A    ^noteO geue thankes vnto the LORDE, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for euer. Let them geue th&abar;kes whom the LORDE hath redemed, ∧ delyuered from the hande of the enemie. And gathered th&ebar; out of the londes, fr&obar; the east, fr&obar; the west, fr&obar; the north ∧ from the south.

They wente astraye in the wildernesse in an vntroden waye, ∧ founde no cite to dwell in. Hongrie ∧ thirstie, ∧ their soule faynted in th&ebar;. So they cried vnto the LORDE in their trouble, ∧ he delyuered th&ebar; from their distresse. He led th&ebar; forth by þe; right waie, þt; they might go to þe; cite where they dwelt.

O that m&ebar; wolde prayse the goodnesse of the LORDE, ∧ the wonders that he doth for the childr&ebar; of m&ebar;. ^noteFor he satisfied the emptie soule, ∧ fylled the hongrie soule &wt; good.

B    ^noteSoch as sat in darcknesse and in the shadowe of death, beynge fast bounde in misery ∧ yron. Because they were not obedi&ebar;t to the c&obar;maundementes of God, but lightly regarded the councell of the most highest.

Their herte was vexed with labo&highr;, they fell downe, ∧ there was none to helpe them.

So they cried vnto the LORDE in their trouble, ∧ he delyuered them out of their distresse. He brought th&ebar; out of darcknesse ∧ out of the shadowe of death, ∧ brake their bondes in sonder. O that men wolde prayse the goodnesse of the LORDE, ∧ the w&obar;ders that he doth for the childr&ebar; of men. For he hath broken the gates of brasse, ∧ smitt&ebar; the barres of yron in sonder. Foolish m&ebar; were plaged for their offence, ∧ because of their wickednesse. Their soule abhorred all maner of meate, they were eu&ebar; harde at deathes dore. C   So they cried vnto the LORDE in their trouble, ∧ he delyuered th&ebar; out of their distresse. ^noteHe sent his worde ∧ healed th&ebar;, ∧ saued th&ebar; from destruccion. O that men wolde prayse the goodnesse of the LORDE, ∧ the wonders that he doth for the children of men. ^noteThat they wolde offre vnto him the sacrifice of thankesgeuynge, ^note and tell out his workes with gladnes. They that go downe to the see in shippes, ∧ occupie their busynesse in greate waters. These men se the workes of the LORDE, ∧ his wonders in the depe. ^noteFor at his worde, the stormy wynde aryseth, and lifteth vp the wawes therof.

They are caried vp to the heauen, ∧ downe agayne to the depe, their soule melteth awaye in the trouble. D   They rele to and fro, they stacker like a droncken man, and are at their wittes ende. So they crie vnto the LORDE in their trouble, ∧ he delyuereth th&ebar; out of their distresse. ^noteHe maketh the storme to ceasse, so that the wawes are still.

Th&ebar; are they glad because they be at rest, ∧ so he bryngeth them vnto the hauen where they wolde be. O that men wolde prayse the goodnes of the LORDE, and the wonders that he doth for the children of men.

That they wolde exalte him in the c&obar;gregacion of the people, ∧ loaue him in the seate of the elders. ^noteWhich turneth the floudes in to drie londe, and drieth vp the water sprynges. A frutefull londe maketh he baren, for the wickednesse of them that dwell therin. E   Agayne, he maketh the wildernes a stondinge water, and water sprynges of a drye grounde. There he setteth the hongrie, that they maye buylde them a cite to dwell in. That they maye sowe their gro&ubar;de, plante vynyaydes, to yelde them frutes of increase. He blesseth them, so that they multiplie exceadingly, and suffreth not their catell to decrease. Wh&ebar; they are minished ∧ brought lowe thorow oppressi&obar;, thorow eny plage or trouble. Though he suffre th&ebar; to be euell intreated thorow tyrauntes, or let them wandre out of the waye in the wildernesse: Yet helpeth he the poore out of misery (at the last) and maketh him an housholde like a flocke of shepe. The rightuous wil c&obar;sidre this and reioyse, the mouth of all wickednesse shall be stopped. Who so is wyse, and pondreth these thinges well, shall vnderstonde the louynge kyndnesses of the LORDE.

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