New English [1970], THE NEW ENGLISH BIBLE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE) [word count] [B16000].
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1 It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
for his love endures for ever.
2 So let them say who were redeemed by the Lord,
redeemed by him from the power of the enemy
3 and gathered out of every land,
from east and west, from north and south. note
4 Some lost their way in desert wastes;
they found no road to a city to live in;
5 hungry and thirsty,
their spirit sank within them.
6 So they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he rescued them from their distress;
7 he led them by a straight and easy way
until they came to a city to live in.
8 Let them thank the Lord for his enduring love
and for the marvellous things he has done for men:
9 he has satisfied the thirsty
and filled the hungry with good things.
10 Some sat in darkness, dark as death,
prisoners bound fast in iron,
11 because they had rebelled against God's commands
and flouted the purpose of the Most High.
12 Their spirit was subdued by hard labour;
they stumbled and fell with none to help them.
13 So they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress;
14 he brought them out of darkness, dark as death,
and broke their chains.
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15 Let them thank the Lord for his enduring love
and for the marvellous things he has done for men:
16 he has shattered doors of bronze,
bars of iron he has snapped in two.
17 Some were fools, they took to rebellious ways,
and for their transgression they suffered punishment.
18 They sickened at the sight of food
and drew near to the very gates of death.
19 So they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress;
20 he sent his word to heal them
and bring them alive out of the pit of death. note
21 Let them thank the Lord for his enduring love
and for the marvellous things he has done for men.
22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving
and recite his deeds with shouts of joy.
23 Others there are who go to sea in ships
and make their living on the wide waters.
24 These men have seen the acts of the Lord
and his marvellous doings in the deep.
25 At his command the storm-wind rose
and lifted the waves high.
26 Carried up to heaven, plunged down to the depths,
tossed to and fro in peril,
27 they reeled and staggered like drunken men,
and their seamanship was all in vain.
28 So they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he brought them out of their distress.
29 The storm sank to a murmur
and the waves of the sea were stilled.
30 They were glad then that all was calm,
as he guided them to the harbour they desired.
31 Let them thank the Lord for his enduring love
and for the marvellous things he has done for men.
32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people
and praise him in the council of the elders.
33 He turns rivers into desert
and springs of water into thirsty ground;
34 he turns fruitful land into salt waste,
because the men who dwell there are so wicked.
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35 Desert he changes into standing pools,
and parched land into springs of water.
36 There he gives the hungry a home,
and they build themselves a city to live in;
37 they sow fields and plant vineyards
and reap a fruitful harvest.
38 He blesses them and their numbers increase,
and he does not let their herds lose strength.
39 Tyrants note lose their strength and are brought low
in the grip of misfortune and sorrow;
40 he brings princes into contempt
and leaves them wandering in a trackless waste.
41 But the poor man he lifts clear of his troubles
and makes families increase like flocks of sheep.
42 The upright see it and are glad,
while evildoers are filled with disgust.
43 Let the wise man lay these things to heart,
and ponder the record of the Lord's enduring love.
New English [1970], THE NEW ENGLISH BIBLE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE) [word count] [B16000].
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