Psalm 107:1-43 NCV

[1] Thank the LORD because he is good. His love continues forever. [2] That is what those whom the LORD has saved should say. He has saved them from the enemy [3] and 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 in which to live. [5] They were hungry and thirsty, and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 cuts apart iron bars. [17] Some fools turned against God and 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 and did business on the great oceans. [24] They saw what the LORD could do, the miracles he did in the deep oceans. [25] He spoke, and a storm came up, which blew up high waves. [26] The ships were tossed as high as the sky and fell low to the depths. The storm was so bad that they lost their courage. [27] They stumbled and fell like people 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 stilled the storm and 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; let them 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 so they could build a city in which to live. [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 leaders and made them wander in a pathless desert. [41] But he lifted the poor out of their suffering and 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 and will think about the love of the LORD.