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107:1  Praise the Lord, because he is good! His faithful love will last forever!
107:2  Everyone the Lord has saved should repeat that word of thanks. Praise him, all who have been rescued from the enemy.
107:3  He gathered his people together from many different countries. He brought them from east and west, north and south.
107:4  Some of them wandered in the dry desert. They were looking for a place to live, but they could not find a city.
107:5  They were hungry and thirsty and growing weak.
107:6  Then they called to the Lord for help, and he saved them from their troubles.
107:7  He led them straight to the city where they would live.
107:8  Thank the Lord for his faithful love and for the amazing things he does for people.
107:9  He satisfies those who are thirsty. He fills those who are hungry with good things.
107:10  Some of God’s people were prisoners, locked behind bars in dark prisons.
107:11  That was because they had fought against what God said. They refused to listen to the advice of God Most High.
107:12  God made life hard for those people because of what they did. They stumbled and fell, and there was no one to help them.
107:13  They were in trouble, so they called to the Lord for help, and he saved them from their troubles.
107:14  He took them out of their dark prisons. He broke the ropes that held them.
107:15  Thank the Lord for his faithful love and for the amazing things he does for people.
107:16  He breaks down their bronze gates. He shatters their iron bars.
107:17  Some people became fools and turned against God, and they suffered for the evil they did.
107:18  They became so sick that they refused to eat, so they almost died.
107:19  They were in trouble, so they called to the Lord for help, and he saved them from their troubles.
107:20  He gave the command and healed them, so they were saved from the grave.
107:21  Thank the Lord for his faithful love and for the amazing things he does for people.
107:22  Offer sacrifices of thanks to him. Sing with joy about all that he has done.
107:23  Some sailed the sea in ships. Their work carried them across the water.
107:24  They saw what the Lord can do. They saw the amazing things he did at sea.
107:25  He gave the command, and a strong wind began to blow. The waves became higher and higher.
107:26  The waves lifted them high into the sky and dropped them into the deep sea. The storm was so dangerous that the men lost their courage.
107:27  They were stumbling and falling like someone who is drunk. Their skill as sailors was useless.
107:28  They were in trouble, so they called to the Lord for help, and he saved them from their troubles.
107:29  He stopped the storm and calmed the waves.
107:30  The sailors were happy that the sea became calm, and he led them safely to where they wanted to go.
107:31  Thank the Lord for his faithful love and for the amazing things he does for people.
107:32  Praise God in the great assembly. Praise him when the older leaders meet together.
107:33  He changed rivers into a desert. He stopped springs from flowing.
107:34  He made the fertile land become salty, because the people living there did such evil things.
107:35  He changed the desert into a land with pools of water. He caused springs to flow from dry ground.
107:36  He led the hungry to that good land, and they built a city to live in.
107:37  They planted seeds in their fields and grapes in their vineyards, and they had a good harvest.
107:38  God blessed them with many children and plenty of animals.
107:39  But because of disaster and troubles, their families became small and weak.
107:40  God shames even great leaders and makes them wander through empty deserts.
107:41  But he rescues the poor from their misery. He makes their families large like flocks of sheep.
107:42  Good people see this and are happy. But the wicked see it and don’t know what to say.
107:43  Whoever is wise will remember these things and begin to understand the Lord’s faithful love.