₁“Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good;

his love is eternal!”

₂Repeat these words in praise to the LORD,

all you whom he has saved.

He has rescued you from your enemies

₃and has brought you back from foreign countries,

from east and west, from north and south.

₁₇Some were fools, suffering because of their sins

and because of their evil;

₁₈they couldn't stand the sight of food

and were close to death.

₁₉Then in their trouble they called to the LORD,

and he saved them from their distress.

₂₀He healed them with his command

and saved them from the grave.

₂₁They must thank the LORD for his constant love,

for the wonderful things he did for them.

₂₂They must thank him with sacrifices,

and with songs of joy must tell all that he has done.