Psalm 107:1-43 BSB

[1] Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever. [2] Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy [3] and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. [4] Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell. [5] They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them. [6] Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress. [7] He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live. [8] Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. [9] For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. [10] Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains, [11] because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. [12] He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. [13] Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. [14] He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains. [15] Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. [16] For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. [17] Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction. [18] They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death. [19] Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. [20] He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit. [21] Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. [22] Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing. [23] Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters. [24] They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep. [25] For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea. [26] They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish. [27] They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless. [28] Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress. [29] He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed. [30] They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired. [31] Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. [32] Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders. [33] He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground, [34] and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers. [35] He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs. [36] He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell. [37] They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest. [38] He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish. [39] When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow, [40] He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. [41] But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks. [42] The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth. [43] Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.