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Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. |
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Has the LORD redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies. |
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For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, from north and south. |
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Some wandered in the wilderness, lost and homeless. |
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Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died. |
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"LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress. |
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He led them straight to safety, to a city where they could live. |
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Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. |
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For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. |
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Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery. |
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They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High. |
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That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell, and no one was there to help them. |
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"LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. |
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He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom; he snapped their chains. |
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Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. |
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For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; he cut apart their bars of iron. |
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Some were fools; they rebelled and suffered for their sins. |
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They couldn't stand the thought of food, and they were knocking on death's door. |
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"LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. |
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He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death. |
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Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. |
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Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts. |
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Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world. |
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They, too, observed the LORD's power in action, his impressive works on the deepest seas. |
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He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves. |
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Their ships were tossed to the heavens and plunged again to the depths; the sailors cringed in terror. |
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They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits' end. |
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"LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. |
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He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves. |
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What a blessing was that stillness as he brought them safely into harbor! |
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Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. |
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Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation. |
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He changes rivers into deserts, and springs of water into dry, thirsty land. |
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He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there. |
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But he also turns deserts into pools of water, the dry land into springs of water. |
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He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities. |
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They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops. |
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How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase. |
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When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow, |
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the LORD pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands. |
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But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep. |
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The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent. |
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Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD. A song. A psalm of David. |
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