Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
`
Give ye
thanks to
Jehovah
, For good ,
for to
the
age
`is'
His kindness:'
O
give thanks unto
the
LORD
, for he
is
good :
for his mercy
endureth
for
ever.
Let the redeemed of Jehovah
say, Whom He redeemed from the hand of an
adversary.
Let the redeemed of the
LORD
say so
, whom he hath
redeemed from the hand of the
enemy;
And from
the
lands
hath
gathered them, From east and from west, From north, and from the sea
.
And gathered them out
of
the
lands
, from the
east ,
and from the
west, from the
north, and from the south
.
They wandered in a
wilderness ,
in a desert
by
the
way ,
A
city
of
habitation
they have
not
found.
They wandered in the
wilderness in a solitary
way ;
they found no
city
to
dwell
in
.
Hungry --
yea
--
thirsty, Their soul in them becometh
feeble,
Hungry and
thirsty, their soul fainted
in them .
And
they cry
unto Jehovah
in their adversity
, From
their
distress
He delivereth
them ,
Then
they cried
unto the
LORD
in their trouble
, and
he delivered
them out
of
their
distresses.
And causeth
them to
tread
in
a
right way, To
go unto
a city of habitation.
And he
led
them forth
by
the
right way, that
they
might
go to
a city of habitation.
They
confess
to
Jehovah
His kindness
, And His wonders
to the sons
of men .
Oh
that
men
would
praise
the
LORD
for
his goodness
, and for
his wonderful
works
to the children
of men !
For He hath
satisfied
a
longing soul, And a
hungry soul hath
filled
`
with '
goodness.
For he satisfieth
the
longing soul, and filleth
the
hungry soul with goodness.
Inhabitants
of
dark
places
and death -shade
, Prisoners
of
affliction and of
iron ,
Such
as
sit
in
darkness
and in
the
shadow
of
death, being
bound
in
affliction and iron ;
Because they changed
the saying
of God, And the counsel of the Most High despised.
Because they rebelled
against
the words
of God, and contemned
the counsel of the most High :
And
He humbleth
with
labour
their heart ,
They have
been
feeble
, and there is
no
helper
.
Therefore
he brought
down
their heart with
labour;
they fell
down
, and there was
none
to
help
.
And
they cry
unto Jehovah
in their adversity
, From
their
distresses
He saveth
them.
Then
they cried
unto the
LORD
in their trouble
, and
he saved
them out
of
their
distresses
.
He bringeth
them out from
the
dark
place,
And death -shade
, And their bands He
draweth
away
.
He brought
them out of
darkness
and the
shadow
of
death, and brake
their bands in
sunder
.
They
confess
to
Jehovah
His kindness
, And His wonders
to the sons
of men .
Oh
that
men
would
praise
the
LORD
for
his goodness
, and for
his wonderful
works
to the children
of men !
For He hath broken doors
of brass, And bars of iron He
hath
cut
.
For he hath broken the
gates
of brass, and cut
the
bars of iron in
sunder
.
Fools ,
by
means
of their transgression, And by
their iniquities, afflict
themselves
.
Fools because
of their transgression, and because
of
their iniquities, are
afflicted
.
All
food
doth
their soul abominate,
And they come
nigh
unto the gates of death ,
Their soul abhorreth
all
manner
of
meat;
and they draw
near
unto the gates of death .
And
cry unto Jehovah
in their adversity
, From
their
distresses
He saveth them ,
Then
they
cry unto the
LORD
in their trouble
, and
he saveth them out
of
their
distresses.
He sendeth
His word and healeth
them, And delivereth
from their destructions.
He sent
his word ,
and healed
them, and delivered
them
from their destructions.
They
confess
to
Jehovah
His kindness
, And His wonders
to the sons
of men ,
Oh
that
men
would
praise
the
LORD
for
his goodness
, and for
his wonderful
works
to the children
of men !
And they
sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount
His works with singing
.
And let
them
sacrifice the
sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare
his works with rejoicing
.
Those
going
down `
to '
the sea in ships, Doing
business in many
waters ,
They
that
go
down to the sea in ships, that
do
business in great
waters ;
They
have
seen
the works of Jehovah
, And His wonders in the deep.
These
see
the works of the
LORD
, and his wonders in the deep.
And
He saith
, and appointeth
a
tempest
, And
it
lifteth up its
billows,
For
he commandeth
, and raiseth
the
stormy
wind
, which
lifteth up the
waves
thereof.
They go
up `
to '
the heavens
, they go down `
to '
the depths ,
Their soul in
evil
is melted.
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 move
as
a drunkard
, And all
their wisdom
is
swallowed
up
.
They reel to and fro, and stagger
like
a drunken
man
, and are
at
their wit's
end
.
And
they cry to
Jehovah
in their adversity
, And from
their
distresses
He bringeth them out.
Then
they cry unto
the
LORD
in their trouble
, and he bringeth them out of
their
distresses
.
He establisheth
a
whirlwind
to
a calm, And
hushed
are their
billows
.
He maketh
the
storm
a calm, so
that
the
waves
thereof
are still
.
And
they rejoice
because they are
quiet ,
And
He leadeth
them to
the
haven
of
their desire
.
Then
are
they glad
because they be
quiet ;
so
he bringeth
them unto
their desired
haven
.
They
confess
to
Jehovah
His kindness
, And His wonders
to the sons
of men ,
Oh
that
men
would
praise
the
LORD
for
his goodness
, and for
his wonderful
works
to the children
of men !
And
they
exalt Him in the assembly
of the people, And in the seat
of the elders praise
Him
.
Let
them
exalt him also
in the congregation
of the people, and praise
him
in the assembly
of the elders.
He maketh
rivers become
a wilderness, And fountains
of
waters
become
dry land.
He turneth
rivers into
a wilderness, and the
watersprings
into
dry ground;
A fruitful land becometh
a
barren
place
, For the wickedness of its
inhabitants
.
A fruitful land into
barrenness
, for the wickedness of them
that
dwell
therein
.
He maketh
a
wilderness become
a pool
of
water, And a
dry land
become
fountains
of
waters
.
He turneth
the
wilderness into
a standing
water, and dry ground
into
watersprings
.
And He causeth
the hungry to dwell there
, And
they prepare a city of
habitation .
And there
he maketh
the hungry to dwell, that
they may
prepare a city for
habitation ;
And they
sow fields, and plant vineyards, And
they
make
fruits of increase.
And sow the
fields, and plant vineyards, which
may
yield
fruits of increase.
And
He blesseth them, and
they multiply
exceedingly,
And their cattle He
doth
not
diminish
.
He blesseth them also
, so
that
they are
multiplied
greatly;
and suffereth
not
their cattle to
decrease
.
And
they are diminished,
and bow
down,
By
restraint
, evil
, and sorrow.
Again,
they are minished
and brought
low
through
oppression
, affliction
, and sorrow.
He is
pouring
contempt upon nobles
, And causeth them to wander in vacancy
--
no way.
He poureth
contempt upon princes
, and causeth them to wander in the
wilderness,
where
there
is
no way.
And
setteth on high the
needy
from affliction, And placeth
families as
a flock.
Yet
setteth he
the
poor
on high from affliction, and maketh
him
families like
a flock.
The upright
do
see and rejoice ,
And all perversity
hath
shut
her mouth.
The righteous
shall
see it,
and rejoice :
and all iniquity
shall
stop
her mouth.
Who
`
is '
wise, and observeth
these ?
They understand the kind
acts
of Jehovah!
Whoso
is wise, and will
observe
these things,
even
they shall
understand the lovingkindness
of the
LORD.
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