Psalm 107:4–22

⁴Some wandered in the desolate wilderness,

finding no way to a city where they could live.^ab

⁵They were hungry and thirsty;

their spirits failed^A within them.^a

⁶Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;

he rescued them from their distress.^b

⁷He led them by the right path

to go to a city where they could live.^c

⁸Let them give thanks to the Lord

for his faithful love

and his wondrous works for all humanity.^d

⁹For he has satisfied the thirsty

and filled the hungry with good things.^e

¹⁰Others sat in darkness and gloom—

prisoners in cruel chains^f—

¹¹because they rebelled against God’s commands

and despised the counsel of the Most High.^g

¹²He broke their spirits^C with hard labor;

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

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

he saved them from their distress.ⁱ

¹⁴He brought them out of darkness and gloom

and broke their chains apart.^j

¹⁵Let them give thanks to the Lord

for his faithful love

and his wondrous works for all humanity.^k

¹⁶For he has broken down the bronze gates

and cut through the iron bars.^l

¹⁷Fools suffered affliction

because of their rebellious ways and their iniquities.^m

¹⁸They loathed all food

and came near the gates of death.ⁿ

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

he saved them from their distress.^o

²⁰He sent his word and healed them;

he rescued them from their traps.

²¹Let them give thanks to the Lord

for his faithful love

and his wondrous works for all humanity.^q

²²Let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices

and announce his works with shouts of joy.^r