Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy [endures] for ever.
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Let them say [so] who have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
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and gathered them out of the countries, from the east, and west, and north, and south.
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They wandered in the wilderness in a dry land; they found no way to a city of habitation.
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Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
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Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
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And he guided them into a straight path, that they might go to a city of habitation.
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Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
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For he satisfies the empty soul, and fills the hungry [soul] with good things,
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[even] them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, fettered in poverty and iron;
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because they rebelled against the words of God, and provoked the counsel of the Most High.
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So their heart was brought low with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper.
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Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.
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And he brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds asunder.
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Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonders to the children of men.
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For he broke to pieces the brazen gates, and crushed the iron bars.
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He helped them out of the way of their iniquity; for they were brought low because of their iniquities.
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Their soul abhorred all meat; and they drew near to the gates of death.
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Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.
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He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them out of their destructions.
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Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
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And let them offer to him the sacrifice of praise, and proclaim his works with exultation.
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They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in many waters;
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these [men] have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
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He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up.
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They go up to the heavens, and go down to the depths; their soul melts because of troubles.
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They are troubled, they stagger as a drunkard, and all their wisdom is swallowed up.
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Then they cry to the Lord in their affliction, and he brings them out of their distresses.
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And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, and its waves are still.
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And they are glad, because they are quiet; and he guides them to their desired haven.
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Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
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Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.
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He turns rivers into a desert, and streams of water into a dry land;
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a fruitful land into saltness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.
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He turns a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into streams of water.
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And there he causes the hungry to dwell, and they establish for themselves cities of habitation.
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And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and they yield fruit of increase.
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And he blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, and he diminishes not the number of their cattle.
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Again they become few, and are brought low, by the pressure of evils and pain.
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Contempt is poured upon their princes, and he causes them to wander in a desert and trackless land.
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But he helps the poor out of poverty, and makes [him] families as a flock.
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The upright shall see and rejoice; and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
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Who is wise, and will observe these things, and understand the mercies of the Lord?
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