Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, *

and his mercy endures for ever.

Let all those whom the Lord has redeemed proclaim *

that he redeemed them from the hand of the foe.

He gathered them out of the lands; *

from the east and from the west,

from the north and from the south.

Some wandered in desert wastes; *

they found no way to a city where they might dwell.

They were hungry and thirsty; *

their spirits languished within them.

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, *

and he delivered them from their distress.

He put their feet on a straight path *

to go to a city where they might dwell.

Let them give thanks to the Lord for his mercy *

and the wonders he does for his children.

For he satisfies the thirsty *

and fills the hungry with good things.