1O give thanks to Yahweh—For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness. 2Let the redeemed of Yahweh say, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary; 3And, out of the lands, hath gathered them—From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south. 4They wandered about in the desert—in a waste, Way to a city to dwell in, found they none; 5Hungry—yea thirsty, their soul, within them, fainted: 6Then made they outcry to Yahweh, in their peril, Out of their distresses, he rescued them; 7And led them by a straight road, That they might journey to a city to dwell in. 8Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men; 9For he hath satisfied the longing soul, and, the famished soul, hath he filled with good. 10 The dwellers in darkness and death-shade, bound with oppression and iron; 11Because they had rebelled against the sayings of GOD,—and, the counsel of the Most High, they had spurned; 12And he bowed down, with labour, their heart, They staggered, with no one to help, 13Then made they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, Out of their distresses, he saved them; 14He brought them forth out of darkness and death-shade, and, their fetters, he tare off. 15Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men! 16For he brake in pieces the doors of bronze, And, the bars of iron, he hewed asunder. 17 The perverse, by reason of their transgression, and on account of their iniquities, are afflicted; 18All manner of food, their soul abhorreth, and so they draw near unto the gates of death, 19Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he saveth them. 20He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their graves. 21Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men! 22Yea let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and recount his works with a shout. 23 Men who go down to the sea, in ships, doing business through mighty waters; 24They, see the works of Yahweh, and his wonders in the deep; 25And he speaketh, and there ariseth a tempestuous wind, which lifteth on high its rolling waves; 26They mount the heavens, they descend the roaring deeps, their soul, by trouble, dissolveth; 27They reel and stagger, like a drunken man, and, all their wisdom, is engulfed, 28Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he bringeth them forth, 29He calmeth the storm to a whisper, and silent are their rolling waves: 30Then are they glad, because they are hushed, And he guideth them unto their desired haven. 31Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men! 32Yea let them extol him in the convocation of the people, and, in the seated company of elders, let them praise him. 33 He turneth Rivers into a desert, and, Springs of Water, into thirsty ground, 34A Land of Fruit, into a waste of salt, For the wickedness of them who dwell therein. 35He turneth A Desert, into a pool of water, and, A Parched Land into springs of water; 36And hath caused the famished to dwell there, And they have built them a city to dwell in; 37And have sown fields, and planted vineyards, and made them fruits of increase: 38Thus hath he blessed them, and they have multiplied greatly, And, their cattle, he maketh not few. 39So have they become few and been brought low, By oppression, misfortune, and sorrow; 40He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste; 41But he hath set the needy on high from affliction, and made families, like a flock:— 42The upright seeth and is glad, And, all perverseness, hath closed her mouth. 43Who is wise? then let him observe these things! and diligently consider the lovingkindness of Yahweh.