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1 ¶ O give
thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Let the redeemed of
the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
3 And gathered them
out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and
from the south. |
2 - Redeemed from the land Salvation in heaven is like redemption
from Egypt. |
4 They
wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell
in.
5 Hungry and thirsty,
their soul fainted in them.
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Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out
of their distresses.
7 And he led them forth
by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
8 Oh that men would
praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children
of men!
9 For he satisfieth
the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. |
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- Wandered ... wilderness ... no city The journey to Canaan
is a symbol. |
10 ¶ Such
as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction
and iron;
11 Because they rebelled
against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
12 Therefore he brought
down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.
13 Then they cried unto
the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
14 He brought them out
of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
15 Oh that men would
praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children
of men!
16 For he hath broken
the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. |
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¶ Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities,
are afflicted.
18 Their soul abhorreth
all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
19 Then they cry unto
the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.
20 He sent his word,
and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
21 Oh that men would
praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children
of men!
22 And let them sacrifice
the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing. |
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23 ¶ They
that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;
24 These see the works
of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.
25 For he commandeth,
and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
26 They mount up to
the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because
of trouble.
27 They reel to and
fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
28 Then they cry unto
the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
29 He maketh the storm
a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
30 Then are they glad
because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
31 Oh that men would
praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children
of men!
32 Let them exalt him
also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly
of the elders. |
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33 ¶ He turneth
rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
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A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell
therein.
35 He turneth the wilderness
into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
36 And there he maketh
the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
37 And sow the fields,
and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
38 He blesseth them
also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle
to decrease.
39 Again, they are minished
and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
40 He poureth contempt
upon princes, 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, and maketh him families
like a flock.
42 The righteous shall
see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
43 Whoso is wise, and
will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness
of the LORD. |
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- Wilderness Notice the contrasts of good into bad and bad
into good. This pictures curses and blessings from God as He leads final
victory over evil. |
