1 Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good. His faithful love continues forever.
2 That's what those who have been set free by the Lord should say. He set them free from the power of the enemy.
3 He brought them back from other lands. He brought them back from east and west, from north and south.
4 Some of them wandered in deserts that were dry and empty. They couldn't find their way to a city where they could settle down.
5 They were hungry and thirsty. Their lives were slipping away.