107Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.H3034H3068H2896H2617H5769

2Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.H1350H3068H559H1350H3027H6862

3For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, from north and south.H6908H776H4217H4628H6828H3220

4Some wandered in the wilderness, lost and homeless.H8582H4057H3452H1870H4672H5892H4186

5Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died.H7457H6771H5315H5848

6“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress.H6817H3068H6862H5337H4691

7He led them straight to safety, to a city where they could live.H1869H3477H1870H3212H5892H4186

8Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.H3034H3068H2617H6381H1121H120

9For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.H7646H8264H5315H4390H7457H5315H2896

10Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery.H3427H2822H6757H615H6040H1270

11They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High.H4784H561H410H5006H6098H5945

12That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell, and no one was there to help them.H3665H3820H5999H3782H5826

13“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.H2199H3068H6862H3467H4691

14He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom; he snapped their chains.H3318H2822H6757H5423H4147H5423

15Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.H3034H3068H2617H6381H1121H120

16For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; he cut apart their bars of iron.H7665H1817H5178H1438H1280H1270H1438

17Some were fools; they rebelled and suffered for their sins.H191H1870H6588H5771H6031

18They couldn’t stand the thought of food, and they were knocking on death’s door.H5315H8581H400H5060H8179H4194

19“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.H2199H3068H6862H3467H4691

20He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death.H7971H1697H7495H4422H7825

21Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.H3034H3068H2617H6381H1121H120

22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.H2076H2077H8426H5608H4639H7440

23Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world.H3381H3220H591H6213H4399H7227H4325

24They, too, observed the Lord’s power in action, his impressive works on the deepest seas.H7200H4639H3068H6381H4688

25He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves.H559H5975H5591H7307H7311H1530

26Their ships were tossed to the heavens and plunged again to the depths; the sailors cringed in terror.H5927H8064H3381H8415H5315H4127H7451

27They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits’ end.H2287H5128H7910H2451H1104

28“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.H6817H3068H6862H3318H4691

29He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves.H6965H5591H1827H1530H2814

30What a blessing was that stillness as he brought them safely into harbor!H8055H8367H5148H2656H4231

31Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.H3034H3068H2617H6381H1121H120

32Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation.H7311H6951H5971H1984H4186H2205

33He changes rivers into deserts, and springs of water into dry, thirsty land.H7760H5104H4057H4325H4161H6774

34He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there.H6529H776H4420H7451H3427

35But he also turns deserts into pools of water, the dry land into springs of water.H7760H4057H98H4325H6723H776H4325H4161

36He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities.H7457H3427H3559H5892H4186

37They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops.H2232H7704H5193H3754H6213H6529H8393

38How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase.H1288H7235H3966H4591H929H4591

39When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,H4591H7817H6115H7451H3015

40the Lord pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.H8210H937H5081H8582H8414H1870

41But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep.H34H7682H6040H7760H4940H6629

42The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent.H3477H7200H8055H5766H7092H6310

43Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the Lord.H2450H8104H995H2617H3068