⁸ Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness,
and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
⁹ For he satisfieth the longing soul,
and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
¹⁰ Such as sit in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
being bound in affliction and iron;
¹¹ Because they rebelled against the words of God,
and contemned the counsel of the most High:
¹² Therefore he bought down their heart with labour;
they fell down,
and there was none to help.
¹³ Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble,
and he saved them out of their distresses.
¹⁴ He bought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
and brake their bands in sunder [and their bonds he tears].

¹⁵ Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness,
and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
¹⁶ For he hath broken the gates of brass,
and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
¹⁷ Fools because of their transgression,
and because of their iniquities,
are afflicted.
¹⁸ Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat;
and they draw near unto the gates of death.
¹⁹ Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble,
and he saveth them out of their distresses.
²⁰ He sent his word,
and healed them,
and delivered them from their destructions.

²¹ Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness,
and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
²² And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
and declare his works with rejoicing.
²³ They that go down to the sea in ships,
that do business in great waters;
²⁴ These see the works of the LORD,
and his wonders in the deep.
²⁵ For he commandeth,
and raiseth the stormy wind,
which lifteth up the waves thereof.
²⁶ They mount up to the heaven,
they go down again to the depths:
their soul is melted because of trouble.
²⁷ They reel to and fro,
and stagger like a drunken man,
and are at their wits' end [and all of their wisdom is swallowed up].
²⁸ Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble,
and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
²⁹ He maketh the storm a calm,
so that the waves thereof are still.
³⁰ Then are they glad because they be quiet;
so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

³¹ Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness,
and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
³² Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people,
and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
³³ He turneth rivers into a wilderness,
and the watersprings [and processions of waters] into dry ground [thirsty];
³⁴ A fruitful land into barrenness,
for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
³⁵ He turneth the wilderness into a standing water,
and dry ground into watersprings [to processions of waters].
³⁶ And there he maketh the hungry to dwell,
that they may prepare a city for habitation;
³⁷ And sow the fields,
and plant vineyards,
which may yield fruits of increase.
³⁸ He blesseth them also,
so that they are multiplied greatly;
and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
³⁹ Again, they are minished and bought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
⁴⁰ He poureth contempt upon princes,
and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
⁴¹ Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction,
and maketh him families like a flock.
⁴² The righteous shall see it,
and rejoice:
and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
⁴³ Whoso is wise,
and will observe these things,
even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.

* NOTE: On Opening and Closing Comments in the Psalms.
[Some commentators take the Psalm in Habakkuk 3 to be a standard model for the Psalms.
Habakkuk's Psalm begins with the name of the composer (Habakkuk) and a musical notation ("upon Shigionoth").
It closes with a dedication or a "send to" notice ("To the chief singer on my stringed instruments").
I have arranged similar material, where it is found in the Psalter, in accord with the model in Habakkuk.]