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107:1  Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures for ever.
107:2  Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story – those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
107:3  those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
107:4  Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
107:5  They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
107:6  Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
107:7  He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
107:8  Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
107:9  for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
107:10  Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
107:11  because they rebelled against God’s commands and despised the plans of the Most High.
107:12  So he subjected them to bitter labour; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
107:13  Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
107:14  He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.
107:15  Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
107:16  for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
107:17  Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
107:18  They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death.
107:19  Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
107:20  He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
107:21  Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
107:22  Let them sacrifice thank-offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.
107:23  Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.
107:24  They saw the works of the Lord, his wonderful deeds in the deep.
107:25  For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.
107:26  They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away.
107:27  They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits’ end.
107:28  Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
107:29  He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
107:30  They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.
107:31  Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
107:32  Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.
107:33  He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,
107:34  and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
107:35  He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;
107:36  there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.
107:37  They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;
107:38  he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
107:39  Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
107:40  he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.
107:41  But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
107:42  The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
107:43  Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the Lord.