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¹ O giue thankes vnto the Lord, for hee is good: for his mercie endureth for euer. ² Let the redeemed of the Lord say so: whome he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemie: ³ And gathered them out of the lands, from the East and from the West: from the North and from the South. ⁴ They wandred in the wildernes, in a solitary way: they found no citie to dwell in. ⁵ Hungry and thirstie: their soule fainted in them. ⁶ Then they cryed vnto the Lord in their trouble: and he deliuered them out of their distresses. ⁷ And hee led them forth by the right way: that they might goe to a citie of habitation. ⁸ Oh that men would praise the Lord, for his goodnesse: and for his wonderfull workes to the children of men. ⁹ For he satisfieth the longing soule: and filleth the hungry soule with goodnesse.

¹⁰ Such as sit in darknesse and in the shadowe of death: being bound in affliction and yron: ¹¹ Because they rebelled against the words of God: and contemned the counsell of the most high: ¹² Therefore hee brought downe their heart with labour: they fel downe, and there was none to helpe. ¹³ Then they cryed vnto the Lord in their trouble: and he saued them out of their distresses. ¹⁴ Hee brought them out of darkenesse, and the shadowe of death: and brake their bands insunder. ¹⁵ Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodnesse: and for his wonderfull workes to the children of men. ¹⁶ For he hath broken the gates of brasse: and cut the barres of yron in sunder.

¹⁷ Fooles, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. ¹⁸ Their soule abhorreth all manner of meate: and they drawe neere vnto the gates of death. ¹⁹ Then they crie vnto the Lord in their trouble: he saueth them out of their distresses. ²⁰ Hee sent his word, and healed them: and deliuered them from their destructions. ²¹ Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodnesse: and for his wonderfull workes, to the children of men. ²² And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thankesgiuing: and declare his workes with reioycing.

²³ They that goe downe to the sea in shippes: that doe businesse in great waters: ²⁴ These see the workes of the Lord: and his wonders in the deepe. ²⁵ For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy winde: which lifteth vp the waues thereof. ²⁶ They mount vp to the heauen: they goe downe againe to the depthes: their soule is melted because of trouble. ²⁷ They reele to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man; and are at their wits end. ²⁸ Then they cry vnto the Lord in their trouble: and hee bringeth them out of their distresses. ²⁹ He maketh the storme a calme: so that the waues thereof are still. ³⁰ Then are they glad, because they be quiet: so he bringeth them vnto their desired hauen. ³¹ Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodnesse; and for his wonderfull workes to the children of men: ³² Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the Elders.

³³ Hee turneth riuers into a wildernesse: and the water springs into dry ground: ³⁴ A fruitfull land into barrennesse; for the wickednesse of them that dwell therein. ³⁵ He turneth the wildernesse into a standing water: and dry ground into water-springs. ³⁶ And there he maketh the hungry to dwell; that they may prepare a citie for habitation, ³⁷ And sowe the fields, and plant vineyards; which may yeeld fruits of increase. ³⁸ He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly: and suffreth not their cattell to decrease. ³⁹ Againe, they are minished and brought lowe through oppression, affliction and sorrow. ⁴⁰ Hee powreth contempt vpon princes: and causeth them to wander in the wildernesse, where there is no way. ⁴¹ Yet setteth he the poore on high from affliction: and maketh him families like a flocke. ⁴² The righteous shall see it, and reioyce; and all iniquitie shall stop her mouth. ⁴³ Who so is wise, and will obserue those things; euen they shall vnderstand the louing kindenesse of the Lord.