1  Alleluia. Acknowledge ye to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy is into the world.

2 Say they, that be again-bought of the Lord; which he again-bought from the hand of the enemy,

3 from countries he gathered them together. From the rising of the sun, and from the going down; from the north, and from the sea.

4 They erred in wilderness, in a place without water; they found not way of the city of dwelling place.

5 They were hungry and thirsty; their souls failed in them.

6 And they cried to the Lord, when they were set in tribulation; and he delivered them from their needinesses.

7 And he led forth them into the right way; that they should go into the city of dwelling.

8 The mercies of the Lord, acknowl-edge to him; and his marvels acknowl-edge to the sons of men.

9 For he [ful] filled a void man; and he filled with goods an hungry man.

10  God delivered men sitting in dark-ness, and in the shadow of death; and men imprisoned in beggary, and in irons.

11 For they made bitter the speeches of God; and wrathed the counsel of the Highest.

12 And the heart of them was made meek in travails; and they were sick, and none was that helped.

13 And they cried to the Lord, when they were set in tribulation; and he delivered them from their needinesses.

14 And he led them out of dark-nesses, and [the] shadow of death; and brake the bonds of them.

15 The mercies of the Lord, ac-knowledge to him; and his marvels, acknowledge to the sons of men.

16 For he all-brake [the] brazen gates; and he brake [the] iron bars.

17 He up-took them from the way of their wickedness; for they were made low for their unrightfulnesses.

18 The soul of them loathed all meat; and they nighed unto the gates of death.

19 And they cried to the Lord, when they were set in tribulation; and he delivered them from their needinesses.

20 He sent his word, and healed them; and delivered them from the perishings of them.

21 The mercies of the Lord, ac-knowledge to him; and his marvels to the sons of men.

22 And offer they the sacrifice of praising; and tell they his works with full out joying.

23 They that go down into the sea in ships; and make working in many waters.

24 They saw the works of the Lord; and his marvels in the depth.

25 He said, and the spirit of tempest stood; and the waves thereof were areared.

26 They ascend [or go up] till to heavens, and go down unto the depths; the soul of them failed in evils.

27 They were troubled, and they were moved as a drunken man; and all the wisdom of them was devoured.

28 And they cried to the Lord, when they were set in tribulation; and he led them out of their needinesses.

29 And he ordained the tempest there-of into a soft wind, either peaceability; and the waves thereof were stilled.

30 And they were glad, for those [or they] were still; and he led them forth into the haven of their will.

31 The mercies of the Lord, acknowl-edge to him; and his marvels to the sons of men.

32 And enhance they him in the church of the people; and praise they him in the chairs of the elder men.

33 He hath set floods into desert; and the outgoings of waters into thirsty ground.

34  He hath set fruitful land into salti-ness; for the malice of men dwelling therein.

35 He hath set desert into ponds of waters; and [the] earth without water into [the] outgoings of waters.

36 And he set there hungry men; and they made a city of dwelling.

37 And they sowed fields, and planted vines; and made fruit of birth.

38 And he blessed them, and they were multiplied greatly; and he made not less their work beasts.

39 And they were made few; and were travailed of tribulation of evils and of sorrow.

40 Strife was shed [or poured] out on princes; and he made them for to err without the way, and not in the way.

41 And he helped the poor man from poverty; and setted [or put] families as a sheep bringing forth lambs.

42 Rightful men shall see, and shall be glad; and all wickedness shall stop his mouth.

43 Who is wise, and shall keep these things; and shall understand the mercies of the Lord?