10 Others sat in darkness and gloom* —

prisoners in cruel chainsf—

11 because they rebelled against God’s commands

and despised the counsel of the Most High.g

12 He broke their spiritsC with hard labor;

they stumbled, and there was no one to help.h

13 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;

he saved them from their distress.i

14 He brought them out of darkness and gloom

and broke their chains apart.j

15 Let them give thanks to the Lord

for his faithful love

and his wondrous works for all humanity.k

16 For he has broken down the bronze gates

and cut through the iron bars.l

17 Fools suffered affliction

because of their rebellious ways and their iniquities.m

18 They loathed all food

and came near the gates of death.n

19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;

he saved them from their distress.o

20 He sent his word and healed them;

he rescued them from their traps.

21 Let them give thanks to the Lord

for his faithful love

and his wondrous works for all humanity.q

22 Let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices

and announce his works with shouts of joy.r

23 Others went to sea in ships,

conducting trade on the vast water.s

24 They saw the Lord’s works,

his wondrous works in the deep.t

25 He spoke and raised a stormy wind

that stirred up the waves of the sea.D,u

26 Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths,

their courageE melting away in anguish,v

27 they reeled and staggered like a drunkard,

and all their skill was useless.w

28 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,

and he brought them out of their distress.x

29 He stilled the storm to a whisper,

and the waves of the sea were hushed.y

30 They rejoiced when the waves grew quiet.

Then he guided them to the harbor they longed for.z

31 Let them give thanks to the Lord

for his faithful love

and his wondrous works for all humanity.aa