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107:1  Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good. His faithful love continues forever.
107:2  Let those who have been set free by the Lord tell their story. He set them free from the power of the enemy.
107:3  He brought them back from other lands. He brought them back from east and west, from north and south.
107:4  Some of them wandered in deserts that were dry and empty. They couldn’t find a city where they could make their homes.
107:5  They were hungry and thirsty. Their lives were slipping away.
107:6  Then they cried out to the Lord because of their problems. And he saved them from their troubles.
107:7  He led them straight to a city where they could make their homes.
107:8  Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love. Let them give thanks for the wonderful things he does for people.
107:9  He gives those who are thirsty all the water they want. He gives those who are hungry all the good food they can eat.
107:10  Others lived in the deepest darkness. They suffered as prisoners in iron chains.
107:11  That’s because they hadn’t obeyed the commands of God. They had refused to follow the plans of the Most High God.
107:12  So he made them do work that was hard and bitter. They tripped and fell, and there was no one to help them.
107:13  Then they cried out to the Lord because of their problems. And he saved them from their troubles.
107:14  He brought them out of the deepest darkness. He broke their chains off.
107:15  Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love. Let them give thanks for the wonderful things he does for people.
107:16  He breaks down gates that are made of bronze. He cuts through bars that are made of iron.
107:17  Others were foolish. They suffered because of their sins. They suffered because they wouldn’t obey the Lord.
107:18  They refused to eat anything. They came close to passing through the gates of death.
107:19  Then they cried out to the Lord because of their problems. And he saved them from their troubles.
107:20  He gave his command and healed them. He saved them from the grave.
107:21  Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love. Let them give thanks for the wonderful things he does for people.
107:22  Let them sacrifice thank offerings. Let them talk about what he has done as they sing with joy.
107:23  Some people sailed out on the ocean in ships. They traded goods on the mighty waters.
107:24  They saw the works of the Lord. They saw the wonderful deeds he did on the ocean.
107:25  He spoke and stirred up a storm. It lifted the waves high.
107:26  They rose up to the heavens. Then they went down deep into the ocean. In that kind of danger the people’s boldness melted away.
107:27  They were unsteady like people who have become drunk. They didn’t know what to do.
107:28  Then they cried out to the Lord because of their problems. And he brought them out of their troubles.
107:29  He made the storm as quiet as a whisper. The waves of the ocean calmed down.
107:30  The people were glad when the ocean became calm. Then he guided them to the harbor they were looking for.
107:31  Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love. Let them give thanks for the wonderful things he does for people.
107:32  Let them honor him among his people who gather for worship. Let them praise him in the meeting of the elders.
107:33  He turned rivers into a desert. He turned flowing springs into thirsty ground.
107:34  He turned land that produced crops into a salty land where nothing could grow. He did it because the people who lived there were evil.
107:35  He turned the desert into pools of water. He turned the dry and cracked ground into flowing springs.
107:36  He brought hungry people there to live. They built a city where they could make their homes.
107:37  They planted fields and vineyards that produced large crops.
107:38  He blessed the people, and they greatly increased their numbers. He kept their herds from getting smaller.
107:39  Then the number of God’s people got smaller. They were made humble by trouble, suffering and sorrow.
107:40  The God who looks down on proud nobles made them wander in a desert where no one lives.
107:41  But he lifted needy people out of their suffering. He made their families increase like flocks of sheep.
107:42  Honest people see it and are filled with joy. But no one who is evil has anything to say.
107:43  Let those who are wise pay attention to these things. Let them think about the loving deeds of the Lord.