Psalm 107:1-43 NLT

[1] Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. [2] Has the LORD redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies. [3] For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, from north and south. [4] Some wandered in the wilderness, lost and homeless. [5] Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died. [6] "LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress. [7] He led them straight to safety, to a city where they could live. [8] Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. [9] For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. [10] Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery. [11] They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High. [12] That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell, and no one was there to help them. [13] "LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. [14] He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom; he snapped their chains. [15] Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. [16] For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; he cut apart their bars of iron. [17] Some were fools; they rebelled and suffered for their sins. [18] They couldn't stand the thought of food, and they were knocking on death's door. [19] "LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. [20] He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death. [21] Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. [22] Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts. [23] Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world. [24] They, too, observed the LORD's power in action, his impressive works on the deepest seas. [25] He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves. [26] Their ships were tossed to the heavens and plunged again to the depths; the sailors cringed in terror. [27] They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits' end. [28] "LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. [29] He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves. [30] What a blessing was that stillness as he brought them safely into harbor! [31] Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. [32] Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation. [33] He changes rivers into deserts, and springs of water into dry, thirsty land. [34] He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there. [35] But he also turns deserts into pools of water, the dry land into springs of water. [36] He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities. [37] They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops. [38] How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase. [39] When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow, [40] the LORD pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands. [41] But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep. [42] The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent. [43] Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD.