Psalm 107:1-43 ERV

[1] Praise the LORD, because he is good! His faithful love will last forever! [2] Everyone the LORD has saved should repeat that word of thanks. Praise him, all who have been rescued from the enemy. [3] He gathered his people together from many different countries. He brought them from east and west, north and south. [4] Some of them wandered in the dry desert. They were looking for a place to live, but they could not find a city. [5] They were hungry and thirsty and growing weak. [6] Then they called to the LORD for help, and he saved them from their troubles. [7] He led them straight to the city where they would live. [8] Thank the LORD for his faithful love and for the amazing things he does for people. [9] He satisfies those who are thirsty. He fills those who are hungry with good things. [10] Some of God's people were prisoners, locked behind bars in dark prisons. [11] That was because they had fought against what God said. They refused to listen to the advice of God Most High. [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. [13] They were in trouble, so they called to the LORD for help, and he saved them from their troubles. [14] He took them out of their dark prisons. He broke the ropes that held them. [15] Thank the LORD for his faithful love and for the amazing things he does for people. [16] He breaks down their bronze gates. He shatters their iron bars. [17] Some people became fools and turned against God, and they suffered for the evil they did. [18] They became so sick that they refused to eat, so they almost died. [19] They were in trouble, so they called to the LORD for help, and he saved them from their troubles. [20] He gave the command and healed them, so they were saved from the grave. [21] Thank the LORD for his faithful love and for the amazing things he does for people. [22] Offer sacrifices of thanks to him. Sing with joy about all that he has done. [23] Some sailed the sea in ships. Their work carried them across the water. [24] They saw what the LORD can do. They saw the amazing things he did at sea. [25] He gave the command, and a strong wind began to blow. The waves became higher and higher. [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. [27] They were stumbling and falling like someone who is drunk. Their skill as sailors was useless. [28] They were in trouble, so they called to the LORD for help, and he saved them from their troubles. [29] He stopped the storm and calmed the waves. [30] The sailors were happy that the sea became calm, and he led them safely to where they wanted to go. [31] Thank the LORD for his faithful love and for the amazing things he does for people. [32] Praise God in the great assembly. Praise him when the older leaders meet together. [33] He changed rivers into a desert. He stopped springs from flowing. [34] He made the fertile land become salty, because the people living there did such evil things. [35] He changed the desert into a land with pools of water. He caused springs to flow from dry ground. [36] He led the hungry to that good land, and they built a city to live in. [37] They planted seeds in their fields and grapes in their vineyards, and they had a good harvest. [38] God blessed them with many children and plenty of animals. [39] But because of disaster and troubles, their families became small and weak. [40] God shames even great leaders and makes them wander through empty deserts. [41] But he rescues the poor from their misery. He makes their families large like flocks of sheep. [42] Good people see this and are happy. But the wicked see it and don't know what to say. [43] Whoever is wise will remember these things and begin to understand the LORD's faithful love.