1Thank Yahweh, because he is good; his faithful love lasts forever.
2Let those Yahweh has rescued say so, those he has saved from the power of their enemy,
3and gathered from faraway lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
4They wandered in the desert on a desolate road; they couldn't find a city to live in.
5They were hungry and thirsty, and they felt faint.
6Then they cried out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he rescued them from their difficult situations.
7He led them on a straight path so they could go to a city to live in.
8Let them praise Yahweh for his faithful love and for the amazing things he does for people!
9Because he satisfies the thirsty soul and fills the hungry soul with good things.
10Some people sat in darkness and the shadow of death, trapped in misery and iron chains,
11because they defied God's words and rejected the advice of the Most High.
12So he humbled them with hard labor. They fell, and no one helped them.
13Then they cried out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
14He led them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their chains.
15They should praise Yahweh for his faithful love, and for his wonderful acts for humanity!
16For he broke down bronze gates and cut through iron bars.
17Fools suffered because of their rebellious ways and their wrongdoing.
18They lost all desire for food and came close to death.
19Then they cried out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
20He sent his word and healed them, and rescued them from their graves.
21They should praise Yahweh for his faithful love, and for his wonderful acts for humanity!
22Let them offer sacrifices of thanks and tell about his works with joyful singing.
23Those who travel the sea in ships, who do business on the great waters,
24They see Yahweh's works, and his wonders in the deep.
25For he commands, and a stormy wind rises, stirring up the waves.
26They go up to the sky and down to the depths; their courage melts away in the face of danger.
27They stumble and stagger like drunkards, completely confused.
28Then they cry out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.
29He calms the storm, and the waves become still.
30They are glad when it is calm, and he guides them to their desired port.
31They should praise Yahweh for his faithful love, and for his wonderful acts for humanity!
32Let the people praise him in their public meetings, and honor him where the elders gather.
33He turns rivers into deserts and springs of water into dry ground.
34He turns fertile land into salty wasteland because of the wickedness of its residents.
35Then he turns a desert into a pool of water, and dry land into springs.
36He settles the hungry there so they can build a city to live in.
37They sow fields, plant vineyards, and harvest abundant crops.
38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly. He doesn't allow their livestock to decrease.
39But then they may be reduced in number and brought low by oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
40He pours scorn on princes and makes them wander in a barren, trackless desert.
41Yet he lifts the needy out of their suffering and makes their families grow like a flock of sheep.
42Righteous people will see this and be glad, and all the wicked will be silenced.
43Anyone who is wise will pay attention to these things and consider Yahweh's faithful love.