1O giue thankes vnto the Lord, for hee is good: for his mercie endureth for euer.2Let the redeemed of the Lord say so: whome he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemie:3And gathered them out of the lands, from the East and from the West: from the North and from the South.4They wandred in the wildernes, in a solitary way: they found no citie to dwell in.5Hungry and thirstie: their soule fainted in them.6Then they cryed vnto the Lord in their trouble: and he deliuered them out of their distresses.7And hee led them forth by the right way: that they might goe to a citie of habitation.8Oh that men would praise the Lord, for his goodnesse: and for his wonderfull workes to the children of men.9For he satisfieth the longing soule: and filleth the hungry soule with goodnesse.10Such as sit in darknesse and in the shadowe of death: being bound in affliction and yron:11Because they rebelled against the words of God: and contemned the counsell of the most high:12Therefore hee brought downe their heart with labour: they fel downe, and there was none to helpe.13Then they cryed vnto the Lord in their trouble: and he saued them out of their distresses.14Hee brought them out of darkenesse, and the shadowe of death: and brake their bands insunder.15Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodnesse: and for his wonderfull workes to the children of men.16For he hath broken the gates of brasse: and cut the barres of yron in sunder.17Fooles, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.18Their soule abhorreth all manner of meate: and they drawe neere vnto the gates of death.19Then they crie vnto the Lord in their trouble: he saueth them out of their distresses.20Hee sent his word, and healed them: and deliuered them from their destructions.21Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodnesse: and for his wonderfull workes, to the children of men.22And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thankesgiuing: and declare his workes with reioycing.23They that goe downe to the sea in shippes: that doe businesse in great waters:24These see the workes of the Lord: and his wonders in the deepe.25For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy winde: which lifteth vp the waues thereof.26They mount vp to the heauen: they goe downe againe to the depthes: their soule is melted because of trouble.27They reele to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man; and are at their wits end.28Then they cry vnto the Lord in their trouble: and hee bringeth them out of their distresses.29He maketh the storme a calme: so that the waues thereof are still.30Then are they glad, because they be quiet: so he bringeth them vnto their desired hauen.31Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodnesse; and for his wonderfull workes to the children of men:32Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the Elders.33Hee turneth riuers into a wildernesse: and the water springs into dry ground:34A fruitfull land into barrennesse; for the wickednesse of them that dwell therein.35He turneth the wildernesse into a standing water: and dry ground into water-springs.36And there he maketh the hungry to dwell; that they may prepare a citie for habitation,37And sowe the fields, and plant vineyards; which may yeeld fruits of increase.38He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly: and suffreth not their cattell to decrease.39Againe, they are minished and brought lowe through oppression, affliction and sorrow.40Hee powreth contempt vpon princes: and causeth them to wander in the wildernesse, where there is no way.41Yet setteth he the poore on high from affliction: and maketh him families like a flocke.42The righteous shall see it, and reioyce; and all iniquitie shall stop her mouth.43Who so is wise, and will obserue those things; euen they shall vnderstand the louing kindenesse of the Lord.
