1 Give thanks to the Lord because he is good,
2 Let the people the Lord defended repeat these words.
3 and gathered from other countries,
4 They wandered around the desert on a deserted road
5 They were hungry and thirsty.
6 In their distress they cried out to the Lord.
7 He led them on a road that went straight to an inhabited city.
8 Let them give thanks to the Lord because of his mercy.
9 He gave plenty to drink to those who were thirsty.
10 Those who lived in the dark, in death’s shadow
11 because they had rebelled against God’s words and had despised the advice given by the Most High.
12 So he humbled them with hard work.
13 In their distress they cried out to the Lord.
14 He brought them out of the dark, out of death’s shadow.
15 Let them give thanks to the Lord because of his mercy.
16 He shattered bronze gates
17 Fools suffered because of their disobedience
18 All food was disgusting to them,
19 In their distress they cried out to the Lord.
20 He sent his message and healed them.
21 Let them give thanks to the Lord because of his mercy.
22 Let them bring songs of thanksgiving as their sacrifice.
23 Those who sail on the sea in ships,
24 have seen what the Lord can do,
25 He spoke, and a storm began to blow,
26 The sailors aboard ship rose toward the sky.
27 They reeled and staggered like drunks,
28 In their distress they cried out to the Lord.
29 He made the storm calm down,
30 The sailors were glad that the storm was quiet.
31 Let them give thanks to the Lord because of his mercy.
32 Let them glorify him when the people are gathered for worship.
33 He changes rivers into a desert,
34 and fertile ground into a layer of salt
35 He changes deserts into lakes
36 There he settles those who are hungry,
37 They plant in fields and vineyards
38 He blesses them, and their numbers multiply,
39 They became few in number and were humiliated
40 He poured contempt on their influential people
41 But now he lifts needy people high above suffering
42 Decent people will see this and rejoice,
43 Let those who ⌞think⌟ they are wise