BOOK THE FIFTHO give thanks to Yahweh - For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.

He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their graves.

Let the redeemed of Yahweh say, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men;

For he hath satisfied the longing soul, and, the famished soul, hath he filled with good.

Men who go down to the sea, in ships, doing business through mighty waters;

Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he saveth them.

The dwellers in darkness and death-shade, bound with oppression and iron;

The perverse, by reason of their transgression, and on account of their iniquities, are afflicted;

He calmeth the storm to a whisper, and silent are their rolling waves:

Who is wise? then let him observe these things! and diligently consider the lovingkindness of Yahweh.

He turneth Rivers into a desert, and, Springs of Water, into thirsty ground,

Yea let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and recount his works with a shout.

Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he bringeth them forth,

And he speaketh, and there ariseth a tempestuous wind, which lifteth on high its rolling waves;

Then made they outcry to Yahweh, in their peril, Out of their distresses, he rescued them;

They wandered about in the desert - in a waste, Way to a city to dwell in, found they none;

He turneth A Desert, into a pool of water, and, A Parched Land into springs of water;

But he hath set the needy on high from affliction, and made families, like a flock: -

Yea let them extol him in the convocation of the people, and, in the seated company of elders, let them praise him.

And, out of the lands, hath gathered them - From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.

For he brake in pieces the doors of bronze, And, the bars of iron, he hewed asunder.

Then made they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, Out of their distresses, he saved them;

A Land of Fruit, into a waste of salt, For the wickedness of them who dwell therein.

And led them by a straight road, That they might journey to a city to dwell in.

Then are they glad, because they are hushed, And he guideth them unto their desired haven.

He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!

They reel and stagger, like a drunken man, and, all their wisdom, is engulfed,

Because they had rebelled against the sayings of GOD, - and, the counsel of the Most High, they had spurned;

The upright seeth and is glad, And, all perverseness, hath closed her mouth.

He brought them forth out of darkness and death-shade, and, their fetters, he tare off.

Hungry - yea thirsty, their soul, within them, fainted:

All manner of food, their soul abhorreth, and so they draw near unto the gates of death,

Thus hath he blessed them, and they have multiplied greatly, And, their cattle, he maketh not few.

So have they become few and been brought low, By oppression, misfortune, and sorrow;

They mount the heavens, they descend the roaring deeps, their soul, by trouble, dissolveth;

And have sown fields, and planted vineyards, and made them fruits of increase:

And he bowed down, with labour, their heart, They staggered, with no one to help,

And hath caused the famished to dwell there, And they have built them a city to dwell in;

They, see the works of Yahweh, and his wonders in the deep;