Psalm 107:23–43

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

Who do business on great waters;

²⁴They have seen the works of the Lord,

And His ¹wonders in the deep.

²⁵For He ^aspoke and raised up a ^bstormy wind,

Which ^clifted up the waves ¹of the sea.

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

Their soul ^amelted away in their misery.

²⁷They reeled and ^astaggered like a drunken man,

And ¹were at their wits’ end.

²⁸Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

And He brought them out of their distresses.

²⁹He ^acaused the storm to be still,

So that the waves ¹of the sea were hushed.

³⁰Then they were glad because they were quiet,

So He guided them to their desired haven.

^31aLet them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,

And for His ^1bwonders to the sons of men!

³²Let them ^aextol Him also ^bin the congregation of the people,

And ^cpraise Him at the seat of the elders.

³³He ^1achanges rivers into a ²wilderness

And springs of water into a thirsty ground;

³⁴A ^afruitful land into a ^bsalt waste,

Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

³⁵He ^1achanges a ²wilderness into a pool of water

And a dry land into springs of water;

³⁶And there He makes the hungry to dwell,

So that they may establish ^1aan inhabited city,

³⁷And sow fields and ^aplant vineyards,

And ¹gather a fruitful harvest.

³⁸Also He blesses them and they ^amultiply greatly,

And He ^bdoes not let their cattle decrease.

³⁹When they are ^adiminished and ^bbowed down

Through oppression, misery and sorrow,

⁴⁰He ^apours contempt upon ¹princes

And ^bmakes them wander ^cin a pathless waste.

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 give heed to these things,

And consider the ^blovingkindnesses of the Lord.