¹Aw TOUPA kiangah kipahthu hilh un; amah tuh a hoih ngala: a chitna leng khantawnin a om ding ahi ngala.

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.

²TOUPA mi tatten huchibang gen uhen, doumi khut akipan a tatten.

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

³Gam teng akipan a pi khawma, suahlam leh tumlam, simlam leh mallam akipan tekhawngin.

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

⁴Gamdaia gam keu lampi ah a vakvak ua; mihing omna khua himhim a mu kei uhi.

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

⁵Gilkial leh dangtakin a hinna uh a gilsung uah a bahta hi.

⁵Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

⁶Huaitakin a buaina uah TOUPA a sam ua, aman a lungkhamna ua kipanin a humbitta.

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

⁷Mihing omna khuaa a pai theihna ding un, lampi tangtak ah a pikheta hi.

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

⁸Aw, mihingten TOUPA a chitna jiak leh, mihing tate tunga a thillamdang hihte jiakin phat himhim le u aw!

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

⁹Aman hinna thil lunggulh mahmah tuh a taisakin, hinna gilkial tuh vahsak jel ngala.

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

¹⁰Mial nuaia leh sihna lima tu-a, gimthuakna leh sikkhau a hente mahmah;

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

¹¹Pathian thu tungahte a hel ua, Tungnungpen lunggel tuh a ngaihneu jiak un:

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

¹²Aman a lungtang uh sepgimnain a minsakta a; a puk ua, panpihpa ding himhim lah a om ngal kei a.

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

¹³Huai takin a buaina uah TOUPA a sam ua, aman a buaina ua kipan a pi khia a, a hennate uh a suktat sakta hi.

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

¹⁴Mial nuai akipan leh sihna lim akipan a pi khia a, a henna uh a suktat sakta hi.

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

¹⁵Aw, mihingten TOUPA a chitna jiakin leh, mihing tate tunga a thillamdang hihte jiakin phat himhim le u aw!

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

¹⁶Aman dal kongkhakte tuh a chimsaka, a kalhna sik tawnte tuh a hihtanta ngala.

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

¹⁷Mi haite a tatlekna jiak un leh, a gitlouh-satlouhnate u jiakin a kihihgim nak uhi.

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

¹⁸A hinna un nek theih chiteng a kiha; sihna kulh kongkhakte a naih jel uhi.

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

¹⁹Huaitakin a buaina uah TOUPA a sam ua, aman a mangbatna ua kipanin a hondam jel hi.

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

²⁰A thu tuh a sawl khia a, amau tuh a damsak jel hi, a mahthatna ding ua kipanin a humbit jel hi.

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

²¹Aw, mihingten TOUPA a chitna jiakin leh, mihing tate tunga a thillamdang hihte jiakinphat himhim leu aw!

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

²²Amau kipahthugen kithoihnate tuh lan uhenla, a thilhihte uh lasain hilh uhen.

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

²³Tuipi-a long liana vapai suka, tui za tak tung khawnga na sem semten:

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

²⁴Huaiten TOUPA thilhihte leh, tui thupi-a a thillamdang hihte a mu jel uhi.

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

²⁵Aman thu a pia a, huihpi a nungsaka, huaiin a tuikihawtte tuh a sangsak hi.

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

²⁶Vanah a pai tou luamluam ua, thukpi ah a pai suk nawn luamluam jel uhi: mangbatna jiakin a hinna uh a zulbei jel hi.

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

²⁷Zukham bangin a sawi hoihoi ua, a tuan loklok ua, omdan ding himhim a theikei nak uhi.

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

²⁸Huaitakin a buaina uah TOUPA a sam ua, aman a mangbatna ua kipanin a pi jel hi.

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

²⁹Huihpi a daisak duama, huchiin a tuikihawtte a dai duam jel hi.

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

³⁰Huan, a daihtak jiakin a kipak ua; huchiin aman a omna ding uh longkhawlna ah a pi tung jel hi.

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

³¹Aw, mihingten TOUPA a chitna jiakin leh, mihing tate tunga a thillamdang hihte jiakin phat mahmah le u-aw!

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

³²Amau tuh mite kikhopna ah amah phat uhenla, upate tutana ah phat uhen.

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

³³Aman luipite tuh gamdai a suaksak jela, tuinakte leng lei keu a suaksak jel hi.

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

³⁴Gam hoih tuh gam keu mah leng a suaksak jel, a sunga omte genhak jiakin.

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

³⁵Gamdai tuh dilin a suaksak jela, gam keu leng tuinak a suaksak jel hi.

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

³⁶Huaiah gilkialte a omsaka, omna ding khua a bawl ua.

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

³⁷Loute a neih ua, grep huante a bawl ua, a gah hong pungte a muh theihna ding un.

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

³⁸Amau tuh vual a jawla, huchiin nakpi taka hihpunin a om ua; a gante uh a kiam a phal kei hi.

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

³⁹Huan, nuaisiahte, gimthuaknate, lungkhamna te jiakin a kiamta hiaihiai ua, a kun ngiungiauta leuleu uhi.

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

⁴⁰Aman miliante tungah muhsitna a sungbuaa, gamdai, lampi himhim omlouhna ah a vak saksaka.

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

⁴¹Himahleh gentheite tuh gimthuakna akipanin mun sangah a khatou hi, gan hon bangin inkuanpihte asiamsak hi.

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

⁴²Mi diktatten huai a mu ding ua, a kipak ding uh; thulimlouhna tengtengin a kam a hum ding hi.Kuapeuh pilin huaite a kem hoih ding ua, TOUPA chitnate a ngaihtuah ding uhi.

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

⁴³Kuapeuh pilin huaite a kem hoih ding ua, TOUPA chitnate a ngaihtuah ding uhi.

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