2. Let the redeemed of the Lord proclaimthat He has redeemed them from the hand of the foe
3. and has gathered them from the lands —from the east and the west,from the north and the south.
4. Some wandered in the desolate wilderness,finding no way to a city where they could live.
5. They were hungry and thirsty;their spirits failed within them.
6. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;He rescued them from their distress.
7. He led them by the right pathto go to a city where they could live.
8. Let them give thanks to the Lordfor His faithful loveand His wonderful works for all humanity.
9. For He has satisfied the thirstyand filled the hungry with good things.
10. Others sat in darkness and gloom —prisoners in cruel chains —
11. because they rebelled against God’s commandsand despised the counsel of the Most High.
12. He broke their spirits with hard labor;they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;He saved them from their distress.