The LORD Delivers from Trouble |
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O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good:
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Let the redeemed of the LORD say so,
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whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; |
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and gathered them out of the lands,
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from the east, and from the west, |
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from the north, and from the south. |
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They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way;
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they found no city to dwell in. |
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Hungry and thirsty,
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their soul fainted in them. |
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Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble,
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and he delivered them out of their distresses. |
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And he led them forth by the right way,
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that they might go to a city of habitation. |
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Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness,
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and for his wonderful works to the children of men! |
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For he satisfieth the longing soul,
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and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. |
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Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
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being bound in affliction and iron; |
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because they rebelled against the words of God,
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and contemned the counsel of the Most High: |
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therefore he brought down their heart with labor;
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they fell down, and there was none to help. |
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Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble,
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and he saved them out of their distresses. |
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He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
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and brake their bands in sunder. |
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Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness,
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and for his wonderful works to the children of men! |
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For he hath broken the gates of brass,
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and cut the bars of iron in sunder. |
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Fools, because of their transgression,
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and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. |
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Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat;
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and they draw near unto the gates of death. |
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Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble,
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and he saveth them out of their distresses. |
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He sent his word, and healed them,
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and delivered them from their destructions. |
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Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness,
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and for his wonderful works to the children of men! |
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And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
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and declare his works with rejoicing. |
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They that go down to the sea in ships,
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that do business in great waters; |
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these see the works of the LORD,
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and his wonders in the deep. |
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For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind,
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which lifteth up the waves thereof. |
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They mount up to the heaven,
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they go down again to the depths: |
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their soul is melted because of trouble. |
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They reel to and fro,
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and stagger like a drunken man, |
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and are at their wit's end. |
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Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble,
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and he bringeth them out of their distresses. |
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He maketh the storm a calm,
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so that the waves thereof are still. |
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Then are they glad because they be quiet;
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so he bringeth them unto their desired haven. |
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Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness,
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and for his wonderful works to the children of men! |
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Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people,
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and praise him in the assembly of the elders. |
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He turneth rivers into a wilderness,
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and the watersprings into dry ground; |
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a fruitful land into barrenness,
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for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. |
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He turneth the wilderness into a standing water,
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and dry ground into watersprings. |
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And there he maketh the hungry to dwell,
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that they may prepare a city for habitation; |
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and sow the fields, and plant vineyards,
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which may yield fruits of increase. |
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He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly;
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and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. |
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Again, they are minished and brought low
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through oppression, affliction, and sorrow. |
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He poureth contempt upon princes,
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and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. |
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Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction,
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and maketh him families like a flock. |
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The righteous shall see it, and rejoice:
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and all iniquity shall stop her mouth. |
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Whoso is wise, and will observe these things,
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even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the LORD. |
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