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Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
His Loving Kindness Endures Forever
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
and gathered in from the lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.
And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
Some wandered in desert wastes,
finding no way to a city to dwell in;
finding no way to a city to dwell in;
They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
hungry and thirsty,
their soul fainted within them.
their soul fainted within them.
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
and he delivered them from their distress.
Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
He led them by a straight way
till they reached a city to dwell in.
till they reached a city to dwell in.
And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
For he satisfies the longing soul,
and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
prisoners in affliction and in irons,
prisoners in affliction and in irons,
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
for they had rebelled against the words of God,
and spurned the counsel of the Most High.
and spurned the counsel of the Most High.
Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;
they fell down, with none to help.
they fell down, with none to help.
Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
and he delivered them from their distress.
Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
and burst their bonds apart.
and burst their bonds apart.
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
For he shatters the doors of bronze
and cuts in two the bars of iron.
and cuts in two the bars of iron.
For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
Some were fools through their sinful ways,
and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
they loathed any kind of food,
and they drew near to the gates of death.
and they drew near to the gates of death.
Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
and he delivered them from their distress.
Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.
He sent out his word and healed them,
and delivered them from their destruction.
and delivered them from their destruction.
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
Some went down to the sea in ships,
doing business on the great waters;
doing business on the great waters;
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;
they saw the deeds of the Lord,
his wondrous works in the deep.
his wondrous works in the deep.
These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.
For he commanded and raised the stormy wind,
which lifted up the waves of the sea.
which lifted up the waves of the sea.
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;
their courage melted away in their evil plight;
their courage melted away in their evil plight;
They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
and he delivered them from their distress.
Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
He made the storm be still,
and the waves of the sea were hushed.
and the waves of the sea were hushed.
He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Let them extol him in the congregation of the people,
and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
He turns rivers into a desert,
springs of water into thirsty ground,
springs of water into thirsty ground,
He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
a fruitful land into a salty waste,
because of the evil of its inhabitants.
because of the evil of its inhabitants.
A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
He turns a desert into pools of water,
a parched land into springs of water.
a parched land into springs of water.
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
And there he lets the hungry dwell,
and they establish a city to live in;
and they establish a city to live in;
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
they sow fields and plant vineyards
and get a fruitful yield.
and get a fruitful yield.
And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
By his blessing they multiply greatly,
and he does not let their livestock diminish.
and he does not let their livestock diminish.
He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
When they are diminished and brought low
through oppression, evil, and sorrow,
through oppression, evil, and sorrow,
Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
he pours contempt on princes
and makes them wander in trackless wastes;
and makes them wander in trackless wastes;
He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
but he raises up the needy out of affliction
and makes their families like flocks.
and makes their families like flocks.
Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
The upright see it and are glad,
and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.