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107:1  Shout praises to the Lord! He is good to us, and his love never fails.
107:2  Everyone the Lord has rescued from trouble should praise him,
107:3  everyone he has brought from the east and the west, the north and the south.
107:4  Some of you were lost in the scorching desert, far from a town.
107:5  You were hungry and thirsty and about to give up.
107:6  You were in serious trouble, but you prayed to the Lord, and he rescued you.
107:7  At once he brought you to a town.
107:8  You should praise the Lord for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us.
107:9  To everyone who is thirsty, he gives something to drink; to everyone who is hungry, he gives good things to eat.
107:10  Some of you were prisoners suffering in deepest darkness and bound by chains,
107:11  because you had rebelled against God Most High and refused his advice.
107:12  You were worn out from working like slaves, and no one came to help.
107:13  You were in serious trouble, but you prayed to the Lord, and he rescued you.
107:14  He brought you out of the deepest darkness and broke your chains.
107:15  You should praise the Lord for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us.
107:16  He breaks down bronze gates and shatters iron locks.
107:17  Some of you had foolishly committed a lot of sins and were in terrible pain.
107:18  The very thought of food was disgusting to you, and you were almost dead.
107:19  You were in serious trouble, but you prayed to the Lord, and he rescued you.
107:20  By the power of his own word, he healed you and saved you from destruction.
107:21  You should praise the Lord for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us.
107:22  You should celebrate by offering sacrifices and singing joyful songs to tell what he has done.
107:23  Some of you made a living by sailing the mighty sea,
107:24  and you saw the miracles the Lord performed there.
107:25  At his command a storm arose, and waves covered the sea.
107:26  You were tossed to the sky and to the ocean depths, until things looked so bad that you lost your courage.
107:27  You staggered like drunkards and gave up all hope.
107:28  You were in serious trouble, but you prayed to the Lord, and he rescued you.
107:29  He made the storm stop and the sea be quiet.
107:30  You were happy because of this, and he brought you to the port where you wanted to go.
107:31  You should praise the Lord for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us.
107:32  Honor the Lord when you and your leaders meet to worship.
107:33  If you start doing wrong, the Lord will turn rivers into deserts,
107:34  flowing streams into scorched land, and fruitful fields into beds of salt.
107:35  But the Lord can also turn deserts into lakes and scorched land into flowing streams.
107:36  If you are hungry, you can settle there and build a town.
107:37  You can plant fields and vineyards that produce a good harvest.
107:38  The Lord will bless you with many children and with herds of cattle.
107:39  Sometimes you may be crushed by troubles and sorrows, until only a few of you are left to survive.
107:40  But the Lord will take revenge on those who conquer you, and he will make them wander across desert sands.
107:41  When you are suffering and in need, he will come to your rescue, and your families will grow as fast as a herd of sheep.
107:42  You will see this because you obey the Lord, but everyone who is wicked will be silenced.
107:43  Be wise! Remember this and think about the kindness of the Lord.