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107:1  “Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good; his love is eternal!”
107:2  Repeat these words in praise to the Lord, all you whom he has saved. He has rescued you from your enemies
107:3  and has brought you back from foreign countries, from east and west, from north and south.
107:4  Some wandered in the trackless desert and could not find their way to a city to live in.
107:5  They were hungry and thirsty and had given up all hope.
107:6  Then in their trouble they called to the Lord, and he saved them from their distress.
107:7  He led them by a straight road to a city where they could live.
107:8  They must thank the Lord for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.
107:9  He satisfies those who are thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
107:10  Some were living in gloom and darkness, prisoners suffering in chains,
107:11  because they had rebelled against the commands of Almighty God and had rejected his instructions.
107:12  They were worn out from hard work; they would fall down, and no one would help.
107:13  Then in their trouble they called to the Lord, and he saved them from their distress.
107:14  He brought them out of their gloom and darkness and broke their chains in pieces.
107:15  They must thank the Lord for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.
107:16  He breaks down doors of bronze and smashes iron bars.
107:17  Some were fools, suffering because of their sins and because of their evil;
107:18  they couldn't stand the sight of food and were close to death.
107:19  Then in their trouble they called to the Lord, and he saved them from their distress.
107:20  He healed them with his command and saved them from the grave.
107:21  They must thank the Lord for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.
107:22  They must thank him with sacrifices, and with songs of joy must tell all that he has done.
107:23  Some sailed over the ocean in ships, earning their living on the seas.
107:24  They saw what the Lord can do, his wonderful acts on the seas.
107:25  He commanded, and a mighty wind began to blow and stirred up the waves.
107:26  The ships were lifted high in the air and plunged down into the depths. In such danger the sailors lost their courage;
107:27  they stumbled and staggered like drunks— all their skill was useless.
107:28  Then in their trouble they called to the Lord, and he saved them from their distress.
107:29  He calmed the raging storm, and the waves became quiet.
107:30  They were glad because of the calm, and he brought them safe to the port they wanted.
107:31  They must thank the Lord for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.
107:32  They must proclaim his greatness in the assembly of the people and praise him before the council of the leaders.
107:33  The Lord made rivers dry up completely and stopped springs from flowing.
107:34  He made rich soil become a salty wasteland because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
107:35  He changed deserts into pools of water and dry land into flowing springs.
107:36  He let hungry people settle there, and they built a city to live in.
107:37  They sowed the fields and planted grapevines and reaped an abundant harvest.
107:38  He blessed his people, and they had many children; he kept their herds of cattle from decreasing.
107:39  When God's people were defeated and humiliated by cruel oppression and suffering,
107:40  he showed contempt for their oppressors and made them wander in trackless deserts.
107:41  But he rescued the needy from their misery and made their families increase like flocks.
107:42  The righteous see this and are glad, but all the wicked are put to silence.
107:43  May those who are wise think about these things; may they consider the Lord's constant love.