Psalm 107:4–22

⁴Some wandered in the trackless desert

and could not find their way to a city to live in.

⁵They were hungry and thirsty

and had given up all hope.

⁶Then in their trouble they called to the Lord,

and he saved them from their distress.

⁷He led them by a straight road

to a city where they could live.

⁸They must thank the Lord for his constant love,

for the wonderful things he did for them.

⁹He satisfies those who are thirsty

and fills the hungry with good things.

¹⁰Some were living in gloom and darkness,

prisoners suffering in chains,

¹¹because they had rebelled against the commands of Almighty God

and had rejected his instructions.

¹²They were worn out from hard work;

they would fall down, and no one would help.

¹³Then in their trouble they called to the Lord,

and he saved them from their distress.

¹⁴He brought them out of their gloom and darkness

and broke their chains in pieces.

¹⁵They must thank the Lord for his constant love,

for the wonderful things he did for them.

¹⁶He breaks down doors of bronze

and smashes iron bars.

¹⁷Some were fools, suffering because of their sins

and because of their evil;

¹⁸they couldn’t stand the sight of food

and were close to death.

¹⁹Then in their trouble they called to the Lord,

and he saved them from their distress.

²⁰He healed them with his command

and saved them from the grave.

²¹They must thank the Lord for his constant love,

for the wonderful things he did for them.

²²They must thank him with sacrifices,

and with songs of joy must tell all that he has done.