BOOK V Thanksgiving for Deliverance (Matthew 8:23–27; Mark 4:35–41; Luke 8:22–25)
1 DRA Give glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. BSB BSB: Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
2 DRA Let them say so that have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy: and gathered out of the countries. BSB BSB: Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
3 DRA From the rising and the setting of the sun, from the north and from the sea. BSB BSB: and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
4 DRA They wandered in a wilderness, in a place without water: they found not the way of a city for their habitation. BSB BSB: Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.
5 DRA They were hungry and thirsty: their soul fainted in them. BSB BSB: They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.
6 DRA And they cried to the Lord in their tribulation: and he delivered them out of their distresses. BSB BSB: Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.
7 DRA And he led them into the right way: that they might go to a city of habitation. BSB BSB: He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.
8 DRA Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men. BSB BSB: Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
9 DRA For he hath satisfied the empty soul, and hath filled the hungry soul with good things. BSB BSB: For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
10 DRA Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death: bound in want and in iron. BSB BSB: Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,
11 DRA Because they had exasperated the words of God: and provoked the counsel of the most High: BSB BSB: because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.
12 DRA And their heart was humbled with labours: they were weakened, and their was none to help them. BSB BSB: He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13 DRA Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he delivered them out of their distresses. BSB BSB: Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
14 DRA And he brought them out of darkness, and the shadow of death; and broke their bonds in sunder. BSB BSB: He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.
15 DRA Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men. BSB BSB: Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
16 DRA Because he hath broken gates of brass, and burst the iron bars. BSB BSB: For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
17 DRA He took them out of the way of their iniquity: for they were brought low for their injustices. BSB BSB: Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.
18 DRA Their soul abhorred all manner of meat: and they drew nigh even to the gates of death. BSB BSB: They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.
19 DRA And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he delivered them out of their distresses. BSB BSB: Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
20 DRA He sent his word, and healed them: and delivered them from their destructions. BSB BSB: He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
21 DRA Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men. BSB BSB: Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
22 DRA And let them sacrifice the sacrifice of praise: and declare his works with joy. BSB BSB: Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.
23 DRA They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in the great waters: BSB BSB: Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.
24 DRA 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 DRA He said the word, and there arose a storm of wind: and the waves thereof were lifted up. BSB BSB: For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
26 DRA They mount up to the heavens, and they go down to the depths: their soul pined away with evils. BSB BSB: They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.
27 DRA They were troubled, and reeled like a drunken man; and all their wisdom was swallowed up. BSB BSB: They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.
28 DRA And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he brought them out of their distresses. BSB BSB: Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
29 DRA And he turned the storm into a breeze: and its waves were still. BSB BSB: He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
30 DRA And they rejoiced because they were still: and he brought them to the haven which they wished for. BSB BSB: They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
31 DRA Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men. BSB BSB: Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
32 DRA And let them exalt him in the church of the people: and praise him in the chair of the ancients. BSB BSB: Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.
33 DRA He hath turned rivers into a wilderness: and the sources of water into dry ground: BSB BSB: He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground,
34 DRA A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. BSB BSB: and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
35 DRA He hath turned a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into water springs. BSB BSB: He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
36 DRA And hath placed there the hungry; and they made a city for their habitation. BSB BSB: He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.
37 DRA And they sowed fields, and planted vineyards: and they yielded fruit of birth. BSB BSB: They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.
38 DRA And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly: and their cattle he suffered not to decrease. BSB BSB: He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
39 DRA Then they were brought to be few: and they were afflicted through the trouble of evils and sorrow. BSB BSB: When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,
40 DRA Contempt was poured forth upon their princes: and he caused them to wander where there was no passing, and out of the way. BSB BSB: He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
41 DRA And he helped the poor out of poverty: and made him families like a flock of sheep. BSB BSB: But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.
42 DRA The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop their mouth. BSB BSB: The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
43 DRA Who is wise, and will keep these things: and 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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