Psalm 107:1-43 TLB

[1] Say thank you to the Lord for being so good, for always being so loving and kind. [2] Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has saved you from your enemies. [3] He brought the exiles back from the farthest corners of the earth. [4] They were wandering homeless in the desert, [5] hungry and thirsty and faint. [6] "Lord, help!" they cried, and he did! [7] He led them straight to safety and a place to live. [8] Oh, that these men would praise the Lord for his loving-kindness, and for all of his wonderful deeds! [9] For he satisfies the thirsty soul and fills the hungry soul with good. [10] Who are these who sit in darkness, in the shadow of death, crushed by misery and slavery? [11] They rebelled against the Lord, scorning him who is the God above all gods. [12] That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell and none could help them rise again. [13] Then they cried to the Lord in their troubles, and he rescued them! [14] He led them from the darkness and shadow of death and snapped their chains. [15] Oh, that these men would praise the Lord for his loving-kindness and for all of his wonderful deeds! [16] For he broke down their prison gates of brass and cut apart their iron bars. [17] Others, the fools, were ill because of their sinful ways. [18] Their appetites were gone, and death was near. [19] Then they cried to the Lord in their troubles, and he helped them and delivered them. [20] He spoke, and they were healed-snatched from the door of death. [21] Oh, that these men would praise the Lord for his loving-kindness and for all of his wonderful deeds! [22] Let them tell him thank you as their sacrifice and sing about his glorious deeds. [23] And then there are the sailors sailing the seven seas, plying the trade routes of the world. [24] They, too, observe the power of God in action. [25] He calls to the storm winds; the waves rise high. [26] Their ships are tossed to the heavens and sink again to the depths; the sailors cringe in terror. [27] They reel and stagger like drunkards and are at their wit's end. [28] Then they cry to the Lord in their trouble, and he saves them. [29] He calms the storm and stills the waves. [30] What a blessing is that stillness as he brings them safely into harbor! [31] Oh, that these men would praise the Lord for his loving-kindness and for all of his wonderful deeds! [32] Let them praise him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation. [33] He dries up rivers [34] and turns the good land of the wicked into deserts of salt. [35] Again, he turns deserts into fertile, watered valleys. [36] He brings the hungry to settle there and build their cities, [37] to sow their fields and plant their vineyards, and reap their bumper crops! [38] How he blesses them! They raise big families there and many cattle. [39] But others become poor through oppression, trouble, and sorrow. [40] For God pours contempt upon the haughty and causes princes to wander among ruins; [41] but he rescues the poor who are godly and gives them many children and much prosperity. [42] Good men everywhere will see it and be glad, while evil men are stricken silent. [43] Listen, if you are wise, to what I am saying. Think about the loving-kindness of the Lord!