Psalms 107:4-32

4They wandered through the wilderness on a desert road; they found no city in which to live.

5They were hungry and thirsty; they fainted from exhaustion.

6They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

7He led them on a level road, that they might find a city in which to live.

8Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people!

9For he has satisfied those who thirst, and those who hunger he has filled with food.

10They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains,

11because they had rebelled against God’s commands, and rejected the instructions of the sovereign king.

12So he used suffering to humble them; they stumbled and no one helped them up.

13They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

14He brought them out of the utter darkness, and tore off their shackles.

15Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people!

16For he shattered the bronze gates, and hacked through the iron bars.

17They acted like fools in their rebellious ways, and suffered because of their sins.

18They lost their appetite for all food, and they drew near the gates of death.

19They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

20He sent them an assuring word and healed them; he rescued them from the pits where they were trapped.

21Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people!

22Let them present thank offerings, and loudly proclaim what he has done!

23Some traveled on the sea in ships, and carried cargo over the vast waters.

24They witnessed the acts of the Lord, his amazing feats on the deep water.

25He gave the order for a windstorm, and it stirred up the waves of the sea.

26They reached up to the sky, then dropped into the depths. The sailors’ strength left them because the danger was so great.

27They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective.

28They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

29He calmed the storm, and the waves grew silent.

30The sailors rejoiced because the waves grew quiet, and he led them to the harbor they desired.

31Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people!

32Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people! Let them praise him in the place where the leaders preside!