| 1 | O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever. |
| 2 | Let those whose cause the Lord has taken up say so, his people whom he has taken out of the hands of their haters; |
| 3 | Making them come together out of all the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. |
| 4 | They were wandering in the waste places; they saw no way to a resting-place. |
| 5 | Their souls became feeble for need of food and drink. |
| 6 | Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles; |
| 7 | Guiding them in the right way, so that they might come into the town of their resting-place. |
| 8 | Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men! |
| 9 | He gives its desire to the unresting soul, so that it is full of good things. |
| 10 | Those who were in the dark, in the black night, in chains of sorrow and iron; |
| 11 | Because they went against the words of God, and gave no thought to the laws of the Most High: |
| 12 | So that he made their hearts weighted down with grief; they were falling, and had no helper. |
| 13 | Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles. |
| 14 | He took them out of the dark and the black night, and all their chains were broken. |
| 15 | Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men! |
| 16 | The doors of brass are broken by his arm, and the bands of iron are cut in two. |
| 17 | Foolish men, because of their sins, and because of their wrongdoing, are troubled; |
| 18 | They are disgusted by all food, and they come near to the doors of death. |
| 19 | Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles. |
| 20 | He sent his word and made them well, and kept them safe from the underworld. |
| 21 | Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men! |
| 22 | Let them make offerings of praise, giving news of his works with cries of joy. |
| 23 | Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in the great waters; |
| 24 | They see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. |
| 25 | For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves. |
| 26 | The sailors go up to heaven, and down into the deep; their souls are wasted because of their trouble. |
| 27 | They are turned here and there, rolling like a man who is full of wine; and all their wisdom comes to nothing. |
| 28 | Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles. |
| 29 | He makes the storm into a calm, so that the waves are at peace. |
| 30 | Then they are glad, because the sea is quiet, and he takes them to the harbour of their desire. |
| 31 | Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men! |
| 32 | Let them give glory to him in the meeting of the people, and praise among the chiefs. |
| 33 | He makes rivers into waste places, and springs of water into a dry land; |
| 34 | He makes a fertile country into a salt waste, because of the sins of those who are living there. |
| 35 | He makes a waste land into a place of water, and a dry land into water-springs. |
| 36 | And there he gives the poor a resting-place, so that they may make themselves a town; |
| 37 | And put seed in the fields and make vine-gardens, to give them fruit. |
| 38 | He gives them his blessing so that they are increased greatly, and their cattle do not become less. |
| 39 | And when they are made low, and crushed by trouble and sorrow, |
| 40 | He puts an end to the pride of kings, and sends them wandering in the waste lands where there is no way. |
| 41 | But he puts the poor man on high from his troubles, and gives him families like a flock. |
| 42 | The upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped. |
| 43 | Let the wise give thought to these things, and see the mercies of the Lord. |