BOOK V Thanksgiving for Deliverance (Matthew 8:23–27; Mark 4:35–41; Luke 8:22–25)
1 CPDV Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is with every generation. BSB BSB: Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
2 CPDV Let those who have been redeemed by the Lord say so: those whom he redeemed from the hand of the enemy and gathered from the regions, BSB BSB: Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
3 CPDV from the rising of the sun and its setting, from the north and from the sea. BSB BSB: and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
4 CPDV They wandered into solitude in a waterless place. They did not find the way of the city to be their dwelling place. BSB BSB: Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.
5 CPDV They were hungry, and they were thirsty. Their soul fainted within them. BSB BSB: They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.
6 CPDV And they cried out to the Lord in tribulation, and he rescued them in their necessity. BSB BSB: Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.
7 CPDV And he led them in the right way, so that they might go forth to a city of habitation. BSB BSB: He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.
8 CPDV Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men. BSB BSB: Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
9 CPDV For he has satisfied the empty soul, and he has satisfied the hungry soul with good things: BSB BSB: For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
10 CPDV those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, shackled by extreme poverty and by iron. BSB BSB: Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,
11 CPDV For they exasperated the eloquence of God, and they irritated the deliberation of the Most High. BSB BSB: because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.
12 CPDV And their heart was brought low with hardships. They were weakened, and there was no one to help them. BSB BSB: He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13 CPDV And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he freed them from their distress. BSB BSB: Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
14 CPDV And he led them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and he broke apart their chains. BSB BSB: He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.
15 CPDV Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men. BSB BSB: Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
16 CPDV For he has crushed the gates of brass and broken the iron bars. BSB BSB: For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
17 CPDV He has taken them up, from the way of their iniquity. For they were brought low, because of their injustices. BSB BSB: Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.
18 CPDV Their soul abhorred all food, and they drew near even to the gates of death. BSB BSB: They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.
19 CPDV And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he delivered them in their necessity. BSB BSB: Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
20 CPDV He sent his word, and he healed them, and he rescued them from their utter destruction. BSB BSB: He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
21 CPDV Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men. BSB BSB: Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
22 CPDV And let them offer sacrifice with the sacrifice of praise, and let them announce his works in exultation. BSB BSB: Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.
23 CPDV Those who descend to the sea in ships, making their livelihood in the great waters: BSB BSB: Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.
24 CPDV these have seen the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep. BSB BSB: They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep.
25 CPDV He spoke: and a windstorm stood up, and its waves were exalted. BSB BSB: For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
26 CPDV They ascend even to the heavens, and they descend even to the abyss. Their soul will waste away in distress. BSB BSB: They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.
27 CPDV They were troubled, and they moved like a drunkard, and all their wisdom was consumed. BSB BSB: They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.
28 CPDV And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he led them out of their distress. BSB BSB: Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
29 CPDV And he replaced the storm with a breeze, and its waves were stilled. BSB BSB: He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
30 CPDV And they were joyful that it was stilled, and he led them into the haven that they desired. BSB BSB: They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
31 CPDV Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men. BSB BSB: Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
32 CPDV And let them exalt him in the Church of the people, and praise him in the chair of the elders. BSB BSB: Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.
33 CPDV He has placed rivers in the desert and sources of water in dry places, BSB BSB: He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground,
34 CPDV a fruit-bearing land in the midst of brine, before the malice of those who dwell in it. BSB BSB: and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
35 CPDV He has placed a desert in the midst of pools of waters, and a land without water in the midst of sources of water. BSB BSB: He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
36 CPDV And he has gathered the hungry together there, and they constructed a city of habitation. BSB BSB: He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.
37 CPDV And they sowed fields and planted vineyards, and they produced the fruit of nativity. BSB BSB: They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.
38 CPDV And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly. And he did not diminish their beasts of burden. BSB BSB: He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
39 CPDV And they became few, and they were afflicted by the tribulation of evils and of sorrow. BSB BSB: When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,
40 CPDV Contempt was poured over their leaders, and he caused them to wander in an impassable place, and not on the way. BSB BSB: He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
41 CPDV And he helped the poor out of destitution, and he stationed families like sheep. BSB BSB: But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.
42 CPDV The upright will see, and they will rejoice. And every iniquity will block its mouth. BSB BSB: The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
43 CPDV Who is wise and will keep these things? And who will understand the mercies of the Lord? BSB BSB: Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
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