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107:1  Thank the Lord because he is good. His faithful love for his people continues for ever.
107:2  Everyone that the Lord has rescued should tell others. Tell them how he has rescued you from the enemy's power.
107:3  He brought his people from foreign countries. He brought them together from the east and the west, from the north, and from the south.
107:4  Some of them travelled through the wilderness on a road that went nowhere. They did not find any city to live in.
107:5  They were hungry and thirsty. They were very weak and nearly dead.
107:6  Because of their trouble, they called to the Lord for help. He rescued them from their troubles.
107:7  He led them along a straight road, to arrive at a city where they could live.
107:8  So God's people should thank the Lord because of his faithful love. They should thank him for the great things that he does for people.
107:9  He gives drink to people who are thirsty. He gives plenty of good things to hungry people.
107:10  Some people sat in a completely dark place. Iron chains held them as prisoners, and they were very sad.
107:11  They had refused to obey God's commands. They did not accept the teaching of the Most High God.
107:12  Because of that, God caused them to become weak from very hard work. When they fell down, nobody would help them to stand up.
107:13  Because of their trouble, they called to the Lord for help. He rescued them from their troubles.
107:14  He took them out of the completely dark place. He broke away the chains that held them.
107:15  So they should thank the Lord because of his faithful love. They should thank him for the great things that he does for people.
107:16  He broke bronze gates into pieces and he cut through iron bars.
107:17  Some people became fools and they turned against God. They had trouble and pain because of their sins.
107:18  They did not want to eat any food, so they nearly died.
107:19  Because of their trouble, they called to the Lord for help. He rescued them from their troubles.
107:20  He sent his word to them and he made them well again. He rescued them from the deep hole of death.
107:21  So they should thank the Lord because of his faithful love. They should thank him for the great things that he does for people.
107:22  They should offer sacrifices to thank God. They should sing aloud to tell about what he has done.
107:23  Some people were traders who travelled far across the sea in ships.
107:24  They saw the great things that the Lord did, even in the middle of the deep seas.
107:25  He would command a storm to come, so that the wind caused big waves to rise up.
107:26  The waves threw the ships up high in the air, then dropped them deep down. The danger made the sailors afraid, and they thought that they would die.
107:27  Like drunk people, they could not stand or walk properly. They did not know what to do!
107:28  Because of their trouble, they called to the Lord for help. He rescued them from their troubles.
107:29  He caused the storm to stop, so that the waves became quiet.
107:30  The sailors were happy when it became quiet. God led them safely to the port, where they wanted to go.
107:31  So they should thank the Lord because of his faithful love. They should thank him for the great things that he does for people.
107:32  They should praise the Lord when they meet together. They should praise him at the meeting of their leaders.
107:33  In places where people are wicked, God makes the streams and rivers become dry, so that the land becomes a desert. He makes good land become a salty wilderness.
107:34  In places where people are wicked, God makes the streams and rivers become dry, so that the land becomes a desert. He makes good land become a salty wilderness.
107:35  But for his people, he changes deserts to become pools of water. He makes springs of water in dry land.
107:36  He lets hungry people live there safely. They can build a city for themselves.
107:37  They plant crops in their fields, and they plant vines to grow grapes. They have plenty of food to eat.
107:38  He blesses them, so that they have many children. Their animals also grow in number.
107:39  But they may become weak and few in number, because of cruel enemies who give them trouble.
107:40  Then God causes the enemy's leaders to become ashamed. He makes them travel on roads that go nowhere.
107:41  But for people who are poor and weak, he rescues them from their trouble. He gives them many children, so that they have big families.
107:42  Good people see what God has done, and it makes them happy. Wicked people have nothing to say!
107:43  Wise people should think about these things. They should understand the Lord's faithful love for his people.