¹ Praise the Lord, because he is good: for his mercie endureth for euer.

² Let them, which haue bene redeemed of the Lord, shewe how he hath deliuered them from the hand of the oppressour,

³ And gathered them out of the lands, from the East and from the West, from the North and from the South.

⁴ When they wandered in the desert and wildernesse out of the waie, and founde no citie to dwell in,

⁵ Both hungrie and thirstie, their soule fainted in them.

⁶ Then they cried vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he deliuered them from their distresse,

⁷ And led them forth by the right way, that they might goe to a citie of habitation.

⁸ Let them therefore confesse before ye Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderfull woorkes before the sonnes of men.

⁹ For he satisfied the thirstie soule, and filled the hungrie soule with goodnesse.

¹⁰ They that dwell in darkenesse and in the shadowe of death, being bounde in miserie and yron,

¹¹ Because they rebelled against the wordes of the Lord, and despised the counsell of the most High,

¹² When he humbled their heart with heauines, then they fell downe and there was no helper.

¹³ Then they cried vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he deliuered them from their distresse.

¹⁴ He brought them out of darkenes, and out of the shadowe of death, and brake their bandes asunder.

¹⁵ Let them therefore cofesse before the Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderfull woorkes before the sonnes of men.

¹⁶ For hee hath broken the gates of brasse, and brast the barres of yron asunder.

¹⁷ Fooles by reason of their transgression, and because of their iniquities are afflicted.

¹⁸ Their soule abhorreth al meat, and they are brought to deaths doore.

¹⁹ Then they crie vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he deliuereth them from their distresse.

²⁰ He sendeth his worde and healeth them, and deliuereth them from their graues.

²¹ Let them therefore cofesse before the Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderful workes before the sonnes of men,

²² And let them offer sacrifices of praise, and declare his workes with reioycing.

²³ They that goe downe to the sea in ships, and occupie by the great waters,

²⁴ They see the woorkes of the Lord, and his wonders in the deepe.

²⁵ For he commaundeth and raiseth the stormie winde, and it lifteth vp the waues thereof.

²⁶ They mount vp to the heauen, and descend to ye deepe, so that their soule melteth for trouble.

²⁷ They are tossed to and from, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their cunning is gone.

²⁸ Then they crie vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresse.

²⁹ He turneth the storme to calme, so that the waues thereof are still.

³⁰ When they are quieted, they are glad, and hee bringeth them vnto the hauen, where they would be.

³¹ Let them therfore confesse before the Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderfull woorkes before the sonnes of men.

³² And let them exalt him in the Congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the Elders.

³³ He turneth the floodes into a wildernesse, and the springs of waters into drinesse,

³⁴ And a fruitfull land into barrennes for the wickednes of them that dwell therein.

³⁵ Againe hee turneth the wildernesse into pooles of water, and the drie lande into water springs.

³⁶ And there he placeth the hungrie, and they builde a citie to dwell in,

³⁷ And sowe the fieldes, and plant vineyardes, which bring foorth fruitfull increase.

³⁸ For he blesseth them, and they multiplie exceedingly, and he diminisheth not their cattell.

³⁹ Againe men are diminished, and brought lowe by oppression, euill and sorowe.

⁴⁰ He powreth contempt vpon princes, and causeth them to erre in desert places out of the way.

⁴¹ Yet he raiseth vp the poore out of miserie, and maketh him families like a flocke of sheepe.

⁴² The righteous shall see it, and reioyce, and all iniquitie shall stoppe her mouth.

⁴³ Who is wise that hee may obserue these things? for they shall vnderstand the louing kindnesse of the Lord.