de Biblica1Dad gracias al SEÑOR, porque él es bueno; su gran amor perdura para siempre.2Que lo digan los redimidos del SEÑOR, a quienes redimió del poder del adversario,3a quienes reunió de todos los países, de oriente y de occidente, del norte y del sur.[1]4Vagaban perdidos por parajes desiertos, sin dar con el camino a una ciudad habitable.5Hambrientos y sedientos, la vida se les iba consumiendo.6En su angustia clamaron al SEÑOR, y él los libró de su aflicción.7Los llevó por el camino recto hasta llegar a una ciudad habitable.8¡Que den gracias al SEÑOR por su gran amor, por sus maravillas en favor nuestro!9¡Él apaga la sed del sediento, y sacia con lo mejor al hambriento!10Afligidos y encadenados, habitaban en las más densas tinieblas11por haberse rebelado contra las palabras de Dios, por menospreciar los designios del Altísimo.12Los sometió[2] a trabajos forzados; tropezaban, y no había quien los ayudara.13En su angustia clamaron al SEÑOR, y él los salvó de su aflicción.14Los sacó de las sombras tenebrosas y rompió en pedazos sus cadenas.15¡Que den gracias al SEÑOR por su gran amor, por sus maravillas en favor de los hombres!16¡Él hace añicos las puertas de bronce y rompe en mil pedazos las barras de hierro!17Trastornados por su rebeldía, afligidos por su iniquidad,18todo alimento les daba asco. ¡Llegaron a las puertas mismas de la muerte!19En su angustia clamaron al SEÑOR, y él los salvó de su aflicción.20Envió su palabra para sanarlos, y así los rescató del sepulcro.21¡Que den gracias al SEÑOR por su gran amor, por sus maravillas en favor de los hombres!22¡Que ofrezcan sacrificios de gratitud, y, jubilosos, proclamen sus obras!23Se hicieron a la mar en sus barcos; para comerciar surcaron las muchas aguas.24Allí, en las aguas profundas, vieron las obras del SEÑOR y sus maravillas.25Habló Dios, y se desató un fuerte viento que tanto encrespó las olas26que subían a los cielos y bajaban al abismo. Ante el peligro, ellos perdieron el coraje.27Como ebrios tropezaban, se tambaleaban; de nada les valía toda su pericia.28En su angustia clamaron al SEÑOR, y él los sacó de su aflicción.29Cambió la tempestad en suave brisa: se sosegaron las olas del mar.30Ante esa calma se alegraron, y Dios los llevó al puerto anhelado.31¡Que den gracias al SEÑOR por su gran amor, por sus maravillas en favor de los hombres!32¡Que lo exalten en la asamblea del pueblo! ¡Que lo alaben en el consejo de los ancianos!33Dios convirtió los ríos en desiertos, los manantiales en tierra seca,34los fértiles terrenos en tierra salitrosa, por la maldad de sus habitantes.35Convirtió el desierto en fuentes de agua, la tierra seca en manantiales;36hizo habitar allí a los hambrientos, y ellos fundaron una ciudad habitable.37Sembraron campos, plantaron viñedos, obtuvieron abundantes cosechas.38Dios los bendijo y se multiplicaron, y no dejó que menguaran sus rebaños.39Pero, si merman y son humillados, es por la opresión, la maldad y la aflicción.40Dios desdeña a los nobles y los hace vagar por desiertos sin senderos.41Pero a los necesitados los saca de su miseria, y hace que sus familias crezcan como rebaños.42Los rectos lo verán y se alegrarán, pero todos los impíos serán acallados.43Quien sea sabio, que considere estas cosas y entienda bien el gran amor del SEÑOR.
1Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! (Sal 100:5; Sal 105:1)2Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble[1] (Sal 106:10; Is 62:12; Is 63:4)3and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. (Dt 30:3; Sal 106:47; Is 11:12; Is 43:5; Is 56:8; Jer 29:14; Jer 31:8; Jer 31:10; Ez 20:34; Ez 20:41; Ez 39:27)4Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in; (Dt 32:10; Sal 107:36; Sal 107:40)5hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. (Sal 77:3)6Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. (Sal 106:44; Sal 107:13; Sal 107:19; Sal 107:28)7He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in. (Esd 8:21; Sal 107:4)8Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! (Sal 107:15; Sal 107:21; Sal 107:31)9For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things. (Sal 34:10; Sal 146:7; Lc 1:53)10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and in irons, (Job 10:21; Job 36:8; Sal 107:14; Is 42:7; Is 49:9; Miq 7:8; Lc 1:79)11for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High. (Dt 31:20; Sal 78:40; Sal 106:7; Sal 106:33; Sal 106:43; Pr 1:30; Pr 5:12; Pr 15:5; Lc 7:30)12So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor; they fell down, with none to help. (Sal 22:11)13Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. (Sal 107:6; Sal 107:19; Sal 107:28)14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart. (Sal 2:3; Sal 107:10)15Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! (Sal 107:8; Sal 107:21; Sal 107:31)16For he shatters the doors of bronze and cuts in two the bars of iron. (Is 45:2)17Some were fools through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction; (Pr 1:7; Pr 14:9)18they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death. (Job 33:20; Job 33:22; Job 38:17; Sal 88:3)19Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. (Sal 107:6; Sal 107:13; Sal 107:28)20He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction. (2 R 20:5; Job 33:29; Sal 30:2; Sal 103:4; Sal 147:15; Sal 147:18; Mt 8:8)21Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! (Sal 107:8; Sal 107:15; Sal 107:31)22And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy! (Sal 9:11; Sal 50:14; Sal 105:43; Sal 118:17)23Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters; (Is 42:10)24they saw the deeds of the Lord, his wondrous works in the deep.25For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea. (Sal 105:31; Sal 105:34; Sal 148:8; Jon 1:4)26They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight; (Sal 22:14; Sal 119:28)27they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits’ end.[2] (Job 12:25; Is 19:3; Is 24:20; Is 29:9)28Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. (Sal 107:6; Sal 107:13; Sal 107:19)29He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. (Sal 65:7)30Then they were glad that the waters[3] were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven.31Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! (Sal 107:8; Sal 107:15; Sal 107:21)32Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. (Sal 22:22; Sal 22:25; Sal 99:5)33He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground, (Is 42:15; Is 50:2)34a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants. (Gn 13:10; Gn 14:3; Gn 19:24; Dt 29:23)35He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water. (Job 38:26; Sal 114:8; Is 35:6; Is 41:18; Is 43:19)36And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in; (Sal 107:4; Sal 107:7)37they sow fields and plant vineyards and get a fruitful yield.38By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their livestock diminish. (Gn 12:2; Gn 17:20; Ex 1:7)39When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, evil, and sorrow,40he pours contempt on princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes; (Dt 32:10; Job 12:21; Job 12:24)41but he raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks. (1 S 2:8; Job 21:11; Sal 113:7)42The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth. (Job 22:19; Sal 63:11)43Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord. (Sal 64:9; Jer 9:12; Os 14:9)