 For aHe satisfies the longing soul,
And fills the hungry soul with goodness.
10 Those who asat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
bBound in affliction and irons—
11 Because they arebelled against the words of God,
And despised bthe counsel of the Most High,
12 Therefore He brought down their heart with labor;
They fell down, and there was anone to help.
13 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them out of their distresses.
14 aHe brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
And broke their chains in pieces.
15 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
16 For He has abroken the gates of bronze,
And cut the bars of iron in two.
17 Fools, abecause of their transgression,
And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
18 aTheir soul abhorred all manner of food,
And they bdrew near to the gates of death.
19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them out of their distresses.
20 aHe sent His word and bhealed them,
And cdelivered them from their destructions.
21 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
22 aLet them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And bdeclare His works with rejoicing.
23 Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters,
24 They see the works of the Lord,
And His wonders in the deep.
25 For He commands and araises the stormy wind,
Which lifts up the waves of the sea.
26 They mount up to the heavens,
They go down again to the depths;
aTheir soul melts because of trouble.
27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,
And are at their wits’ end.
28 Then they cry out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brings them out of their distresses.
29 aHe calms the storm,
So that its waves are still.
30 Then they are glad because they are quiet;
So He guides them to their desired haven.
31 aOh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
32 Let them exalt Him also ain the assembly of the people,
And praise Him in the company of the elders.
33 He aturns rivers into a wilderness,
And the watersprings into dry ground;
34 A afruitful land into barrenness,
For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
35 aHe turns a wilderness into pools of water,
And dry land into watersprings.
36 There He makes the hungry dwell,
That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,
37 And sow fields and plant vineyards,
That they may yield a fruitful harvest.
38 aHe also blesses them, and they multiply greatly;
And He does not let their cattle bdecrease.
39 When they are adiminished and brought low
Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow,
40 aHe pours contempt on princes,
And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;
41 aYet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction,
And bmakes their families like a flock.
42 aThe righteous see it and rejoice,
And all biniquity stops its mouth.
43 aWhoever is wise will observe these things,
And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson.
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