1. BOOK V. O give thanks to Yahweh; For he is good; For his loving-kindness [endures] forever.

2. Let the redeemed of Yahweh say [so] Whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

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

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

5. Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.

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

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

8. Oh that men would praise Yahweh for his loving-kindness, And for his wonderful works to the sons of man!

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. Oh that men would praise Yahweh for his loving-kindness, And for his wonderful works to the sons of man!

16. For he has broken the gates of bronze, And cut the bars of iron in sunder.

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

18. Their soul is disgusted by all manner of food; And they draw near to the gates of death.

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

20. He sends his word, and heals them, And delivers [them] from their destructions.

21. Oh that men would praise Yahweh for his loving-kindness, And for his wonderful works to the sons of man!

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