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Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
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Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
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And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
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They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; They found no city to dwell in.
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Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.
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Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses.
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And He led them forth by the right way, That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.
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Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
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For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.
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Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons--
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Because they rebelled against the words of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High,
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Therefore He brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help.
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Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.
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He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains in pieces.
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Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
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For He has broken the gates of bronze, And cut the bars of iron in two.
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Fools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
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Their soul abhorred all manner of food, And they drew near to the gates of death.