1 O give thanks unto Jehovah; For he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
2 L et the redeemed of Jehovah say so, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
3 A nd gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
4 T hey wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; They found no city of habitation.
5 H ungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.
6 T hen they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he delivered them out of their distresses,
7 H e led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city of habitation.
8 O h that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!
9 F or he satisfieth the longing soul, And the hungry soul he filleth with good.
10 S uch as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron,
11 B ecause they rebelled against the words of God, And contemned the counsel of the Most High:
12 T herefore he brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help.
13 T hen they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he saved them out of their distresses.
14 H e brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And brake their bonds in sunder.
15 O h that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!
16 F or he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron in sunder.
17 F ools because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
18 T heir soul abhorreth all manner of food; And they draw near unto the gates of death.
19 T hen they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he saveth them out of their distresses.
20 H e sendeth his word, and healeth them, And delivereth them from their destructions.
21 O h that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!
22 A nd let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare his works with singing.
23 T hey that go down to the sea in ships, That do business in great waters;
24 T hese see the works of Jehovah, And his wonders in the deep.
25 F or he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth up the waves thereof.
26 T hey mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths: Their soul melteth away because of trouble.
27 T hey reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits' end.
28 T hen they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he bringeth them out of their distresses.
29 H e maketh the storm a calm, So that the waves thereof are still.
30 T hen are they glad because they are quiet; So he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
31 O h that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!
32 L et them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, And praise him in the seat of the elders.
33 H e turneth rivers into a wilderness, And watersprings into a thirsty ground;
34 A fruitful land into a salt desert, For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
35 H e turneth a wilderness into a pool of water, And a dry land into watersprings.
36 A nd there he maketh the hungry to dwell, That they may prepare a city of habitation,
37 A nd sow fields, and plant vineyards, And get them fruits of increase.
38 H e blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
39 A gain, they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
40 H e poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.
41 Y et setteth he the needy on high from affliction, And maketh him families like a flock.
42 T he upright shall see it, and be glad; And all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
43 W hoso is wise will give heed to these things; And they will consider the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah. Psalm 108 A Song, A Psalm of David.