Psalm 107:1-43 CEV

[1] Shout praises to the LORD! He is good to us, and his love never fails. [2] Everyone the LORD has rescued from trouble should praise him, [3] everyone he has brought from the east and the west, the north and the south. [4] Some of you were lost in the scorching desert, far from a town. [5] You were hungry and thirsty and about to give up. [6] You were in serious trouble, but you prayed to the LORD, and he rescued you. [7] Right away he brought you to a town. [8] You should praise the LORD for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us. [9] To everyone who is thirsty, he gives something to drink; to everyone who is hungry, he gives good things to eat. [10] Some of you were prisoners suffering in deepest darkness and bound by chains, [11] because you had rebelled against God Most High and refused his advice. [12] You were worn out from working like slaves, and no one came to help. [13] You were in serious trouble, but you prayed to the LORD, and he rescued you. [14] He brought you out of the deepest darkness and broke your chains. [15] You should praise the LORD for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us. [16] He breaks down bronze gates and shatters iron locks. [17] Some of you had foolishly committed a lot of sins and were in terrible pain. [18] The very thought of food was disgusting to you, and you were almost dead. [19] You were in serious trouble, but you prayed to the LORD, and he rescued you. [20] By the power of his own word, he healed you and saved you from destruction. [21] You should praise the LORD for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us. [22] You should celebrate by offering sacrifices and singing joyful songs to tell what he has done. [23] Some of you made a living by sailing the mighty sea, [24] and you saw the miracles the LORD performed there. [25] At his command a storm arose, and waves covered the sea. [26] You were tossed to the sky and to the ocean depths, until things looked so bad that you lost your courage. [27] You staggered like drunkards and gave up all hope. [28] You were in serious trouble, but you prayed to the LORD, and he rescued you. [29] He made the storm stop and the sea be quiet. [30] You were happy because of this, and he brought you to the port where you wanted to go. [31] You should praise the LORD for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us. [32] Honor the LORD when you and your leaders meet to worship. [33] If you start doing wrong, the LORD will turn rivers into deserts, [34] flowing streams into scorched land, and fruitful fields into beds of salt. [35] But the LORD can also turn deserts into lakes and scorched land into flowing streams. [36] If you are hungry, you can settle there and build a town. [37] You can plant fields and vineyards that produce a good harvest. [38] The LORD will bless you with many children and with herds of cattle. [39] Sometimes you may be crushed by troubles and sorrows, until only a few of you are left to survive. [40] But the LORD will take revenge on those who conquer you, and he will make them wander across desert sands. [41] When you are suffering and in need, he will come to your rescue, and your families will grow as fast as a herd of sheep. [42] You will see this because you obey the LORD, but everyone who is wicked will be silenced. [43] Be wise! Remember this and think about the kindness of the LORD.