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.