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¹ For His mercy endures forever. ² Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy, ³ From the north and from the south. ⁴ They found no city to dwell in. ⁵ Their soul fainted in them. ⁶ And He delivered them out of their distresses. ⁷ That they might go to a city for a dwelling place. ⁸ And for His wonderful works to the children of men! ⁹ And fills the hungry soul with goodness. ¹⁰ Bound in affliction and irons— ¹¹ And despised the counsel of the Most High, ¹² They fell down, and there was none to help. ¹³ And He saved them out of their distresses. ¹⁴ And broke their chains in pieces. ¹⁵ And for His wonderful works to the children of men! ¹⁶ And cut the bars of iron in two. ¹⁷ And because of their iniquities, were afflicted. ¹⁸ And they drew near to the gates of death. ¹⁹ And He saved them out of their distresses. ²⁰ And delivered them from their destructions. ²¹ And for His wonderful works to the children of men! ²² And declare His works with rejoicing. ²³ Who do business on great waters, ²⁴ And His wonders in the deep. ²⁵ Which lifts up the waves of the sea. ²⁶ Their soul melts because of trouble. ²⁷ And are at their wits’ end. ²⁸ And He brings them out of their distresses. ²⁹ So that its waves are still. ³⁰ So He guides them to their desired haven. ³¹ And for His wonderful works to the children of men! ³² And praise Him in the company of the elders. ³³ And the watersprings into dry ground; ³⁴ For the wickedness of those who dwell in it. ³⁵ And dry land into watersprings. ³⁶ That they may establish a city for a dwelling place, ³⁷ That they may yield a fruitful harvest. ³⁸ And He does not let their cattle decrease. ³⁹ Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow, ⁴⁰ And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way; ⁴¹ And makes their families like a flock. ⁴² And all iniquity stops its mouth. ⁴³ And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.