¹稱頌　神拯救他的子民你們要稱謝耶和華，因他本是良善的；他的慈愛永遠長存。

¹Give thanks to Yahweh, “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

²願耶和華救贖的子民這樣稱謝他；這民就是他從敵人的手裡救贖出來，

²Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

³把他們從各地，就是從東從西、從南（“南”原文作“海”）從北，招聚回來的。

³And gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.

⁴他們有些人在曠野、在荒漠飄流，尋不見路往可居住的城巿。

⁴They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.

⁵他們又飢又渴，心靈疲弱。

⁵Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

⁶他們在急難中呼求耶和華，耶和華就救他們脫離困苦；

⁶Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses,

⁷領他們走正直的路，使他們去到可居住的城巿。

⁷he led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.

⁸願人因耶和華的慈愛，和他向世人所行的奇事稱謝他。

⁸Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men!

⁹因為他使乾渴的人得到滿足，又使飢餓的人飽享美物。

⁹For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.

¹⁰他們有些人坐在黑暗和死蔭裡，被困苦和鐵鍊捆鎖著；

¹⁰Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,

¹¹因為他們違背了　神的話，藐視了至高者的旨意。

¹¹because they rebelled against the words of God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” , and condemned the counsel of the Most High.

¹²所以　神用苦難治服他們的心；他們跌倒，也沒有人幫助。

¹²Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was none to help.

¹³他們在急難中呼求耶和華，耶和華就拯救他們脫離困苦。

¹³Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.

¹⁴他從黑暗裡和死蔭中把他們領出來，弄斷他們的鎖鍊。

¹⁴He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds in sunder.

¹⁵願人因耶和華的慈愛，和他向世人所行的奇事稱謝他。

¹⁵Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men!

¹⁶因為他打破了銅門，砍斷了鐵閂。

¹⁶For he has broken the gates of brass, and cut through bars of iron.

¹⁷他們有些人因自己的過犯成了愚妄人，有人受苦是因為自己的罪孽。

¹⁷Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.

¹⁸他們厭惡各樣食物，就臨近死門。

¹⁸Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.

¹⁹於是他們在急難中呼求耶和華，他就拯救他們脫離困苦。

¹⁹Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, he saves them out of their distresses.

²⁰他發出說話醫治他們，搭救他們脫離死亡。

²⁰He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.

²¹願人因耶和華的慈愛，因他向世人所行的奇事稱謝他。

²¹Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men!

²²願他們以感謝為祭獻給他，歡欣地述說他的作為。

²²Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with singing.

²³他們有些人坐船出海，在大海上往來經商。

²³Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters;

²⁴他們見過耶和華的作為，和他在深海中所行的奇事。

²⁴These see Yahweh’s works, and his wonders in the deep.

²⁵他一吩咐，狂風就颳起，海中的波浪也高揚。

²⁵For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.

²⁶他們上到天上，下到深淵，他們的心因危難而驚慌。

²⁶They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.

²⁷他們搖搖晃晃，東倒西歪，好像醉酒的人；他們的一切智慧都沒有用了。

²⁷They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.

²⁸於是他們在急難中呼求耶和華，他就拯救他們脫離困苦。

²⁸Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.

²⁹他使狂風止息，海浪就平靜無聲。

²⁹He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.

³⁰風平浪靜了，他們就歡喜；他引領他們到他們所願去的港口。

³⁰Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.

³¹願人因耶和華的慈愛，和他向世人所行的奇事稱謝他。

³¹Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the children of men!

³²願他們在眾民的會中尊崇他，在長老的集會中讚美他。

³²Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.

³³他使江河變為曠野，使水泉變為乾旱無水之地。

³³He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground,

³⁴他使肥沃的土地變為鹹田，都因住在那裡的居民的邪惡。

³⁴and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

³⁵他使曠野變為池塘，使旱地變為水泉。

³⁵He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.

³⁶他使飢餓的人住在那裡，好讓他們建造可以居住的城巿。

³⁶There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,

³⁷他們耕種田地，栽種葡萄園，得到豐盛的收成。

³⁷sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.

³⁸他又賜福給他們，使他們人口眾多，也沒有使他們的牲畜減少。

³⁸He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease.

³⁹以後他們因為壓迫、患難、愁苦，就人數減少，降為卑微。

³⁹Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.

⁴⁰他使權貴受羞辱，使他們在荒廢無路的地方飄流。

⁴⁰He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.

⁴¹他卻把貧窮的人安置在高處，免受苦難，使他的家族繁衍，好像羊群。

⁴¹Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.

⁴²正直的人看見了，就歡喜；但所有邪惡的人都必閉口無言。

⁴²The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.

⁴³凡有智慧的，願他留意這些事；願他思想耶和華的慈愛。

⁴³Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of Yahweh.