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1 | O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy
endureth for ever. |
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2 | Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed
from the hand of the enemy; |
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3 | And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from
the west, from the north, and from the south. |
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4 | They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found
no city to dwell in. |
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5 | Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. |
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6 | Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he
delivered them out of their distresses. |
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7 | And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to
a city of habitation. |
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8 | Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for
his wonderful works to the children of men! |
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9 | For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry
soul with goodness. |
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10 | Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being
bound in affliction and iron; |
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11 | Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned
the counsel of the most High: |
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12 | Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell
down, and there was none to help. |
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13 | Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved
them out of their distresses. |
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14 | He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and
brake their bands in sunder. |
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15 | Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for
his wonderful works to the children of men! |
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16 | For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of
iron in sunder. |
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17 | Fools because of their transgression, and because of their
iniquities, are afflicted. |
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18 | Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near
unto the gates of death. |
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19 | Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth
them out of their distresses. |
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20 | He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from
their destructions. |
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21 | Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for
his wonderful works to the children of men! |
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22 | And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and
declare his works with rejoicing. |
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23 | They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in
great waters; |
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24 | These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep. |
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25 | For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth
up the waves thereof. |
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26 | They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths:
their soul is melted because of trouble. |
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27 | They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are
at their wit's end. |
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28 | Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth
them out of their distresses. |
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29 | He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are
still. |
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30 | Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them
unto their desired haven. |
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31 | Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for
his wonderful works to the children of men! |
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32 | Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and
praise him in the assembly of the elders. |
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33 | He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into
dry ground; |
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34 | A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them
that dwell therein. |
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35 | He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry
ground into watersprings. |
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36 | And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare
a city for habitation; |
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37 | And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield
fruits of increase. |
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38 | He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly;
and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. |
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39 | Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression,
affliction, and sorrow. |
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40 | He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander
in the wilderness, where there is no way. |
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41 | Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh
him families like a flock. |
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42 | The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity
shall stop her mouth. |
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43 | Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall
understand the lovingkindness of the LORD. |
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