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

32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people

and praise him in the council of the elders.ab

33 He turns rivers into desert,

springs into thirsty ground,ac

34 and fruitful land into salty wasteland,

because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.ad

35 He turns a desert into a pool,

dry land into springs.ae

36 He causes the hungry to settle there,

and they establish a city where they can live.af

37 They sow fields and plant vineyards

that yield a fruitful harvest.ag

38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly;ah

he does not let their livestock decrease.a