1O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good:
2Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
3And gathered them out of the lands,
4They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way;
5Hungry and thirsty,
6Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble,
7And he led them forth by the right way,
8Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness,
9For he satisfieth the longing soul,
10Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
11Because they rebelled against the words of God,
12Therefore he brought down their heart with labour;
13Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble,
14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
15Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness,
16For he hath broken the gates of brass,
17Fools because of their transgression,
18Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat;
19Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble,
20He sent his word, and healed them,
21Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness,
22And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
23They that go down to the sea in ships,
24These see the works of the Lord,
25For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind,
26They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths:
27They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,
28Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble,
29He maketh the storm a calm,
30Then are they glad because they be quiet;
31Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness,
32Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people,
33He turneth rivers into a wilderness,
34A fruitful land into barrenness,
35He turneth the wilderness into a standing water,
36And there he maketh the hungry to dwell,
37And sow the fields, and plant vineyards,
38He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly;
39Again, they are minished and brought low
40He poureth contempt upon princes,
41Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction,
42The righteous shall see it, and rejoice:
43Whoso is wise, and will observe these things,