O give thanks unto the LORD, for | he is gracious,
* and his | mercy• en•dureth• for ever.
2 Let them give thanks whom the LORD | hath redeemed,
* and delivered from the | hand of the enemy;
3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and | from the west;
* from the | north, and from the south.
4 They went astray in the wilderness | out of• the way,
* and | found no •city• to dwell in.
5 Hungry | and thirsty,
* their | soul fainted in them.
6 So they cried unto the LORD | in their trouble,
* and he delivered them | from their distress.
7 He led them forth by the | right way,
* that they might go to the | city where they dwelt.
8 O that men would therefore praise the LORD | for his goodness;
* and declare the wonders that he doeth | for the •children• of men!
9 For he satisfieth the | empty soul,
* and filleth the | hungry soul with goodness.
10 Such as sit in darkness, and in the | shadow• of death,
* being fast bound in | misery and iron;
11 Because they rebelled against the words | of the Lord,
* and lightly regarded the counsel | of the Most Highest;
12 He also brought down their | heart through heaviness:
* they fell down, and | there was none to help them.
13 So when they cried unto the LORD | in their trouble,
* he delivered them | out of their distress.
14 For he brought them out of darkness, and out of the | shadow• of death,
* and | brake their bonds in sunder.
15 O that men would therefore praise the LORD | for his goodness;
* and declare the wonders that he doeth | for the •children• of men!
16 For he hath broken the | gates of brass,
* and smitten the | bars of •iron• in sunder.
17 Foolish men are plagued for | their offence,
* and be- | -cause of their wickedness.
18 Their soul abhorred all | manner• of meat,
* and they were even | hard at death's door.
19 So when they cried unto the LORD | in their trouble,
* he delivered them | out of their distress.
20 He sent his word, and | healed them;
* and they were | saved from their destruction.
21 O that men would therefore praise the LORD | for his goodness;
* and declare the wonders that he doeth | for the •children• of men!
22 That they would offer unto him the sacrifice of | thanksgiving,
* and tell | out his works with gladness!
23 They that go down to the | sea in ships,
* and occupy their | business• in great waters;
24 These men see the works | of the LORD,
* and his | wonders in the deep.
25 For at his word the stormy | wind ariseth,
* which lifteth | up the waves thereof.
26 They are carried up to the heaven, and down again | to the deep;
* their soul melteth away be- | -cause of the trouble.
27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a | drunken man,
* and are | at their wit's end.
28 So when they cry unto the LORD | in their trouble,
* he delivereth them | out of their distress.
29 For he maketh the | storm to cease,
* so that the | waves thereof are still.
30 Then are they glad, because they | are at rest;
* and so he bringeth them unto the haven | where they would be.
31 O that men would therefore praise the LORD | for his goodness;
* and declare the wonders that he doeth | for the •children• of men!
32 That they would exalt him also in the congregation | of the people,
* and praise him in the | seat of the elders!
33 He turneth the floods | into• a wilderness,
* and | drieth up the water-springs.
34 A fruitful land | maketh• he barren,
* for the wickedness of | them that dwell therein.
35 Again, he maketh the wilderness a | standing water,
* and water-springs | of a dry ground.
36 And there he | setteth the hungry,
* that they may build | them a •city• to dwell in;
37 That they may sow their land, and | plant vineyards,
* to | yield them fruits of increase.
38 He blesseth them, so that they multi- | -ply exceedingly;
* and suffereth not their | cattle to decrease.
39 And again, when they are minished and | brought low
* through oppression, through | any plague or trouble;
40 Though he suffer them to be evil en- | -treated• through tyrants,
* and let them wander out of the | way in the wilderness;
41 Yet helpeth he the poor | out of misery,
* and maketh him households | like a flock of sheep.
42 The righteous will consider this, | and rejoice;
* and the mouth of all | wicked•ness shall be stopped.
43 Whoso is wise, will | ponder• these things;
* and they shall understand the loving- | -kindness of the LORD.
Glory be to the Father, and | to the Son,
* and | to the Holy Ghost,
As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ever shall be,
* world without | end. Amen.
2nd half: vv. 7, 14, 43