1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;his love endures for ever.
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story –those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3 those he gathered from the lands,from east and west, from north and south.
4 Some wandered in desert wastelands,finding no way to a city where they could settle.
5 They were hungry and thirsty,and their lives ebbed away.
6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,and he delivered them from their distress.
7 He led them by a straight wayto a city where they could settle.