107Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.H3034H3068H2896H2617H57692Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.H1350H3068H559H1350H3027H68623For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, from north and south.H6908H776H4217H4628H6828H32204Some wandered in the wilderness, lost and homeless.H8582H4057H3452H1870H4672H5892H41865Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died.H7457H6771H5315H58486“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress.H6817H3068H6862H5337H46917He led them straight to safety, to a city where they could live.H1869H3477H1870H3212H5892H41868Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.H3034H3068H2617H6381H1121H1209For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.H7646H8264H5315H4390H7457H5315H289610Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery.H3427H2822H6757H615H6040H127011They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High.H4784H561H410H5006H6098H594512That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell, and no one was there to help them.H3665H3820H5999H3782H582613“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.H2199H3068H6862H3467H469114He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom; he snapped their chains.H3318H2822H6757H5423H4147H542315Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.H3034H3068H2617H6381H1121H12016For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; he cut apart their bars of iron.H7665H1817H5178H1438H1280H1270H143817Some were fools; they rebelled and suffered for their sins.H191H1870H6588H5771H603118They couldn’t stand the thought of food, and they were knocking on death’s door.H5315H8581H400H5060H8179H419419“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.H2199H3068H6862H3467H469120He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death.H7971H1697H7495H4422H782521Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.H3034H3068H2617H6381H1121H12022Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.H2076H2077H8426H5608H4639H744023Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world.H3381H3220H591H6213H4399H7227H432524They, too, observed the Lord’s power in action, his impressive works on the deepest seas.H7200H4639H3068H6381H468825He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves.H559H5975H5591H7307H7311H153026Their ships were tossed to the heavens and plunged again to the depths; the sailors cringed in terror.H5927H8064H3381H8415H5315H4127H745127They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits’ end.H2287H5128H7910H2451H110428“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.H6817H3068H6862H3318H469129He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves.H6965H5591H1827H1530H281430What a blessing was that stillness as he brought them safely into harbor!H8055H8367H5148H2656H423131Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.H3034H3068H2617H6381H1121H12032Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation.H7311H6951H5971H1984H4186H220533He changes rivers into deserts, and springs of water into dry, thirsty land.H7760H5104H4057H4325H4161H677434He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there.H6529H776H4420H7451H342735But he also turns deserts into pools of water, the dry land into springs of water.H7760H4057H98H4325H6723H776H4325H416136He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities.H7457H3427H3559H5892H418637They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops.H2232H7704H5193H3754H6213H6529H839338How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase.H1288H7235H3966H4591H929H459139When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,H4591H7817H6115H7451H301540the Lord pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.H8210H937H5081H8582H8414H187041But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep.H34H7682H6040H7760H4940H662942The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent.H3477H7200H8055H5766H7092H631043Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the Lord.H2450H8104H995H2617H3068