1. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endures for ever.
2. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed 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 wandered lost in the wilderness, alone and out of the way; they found no city to dwell in.
5. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
7. And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
8. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his mercy and for his wonderful works unto the sons of Adam!
9. For he satisfies the soul that is destitute and fills the hungry soul with goodness.
10. Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and in irons,
11. because they rebelled against the words of God and condemned the counsel of the most High:
12. Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was no one to help.
13. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.