1. Oh, give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good,for His mercy endures forever!
2. Let the redeemed of the Lord speak out,whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
3. and gathered them from the lands,from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
4. They wandered in the wilderness on a deserted path;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. He led them on a level road,that they might go to a city to live in.
8. Let them praise the Lord for His goodnessand for His wonderful works to the people!
9. For He satisfies the longing souland fills the hungry soul with goodness.
10. Some sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,being prisoners in affliction and irons,
11. because they rebelled against the words of Godand rejected the counsel of the Most High.