1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

his love endures forever.

2 Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story—

those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,

3 those he gathered from the lands,

from east and west, from north and south.

4 Some wandered in desert wastelands,

finding no way to a city where they could settle.

5 They were hungry and thirsty,

and their lives ebbed away.

6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

7 He led them by a straight way

to a city where they could settle.

8 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love

and his wonderful deeds for mankind,

9 for he satisfies the thirsty

and fills the hungry with good things.

1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

for his steadfast love endures forever!

2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,

whom he has redeemed from trouble

3 and gathered in from the lands,

from the east and from the west,

from the north and from the south.

4 Some wandered in desert wastes,

finding no way to a city to dwell in;

5 hungry and thirsty,

their soul fainted within them.

6 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

7 He led them by a straight way

till they reached a city to dwell in.

8 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

9 For he satisfies the longing soul,

and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

1 O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good:

For his mercy endureth for ever.

2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,

Whom he hath 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 in the wilderness in a solitary 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 goodness,

And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

9 For he satisfieth the longing soul,

And filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!

His faithful love endures forever.

2 Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out!

Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.

3 For he has gathered the exiles from many lands,

from east and west,

from north and south.

4 Some wandered in the wilderness,

lost and homeless.

5 Hungry and thirsty,

they nearly died.

6 “Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble,

and he rescued them from their distress.

7 He led them straight to safety,

to a city where they could live.

8 Let them praise the Lord for his great love

and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

9 For he satisfies the thirsty

and fills the hungry with good things.

1 Thank the Lord because he is good.

His love continues forever.

2 That is what those whom the Lord has saved should say.

He has saved them from the enemy

3 and has gathered them from other lands,

from east and west, north and south.

4 Some people had wandered in the desert lands.

They found no city in which to live.

5 They were hungry and thirsty,

and they were discouraged.

6 In their misery they cried out to the Lord,

and he saved them from their troubles.

7 He led them on a straight road

to a city where they could live.

8 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his love

and for the miracles he does for people.

9 He satisfies the thirsty

and fills up the hungry.

1 O give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

2 Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so,

Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

3 And gathered out of the lands,

From the east and from the west,

From the north and from the south.

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way;

They found no city of habitation.

5 Hungry and thirsty,

Their soul fainted in them.

6 Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble,

And he delivered them out of their distresses,

7 He led them also by a straight way,

That they might go to a city of habitation.

8 Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness,

And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

9 For he satisfieth the longing soul,

And the hungry soul he filleth with good.

1 Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever. 2 Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the oppressor, 3 And gathered out of the countries, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the sea. 4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way, they found no city of habitation; 5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them: 6 Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses, 7 And he led them forth by a right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. 8 Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men; 9 For he hath satisfied the longing soul and filled the hungry soul with good.

1 Give thanks to the Lord because he is good, 

because his mercy endures forever. 

2 Let the people the Lord defended repeat these words. 

They are the people he defended from the power of their enemies 

3 and gathered from other countries, 

from the east and from the west, 

from the north and from the south. 

4 They wandered around the desert on a deserted road 

without finding an inhabited city. 

5 They were hungry and thirsty. 

They began to lose hope. 

6 In their distress they cried out to the Lord. 

He rescued them from their troubles. 

7 He led them on a road that went straight to an inhabited city. 

8 Let them give thanks to the Lord because of his mercy. 

He performed his miracles for Adam’s descendants. 

9 He gave plenty to drink to those who were thirsty. 

He filled those who were hungry with good food. 

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;

His faithful love endures forever.

2 Let the redeemed of the Lord proclaim

that He has redeemed them from the hand of the foe

3 and has gathered them from the lands—

from the east and the west,

from the north and the south.

4 Some wandered in the desolate wilderness,

finding no way to a city where they could live.

5 They were hungry and thirsty;

their spirits failed within them.

6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;

He rescued them from their distress.

7 He led them by the right path

to go to a city where they could live.

8 Let them give thanks to the Lord

for His faithful love

and His wonderful works for all humanity.

9 For He has satisfied the thirsty

and filled the hungry with good things.

1 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

for his steadfast love endures forever.

2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,

those he redeemed from trouble

3 and gathered in from the lands,

from the east and from the west,

from the north and from the south.

4 Some wandered in desert wastes,

finding no way to an inhabited town;

5 hungry and thirsty,

their soul fainted within them.

6 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress;

7 he led them by a straight way,

until they reached an inhabited town.

8 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wonderful works to humankind.

9 For he satisfies the thirsty,

and the hungry he fills with good things.

1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good,

for his loyal love is forever.

2 Let the redeemed of Yahweh declare it,

those whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy

3 and gathered from the lands,

from east and from west, from north and from south.

4 They wandered in the wilderness, in a desert.

They could find no way to a city to inhabit.

5 Hungry and thirsty,

their soul grew faint within them.

6 Then they cried out to Yahweh in their trouble.

He delivered them from their distresses

7 and led them by a straight way

to get to a city to inhabit.

8 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love,

and his wonderful deeds for the children of humankind,

9 for he satisfies the longing soul,

and the hungry soul he fills with good.

1 Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good.

His faithful love continues forever.

2 That’s what those who have been set free by the Lord should say.

He set them free from the power of the enemy.

3 He brought them back from other lands.

He brought them back from east and west, from north and south.

4 Some of them wandered in deserts that were dry and empty.

They couldn’t find their way to a city where they could settle down.

5 They were hungry and thirsty.

Their lives were slipping away.

6 Then they cried out to the Lord because of their problems.

And he saved them from their troubles.

7 He led them straight

to a city where they could settle down.

8 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love.

Let them give thanks for the miracles he does for his people.

9 He gives those who are thirsty all of the water they want.

He gives those who are hungry all of the good food they can eat.

1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good,

For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,

Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary

3 And gathered from the lands,

From the east and from the west,

From the north and from the south.

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region;

They did not find a way to an inhabited city.

5 They were hungry and thirsty;

Their soul fainted within them.

6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;

He delivered them out of their distresses.

7 He led them also by a straight way,

To go to an inhabited city.

8 Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,

And for His wonders to the sons of men!

9 For He has satisfied the thirsty soul,

And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.