107:6 "LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress.
107:7 He led them straight to safety, to a city where they could live.
107:8 Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
107:9 For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
107:10 Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery.
107:11 They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High.
107:12 That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell, and no one was there to help them.
107:13 "LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
107:14 He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom; he snapped their chains.
107:15 Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
107:16 For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; he cut apart their bars of iron.
107:17 Some were fools; they rebelled and suffered for their sins.
107:18 They couldn't stand the thought of food, and they were knocking on death's door.
107:19 "LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
107:20 He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death.
107:21 Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
107:22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.
107:23 Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world.
107:24 They, too, observed the LORD's power in action, his impressive works on the deepest seas.
107:25 He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves.
107:26 Their ships were tossed to the heavens and plunged again to the depths; the sailors cringed in terror.
107:27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits' end.
107:28 "LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
107:29 He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves.
107:30 What a blessing was that stillness as he brought them safely into harbor!
107:31 Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
107:32 Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation.
107:33 He changes rivers into deserts, and springs of water into dry, thirsty land.
107:34 He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there.
107:35 But he also turns deserts into pools of water, the dry land into springs of water.
107:36 He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities.
107:37 They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops.
107:38 How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase.
107:39 When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,
107:40 the LORD pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.
107:41 But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep.
107:42 The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent.
107:43 Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD.
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