Psalm 107:23–43

²³Those who ^ago down to the sea in ships,

Who do business on many waters;

²⁴They have seen the works of Yahweh,

And His wondrous deeds in the deep.

²⁵He ^aspoke and set up a ^bstormy wind,

Which ^craised up the waves ¹of the sea.

²⁶They went up to the heavens, they went down to the depths;

Their soul ^amelted away in the ¹calamity.

²⁷They staggered and ^aswayed like a drunken man,

And all their wisdom was swallowed up.

²⁸Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble,

And He brought them out of their distresses.

²⁹He ^acaused the storm to stand still,

So that its waves were hushed.

³⁰Then they were glad because they were quiet,

So He led them to their desired haven.

^31aLet them give thanks to Yahweh for His lovingkindness,

And for His ^bwondrous deeds to the sons of men!

³²Let them ^aexalt Him also ^bin the assembly of the people,

And ^cpraise Him at the seat of the elders.

³³He ^1amakes rivers into a ²wilderness

And springs of water into a thirsty ground;

³⁴A ^afruitful land into a ^bsalt waste,

Because of the evil of those who inhabited it.

³⁵He ^amakes a wilderness into a pool of water

And a dry land into springs of water;

³⁶And there He causes the hungry to inhabit,

So that they may establish ^aan inhabited city,

³⁷And sow fields and ^aplant vineyards,

And produce a fruitful harvest.

³⁸Also He blesses them and they ^amultiply greatly,

And He ^bdoes not let their cattle decrease.

³⁹But when they ^adecrease and are ^bbowed down

Through oppression, evil, and sorrow,

⁴⁰He ^apours contempt upon nobles

And ^bmakes them wander ^cin a pathless void.

⁴¹But He ^asets the needy ¹securely on high away from affliction,

And ^bmakes his families like a flock.

⁴²The ^aupright see it and are glad;

But all ^bunrighteousness shuts its mouth.

⁴³Who is ^awise? Let him keep these things,

And carefully consider the ^blovingkindnesses of Yahweh.