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

39 When they are diminished and are humbled

by cruel oppression and sorrow,b

40 he pours contempt on noblesc

and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.d

41 But he lifts the needy out of their sufferinge

and makes their families multiply like flocks.f

42 The upright see it and rejoice,g

and all injustice shuts its mouth.h