¹"Bersyukurlah kepada TUHAN sebab Ia baik, kasih-Nya kekal abadi."

¹O give thanks unto Jehovah; For he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.

²Katakanlah itu berulang-ulang, hai kamu yang sudah diselamatkan dari kesusahan.

²Let the redeemed of Jehovah say [so], Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

³Kamu sudah dikumpulkan-Nya dari negeri-negeri asing, dari timur dan barat, utara dan selatan.

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

⁴Ada yang mengembara di padang belantara, dan tak tahu jalan ke tempat kediaman di kota.

⁴They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; They found no city of habitation.

⁵Mereka kelaparan dan kehausan dan kehilangan segala harapan.

⁵Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.

⁶Dalam kesusahan mereka berseru kepada TUHAN, dan Ia membebaskan mereka dari kesesakan.

⁶Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he delivered them out of their distresses,

⁷Ia membimbing mereka melalui jalan yang lurus ke tempat kediaman di kota.

⁷He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city of habitation.

⁸Pantaslah mereka bersyukur kepada TUHAN karena kasih-Nya, karena karya-karya-Nya yang mengagumkan bagi manusia.

⁸Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

⁹Sebab Ia memuaskan orang yang haus, dan melimpahi orang lapar dengan segala yang baik.

⁹For he satisfieth the longing soul, And the hungry soul he filleth with good.

¹⁰Ada yang meringkuk di dalam kegelapan, orang tahanan yang menderita dalam belenggu besi,

¹⁰Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron,

¹¹sebab mereka telah berontak terhadap Allah dan tidak mengindahkan perintah Yang Mahatinggi.

¹¹Because they rebelled against the words of God, And contemned the counsel of the Most High:

¹²Ia meremukkan hati mereka dengan kerja berat; mereka jatuh dan tak ada yang menolong.

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

¹³Dalam kesusahan mereka berseru kepada TUHAN, dan Ia membebaskan mereka dari kesesakan.

¹³Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he saved them out of their distresses.

¹⁴Ia membawa mereka keluar dari kegelapan, dan mematahkan belenggu mereka.

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

¹⁵Pantaslah mereka bersyukur kepada TUHAN karena kasih-Nya, karena karya-karya-Nya yang mengagumkan bagi manusia.

¹⁵Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

¹⁶Sebab Ia merobohkan pintu-pintu tembaga, dan meremukkan palang-palang besi.

¹⁶For he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron in sunder.

¹⁷Ada yang dungu dan menderita karena dosa-dosa mereka, serta disiksa karena kesalahan mereka.

¹⁷Fools because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

¹⁸Mereka muak terhadap segala makanan, ajal mereka sudah dekat.

¹⁸Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; And they draw near unto the gates of death.

¹⁹Dalam kesusahan mereka berseru kepada TUHAN, dan Ia membebaskan mereka dari kesesakan.

¹⁹Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he saveth them out of their distresses.

²⁰Ia menyembuhkan mereka dengan perintah-Nya, dan meluputkan mereka dari liang kubur.

²⁰He sendeth his word, and healeth them, And delivereth [them] from their destructions.

²¹Pantaslah mereka bersyukur kepada TUHAN karena kasih-Nya, karena karya-karya-Nya yang mengagumkan bagi manusia.

²¹Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

²²Biarlah mereka bersyukur dengan membawa persembahan, dan mewartakan perbuatan-Nya dengan lagu-lagu gembira.

²²And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare his works with singing.

²³Ada lagi yang mengarungi laut dengan kapal, untuk mencari nafkah di laut yang luas.

²³They that go down to the sea in ships, That do business in great waters;

²⁴Mereka melihat perbuatan-perbuatan TUHAN, karya-Nya yang ajaib di lautan.

²⁴These see the works of Jehovah, And his wonders in the deep.

²⁵Atas perintah-Nya bertiuplah angin topan dan menggelorakan ombak-ombak.

²⁵For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth up the waves thereof.

²⁶Kapal-kapal terangkat tinggi ke udara, lalu dihempaskan ke dasar samudra. Orang-orang kehilangan keberanian menghadapi bahaya sebesar itu.

²⁶They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths: Their soul melteth away because of trouble.

²⁷Mereka pusing dan terhuyung-huyung seperti orang mabuk dan kehilangan akal.

²⁷They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits' end.

²⁸Dalam kesusahan mereka berseru kepada TUHAN, dan Ia membebaskan mereka dari kesesakan.

²⁸Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he bringeth them out of their distresses.

²⁹Badai yang mengamuk disuruh-Nya diam, ombak-ombak pun menjadi tenang.

²⁹He maketh the storm a calm, So that the waves thereof are still.

³⁰Mereka senang sebab topan sudah berlalu; dibawa-Nya mereka ke pelabuhan yang dituju.

³⁰Then are they glad because they are quiet; So he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

³¹Pantaslah mereka bersyukur kepada TUHAN karena kasih-Nya, karena karya-karya-Nya yang mengagumkan bagi manusia.

³¹Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

³²Mereka memasyhurkan keagungan TUHAN di tengah umat-Nya, dan memuji Dia dalam majelis kaum tua.

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

³³Sungai-sungai diubah-Nya menjadi padang gurun mata air menjadi tanah yang gersang.

³³He turneth rivers into a wilderness, And watersprings into a thirsty ground;

³⁴Tanah subur dijadikan-Nya padang asin, karena kejahatan orang-orang yang mendiaminya.

³⁴A fruitful land into a salt desert, For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

³⁵Padang gurun diubah-Nya menjadi kolam air, tanah kering menjadi mata air.

³⁵He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water, And a dry land into watersprings.

³⁶Orang-orang lapar ditempatkan-Nya di sana; mereka mendirikan kota untuk kediaman mereka.

³⁶And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, That they may prepare a city of habitation,

³⁷Mereka menaburi ladang-ladang dan menanam pohon anggur, lalu mengumpulkan hasil yang berlimpah.

³⁷And sow fields, and plant vineyards, And get them fruits of increase.

³⁸TUHAN menganugerahi mereka banyak anak, dan hewan mereka terus berkembang biak.

³⁸He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

³⁹Tetapi mereka dikalahkan dan tinggal sedikit karena sengsara dan penindasan yang kejam.

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

⁴⁰TUHAN merendahkan para penguasa mereka, dan menyuruh mereka mengembara di padang belantara yang tidak ada jalannya.

⁴⁰He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

⁴¹Tetapi orang miskin dibebaskan-Nya dari kesusahan mereka, keluarga mereka bertambah seperti kawanan domba.

⁴¹Yet setteth he the needy on high from affliction, And maketh [him] families like a flock.

⁴²Orang jujur melihatnya dan bergembira, tetapi orang jahat dibungkamkan.

⁴²The upright shall see it, and be glad; And all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

⁴³Semoga orang bijaksana memikirkan semua hal itu dan mengakui bahwa TUHAN tetap mengasihi.

⁴³Whoso is wise will give heed to these things; And they will consider the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah.