Psalm 107:1-43 NASB

[1] Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, For His mercy is everlasting. [2] The redeemed of the Lord shall say so, Those whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy [3] And gathered from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south. [4] They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region; They did not find a way to an inhabited city. [5] They were hungry and thirsty; Their souls felt weak within them. [6] Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; He saved them from their distresses. [7] He also had them walk on a straight way, To go to an inhabited city. [8] They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy, And for His wonders to the sons of mankind! [9] For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And He has filled the hungry soul with what is good. [10] There were those who lived in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains, [11] Because they had rebelled against the words of God And rejected the plan of the Most High. [12] Therefore He humbled their heart with labor; They stumbled and there was no one to help. [13] Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; He saved them from their distresses. [14] He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death And broke their bands apart. [15] They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy, And for His wonders to the sons of mankind! [16] For He has shattered gates of bronze And cut off bars of iron. [17] Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their guilty deeds, were afflicted. [18] Their souls loathed all kinds of food, And they came close to the gates of death. [19] Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; He saved them from their distresses. [20] He sent His word and healed them, And saved them from their destruction. [21] They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy, And for His wonders to the sons of mankind! [22] They shall also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, And tell of His works with joyful singing. [23] Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters; [24] They have seen the works of the Lord, And His wonders in the deep. [25] For He spoke and raised a stormy wind, Which lifted the waves of the sea. [26] They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths; Their soul melted away in their misery. [27] They reeled and staggered like a drunken person, And were at their wits’ end. [28] Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He brought them out of their distresses. [29] He caused the storm to be still, So that the waves of the sea were hushed. [30] Then they were glad because they were quiet, So He guided them to their desired harbor. [31] They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy, And for His wonders to the sons of mankind! [32] They shall also exalt Him in the congregation of the people, And praise Him at the seat of the elders. [33] He turns rivers into a wilderness, And springs of water into a thirsty ground; [34] And a fruitful land into a salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it. [35] He turns a wilderness into a pool of water, And a dry land into springs of water; [36] And He has the hungry live there, So that they may establish an inhabited city, [37] And sow fields and plant vineyards, And gather a fruitful harvest. [38] He also blesses them and they multiply greatly, And He does not let their cattle decrease. [39] When they become few and lowly Because of oppression, misery, and sorrow, [40] He pours contempt upon noblemen And makes them wander in a pathless wasteland. [41] But He sets the needy securely on high, away from affliction, And makes his families like a flock. [42] The upright see it and are glad; But all injustice shuts its mouth. [43] Who is wise? He is to pay attention to these things, And consider the mercy of the Lord.