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[1]`Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age [is] His kindness:'
[2]Let the redeemed of Jehovah say, Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.
[3]And from the lands hath gathered them, From east and from west, From north, and from the sea.
[4]They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, A city of habitation they have not found.
[5]Hungry -- yea -- thirsty, Their soul in them becometh feeble,
[6]And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distress He delivereth them,
[7]And causeth them to tread in a right way, To go unto a city of habitation.
[8]They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
[9]For He hath satisfied a longing soul, And a hungry soul hath filled [with] goodness.
[10]Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,
[11]Because they changed the saying of God, And the counsel of the Most High despised.
[12]And He humbleth with labour their heart, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.
[13]And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them.
[14]He bringeth them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And their bands He draweth away.
[15]They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.
[16]For He hath broken doors of brass, And bars of iron He hath cut.
[17]Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.
[18]All food doth their soul abominate, And they come nigh unto the gates of death,
[19]And cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them,
[20]He sendeth His word and healeth them, And delivereth from their destructions.
[21]They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
[22]And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.
[23]Those going down [to] the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,
[24]They have seen the works of Jehovah, And His wonders in the deep.
[25]And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows,
[26]They go up [to] the heavens, they go down [to] the depths, Their soul in evil is melted.
[27]They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.
[28]And they cry to Jehovah in their adversity, And from their distresses He bringeth them out.
[29]He establisheth a whirlwind to a calm, And hushed are their billows.
[30]And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leadeth them to the haven of their desire.
[31]They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
[32]And they exalt Him in the assembly of the people, And in the seat of the elders praise Him.
[33]He maketh rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.
[34]A fruitful land becometh a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.
[35]He maketh a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.
[36]And He causeth the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.
[37]And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.
[38]And He blesseth them, and they multiply exceedingly, And their cattle He doth not diminish.
[39]And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.
[40]He is pouring contempt upon nobles, And causeth them to wander in vacancy -- no way.
[41]And setteth on high the needy from affliction, And placeth families as a flock.
[42]The upright do see and rejoice, And all perversity hath shut her mouth.
[43]Who [is] wise, and observeth these? They understand the kind acts of Jehovah!
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