1  ^wGive thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

^xfor his steadfast love endures forever.

2  Give thanks to ^ythe God of gods,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

3  Give thanks to ^ythe Lord of lords,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

4  to him who alone ^zdoes great wonders,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

5  to him who ^aby understanding ^bmade the heavens,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

6  to him who ^cspread out the earth ^dabove the waters,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

7  to him who ^emade the great lights,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

8  the sun to rule over the day,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

9  the moon and stars to rule over the night,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

10  to him who ^fstruck down the firstborn of Egypt,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

11  and ^gbrought Israel out from among them,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

12  with ^ha strong hand and an outstretched arm,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

13  to him who ⁱdivided the Red Sea in two,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

14  ^jand made Israel pass through the midst of it,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

15  but ^koverthrew¹ Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

16  to him who ^lled his people through the wilderness,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

17  to him ^mwho struck down great kings,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

18  and killed mighty kings,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

19  Sihon, king of the Amorites,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

20  and Og, king of Bashan,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

21  and gave their land as a heritage,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

22  a heritage to Israel his ⁿservant,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

23  It is he who ^oremembered us in our low estate,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

24  and ^prescued us from our foes,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

25  he who ^qgives food to all flesh,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

26  Give thanks to ^rthe God of heaven,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

12  “Yet even now,” declares the Lord,

ⁱ“return to me with all your heart,

^jwith fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;

13  and ^krend your hearts and not ^lyour garments.”

Return to the Lord your God,

^mfor he is gracious and merciful,

slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;

ⁿand he relents over disaster.

14  ^oWho knows whether he will not turn and relent,

and ^pleave a blessing behind him,

^qa grain offering and a drink offering

for the Lord your God?

15  ^rBlow the trumpet in Zion;

^sconsecrate a fast;

call a solemn assembly;

16  gather the people.

^tConsecrate the congregation;

assemble the elders;

^ugather the children,

even nursing infants.

^vLet the bridegroom leave his room,

and the bride her chamber.

17  ^wBetween the ^xvestibule and the ^yaltar

^zlet the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep

and say, “Spare your people, O Lord,

and make not your heritage a reproach,

a byword among the nations.¹

^aWhy should they say among the peoples,

‘Where is their God?’”

18  ^bThen the Lord became jealous for his land

^cand had pity on his people.

19  The Lord answered and said to his people,

“Behold, ^dI am sending to you

grain, wine, and oil,

^dand you will be satisfied;

and I will no more make you

a reproach among the nations.