1 “Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good;his love is eternal!”
2 Repeat these words in praise to the Lord,all you whom he has saved.He has rescued you from your enemies
3 and has brought you back from foreign countries,from east and west, from north and south.
4 Some wandered in the trackless desertand could not find their way to a city to live in.
5 They were hungry and thirstyand had given up all hope.
6 Then in their trouble they called to the Lord,and he saved them from their distress.
7 He led them by a straight roadto a city where they could live.