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1你們要稱謝耶和華,因他本為善;他的慈愛永遠長存!Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
2願耶和華的說這話,就是他從敵人手中所救贖的,Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
3從各地,從東從西,從南從北,所招聚來的。and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
4他們在曠野荒地漂流,尋不見可住的城邑,Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.
5又飢又渴,心裡發昏。They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.
6於是,他們在苦難中哀求耶和華;他從他們的禍患中搭救他們,Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.
7又領他們行走直路,使他們往可居住的城邑。He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.
8但願人因耶和華的慈愛和他向人所行的奇事都稱讚他;Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
9因他使心裡渴慕的人得以知足,使心裡飢餓的人得飽美物。For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
10那些坐在黑暗中、裡的人被困苦和鐵鍊捆鎖,Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,
11是因他們違背 神的話語,藐視至高者的旨意。because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.
12所以,他用勞苦治服他們的心;他們仆倒,無人扶助。He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13於是,他們在苦難中哀求耶和華;他從他們的禍患中拯救他們。Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
14他從黑暗中和死蔭裡領他們出來,折斷他們的綁索。He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.
15但願人因耶和華的慈愛和他向人所行的奇事都稱讚他;Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
16因為他打破了,砍斷了。For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
17愚妄人因自己的過犯和自己的罪孽便受苦楚。Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.
18他們心裡厭惡各樣的食物,就臨近。They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.
19於是,他們在苦難中哀求耶和華;他從他們的禍患中拯救他們。Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
20他發命醫治他們,救他們脫離死亡。He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
21但願人因耶和華的慈愛和他向人所行的奇事都稱讚他。Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
22願他們以感謝為祭獻給他,歡呼述說他的作為!Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.
23在海上坐船,在大水中的,Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.
24他們看見耶和華的作為,並他在深水中的奇事。They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep.
25因他一吩咐,狂風就起來,海中的波浪也揚起。For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
26他們上到天空,下到海底;他們的心因患難便消化。They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.
27他們搖搖晃晃,東倒西歪,好像醉酒的人;他們的智慧無法可施。They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.
28於是,他們在苦難中哀求耶和華,他從他們的禍患中領出他們來。Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
29他使狂風止息,波浪就平靜。He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
30風息浪靜,他們便歡喜;他就引他們到所願去的。They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
31但願人因耶和華的慈愛和他向人所行的奇事都稱讚他。Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
32願他們在民的會中尊崇他,在長老的位上讚美他!Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.
33他使江河變為曠野,叫水泉變為乾渴之地,He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground,
34使肥地變為;這都因其間居民的罪惡。and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
35他使曠野變為水潭,叫旱地變為水泉。He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
36他使飢餓的人住在那裡,好建造可住的城邑,He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.
37又種田地,栽葡萄園,得享所出的土產。They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.
38他又賜福給他們,叫他們生養眾多,也不叫他們的牲畜減少。He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
39他們又因暴虐、患難、愁苦,就減少且卑下。When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,
40他使君王蒙羞被辱,使他們在荒廢無路之地漂流。He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
41他卻將窮乏人安置在高處,脫離苦難,使他的家屬多如羊群。But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.
42正直人看見就歡喜;罪孽之輩必塞口無言。The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
43凡有智慧的,必在這些事上留心,也必思想耶和華的慈愛。Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.