Psalm 107:1-43 ICB

[1] Thank the Lord because he is good. His love continues forever. [2] That is what the people the Lord has saved should say. They are the ones he has saved from the enemy. [3] He has gathered them from other lands, from east and west, north and south. [4] Some people had wandered in the desert lands. They found no city to live in. [5] They were hungry and thirsty. They were discouraged. [6] In their misery they cried out to the Lord. And he saved them from their troubles. [7] He led them on a straight road to a city where they could live. [8] Let them give thanks to the Lord for his love and for the miracles he does for people. [9] He satisfies the thirsty. He fills up the hungry. [10] Some sat in gloom and darkness. They were prisoners suffering in chains. [11] They had turned against the words of God. They had refused the advice of God Most High. [12] So he broke their pride by hard work. They stumbled, and no one helped. [13] In their misery they cried out to the Lord. And he saved them from their troubles. [14] He brought them out of their gloom and darkness. He broke their chains. [15] Let them give thanks to the Lord for his love and for the miracles he does for people. [16] He breaks down bronze gates. And he cuts apart iron bars. [17] Some became fools who turned against God. They suffered for the evil they did. [18] They refused to eat anything. So they almost died. [19] In their misery they cried out to the Lord. And he saved them from their troubles. [20] God gave the command and healed them. So they were saved from dying. [21] Let them give thanks to the Lord for his love and for the miracles he does for people. [22] Let them offer sacrifices to thank him. With joy they should tell what he has done. [23] Others went out to sea in ships. They did business on the great oceans. [24] They saw what the Lord could do. They saw the miracles he did. [25] He spoke, and a storm came up. It blew up high waves. [26] The ships tossed as high as the sky and fell low in the waves. The storm was so bad the men lost their courage. [27] They stumbled and fell like men who were drunk. They did not know what to do. [28] In their misery they cried out to the Lord. And he saved them from their troubles. [29] He made the storm be still. He calmed the waves. [30] They were happy that it was quiet. And God guided them to the port they wanted. [31] Let them give thanks to the Lord for his love and for the miracles he does for people. [32] Let them praise his greatness in the meeting of the people. They should praise him in the meeting of the elders. [33] He changed rivers into a desert, and springs of water into dry ground. [34] He made fertile land salty because the people there did evil. [35] He changed the desert into pools of water and dry ground into springs of water. [36] He had the hungry settle there. They built a city to live in. [37] They planted seeds in the fields and vineyards. And they had a good harvest. [38] God blessed them, and they grew in number. Their cattle did not become fewer. [39] Because of disaster, troubles and sadness, their families grew smaller and weaker. [40] He showed he was displeased with their important men. He made them wander in a pathless desert. [41] But he lifted the poor out of their suffering. And he made their families grow like flocks of sheep. [42] Good people see this and are happy. But the wicked say nothing. [43] Whoever is wise will remember these things. He will think about the love of the Lord.