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107:1  Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever.
107:2  Let the redeemed of the Lord say this, those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
107:3  those he gathered from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
107:4  They wandered in the wilderness, in the wasteland. They did not find the way to a city where they could live.
107:5  They were hungry and also thirsty, so their lives were draining away.
107:6  Then they cried out to the Lord in their distress. He delivered them from their troubles.
107:7  He led them by a straight way to come to a city where they could live.
107:8  Let them give thanks to the Lord for his mercy and his wonderful deeds for all people,
107:9  because he satisfies the desire of the thirsty, and he fills the desire of the hungry with good things.
107:10  They were sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, prisoners, bound in misery and chains,
107:11  because they had rebelled against the words of God, and they despised the plan of the Most High.
107:12  So he broke their hearts with hard labor. They stumbled, and there was no helper.
107:13  Then they cried out to the Lord in their distress. He saved them from their troubles.
107:14  He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and he tore off their chains.
107:15  Let them give thanks to the Lord for his mercy and his wonderful deeds for all people,
107:16  because he shatters bronze doors, and he cuts through iron bars.
107:17  They became fools through their rebellious way, and they brought affliction on themselves by their guilt.
107:18  They lost their appetite for food, so they approached the gates of death.
107:19  Then they cried out to the Lord in their distress. He saved them from their troubles.
107:20  He sent his word and healed them. He rescued them from the pits that trapped them.
107:21  Let them give thanks to the Lord for his mercy and his wonderful deeds for all people,
107:22  so let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell about his works with a joyful shout.
107:23  They went down to the sea in ships. They conducted trade on many waters.
107:24  They saw the deeds of the Lord and his wonders on the deep.
107:25  For he spoke and stirred up a violent storm, which produced large waves.
107:26  They were raised up to the sky. They sank down into the depths. In their danger their courage melted.
107:27  They reeled and staggered like a drunk. All their skill disappeared.
107:28  Then they cried out to the Lord in their distress. He brought them out of their troubles.
107:29  He calmed the storm. Its waves were hushed.
107:30  They were glad when it grew quiet, and he guided them to the port they desired.
107:31  Let them give thanks to the Lord for his mercy and his wonderful deeds for all people.
107:32  Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the session of the elders.
107:33  He turned rivers into a wilderness and flowing springs into thirsty ground.
107:34  He turned fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived in it.
107:35  He turned the wilderness into pools of water and the desert into flowing springs.
107:36  Then he let the hungry live there, and they founded a city where they could live.
107:37  Then they sowed fields, and they planted vineyards, which produced abundant fruit.
107:38  Then he blessed them, so they increased greatly in number. He did not let their herds of cattle decrease.
107:39  But then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, disaster, and sorrow.
107:40  He who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in confusion where there was no road.
107:41  But he lifted up the needy out of affliction and made their families like a flock.
107:42  The upright see and rejoice, but all wickedness shuts its mouth.
107:43  Whoever is wise, let him keep these things. Let them take to heart the mercies of the Lord.