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Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Various Troubles.
v. 1. O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, He reveals His gracious providence to All men in the various emergencies which come upon them; for His mercy endureth forever, His unmerited favor and kindness upon men lasts throughout eternity.
v. 2. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, the returned exiles, whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy, from the power of oppression and misery,
v. 3. and gathered them out of the lands, whither they had been led away captive, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south, literally, "from the sea," the reference being either to Egypt or to Arabia.
v. 4. They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way, in loneliness and far from human habitations; they found no city to dwell in, where they would be received in a hospitable manner.
v. 5. Hungry and thirsty, on account of the absence of both food and drink in the desert, their soul fainted in them, literally, "was muffled," grew dim, was near to extinction.
v. 6. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses, by a quick and complete deliverance.
v. 7. And He led them forth by the right way, the true and proper road leading to deliverance, that they might go to a city of habitation, the reference being to Palestine, and specifically Jerusalem.
v. 8. Oh, that men, that is, such as had the experiences here enumerated, would praise the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of men, that is, proclaiming their own wonderful deliverance to others and thus to exalt the Lord.
v. 9. For He satisfieth the longing soul, the soul languishing for deliverance, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. The application of this entire section to spiritual distress and religious persecution readily suggests itself, both the earnest crying for deliverance and the praise after deliverance being recommended.