Psalm 107:33–41

He turns rivers into a desert,

springs of water into thirsty ground,

a fruitful land into a salty waste,

because of the evil of its inhabitants.

He turns a desert into pools of water,

a parched land into springs of water.

And there he lets the hungry dwell,

and they establish a city to live in;

they sow fields and plant vineyards

and get a fruitful yield.

By his blessing they multiply greatly,

and he does not let their livestock diminish.

When they are diminished and brought low

through oppression, evil, and sorrow,

he pours contempt on princes

and makes them wander in trackless wastes;

but he raises up the needy out of affliction

and makes their families like flocks.

He turned rivers into a desert,

flowing springs into thirsty ground,

and fruitful land into a salt waste,

because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

He turned the desert into pools of water

and the parched ground into flowing springs;

there he brought the hungry to live,

and they founded a city where they could settle.

They sowed fields and planted vineyards

that yielded a fruitful harvest;

he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,

and he did not let their herds diminish.

Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled

by oppression, calamity and sorrow;

he who pours contempt on nobles

made them wander in a trackless waste.

But he lifted the needy out of their affliction

and increased their families like flocks.

He turns rivers into desert,

springs into thirsty ground,

and fruitful land into salty wasteland,

because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.

He turns a desert into a pool,

dry land into springs.

He causes the hungry to settle there,

and they establish a city where they can live.

They sow fields and plant vineyards

that yield a fruitful harvest.

He blesses them, and they multiply greatly;

he does not let their livestock decrease.

When they are diminished and are humbled

by cruel oppression and sorrow,

he pours contempt on nobles

and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

But he lifts the needy out of their suffering

and makes their families multiply like flocks.

He changes rivers into deserts,

and springs of water into dry, thirsty land.

He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands,

because of the wickedness of those who live there.

But he also turns deserts into pools of water,

the dry land into springs of water.

He brings the hungry to settle there

and to build their cities.

They sow their fields, plant their vineyards,

and harvest their bumper crops.

How he blesses them!

They raise large families there,

and their herds of livestock increase.

When they decrease in number and become impoverished

through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,

the Lord pours contempt on their princes,

causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.

But he rescues the poor from trouble

and increases their families like flocks of sheep.

He turns rivers into a wilderness

and springs of water into thirsty ground,

a fruitful land into a salty place,

because of the evil of its inhabitants.

He turns a wilderness into a pool of water

and a dry land into springs of water.

And he settles the hungry there,

so that they may establish a city to inhabit,

and sow fields and plant vineyards,

that they may yield fruit at harvest.

And he blesses them and they multiply greatly,

and he does not let their cattle become few.

When they become few and they are bent down

from the oppression of calamity and grief,

he pours contempt on princes

and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.

But he protects the needy from misery,

and he makes their families like a flock.

He turneth rivers into a wilderness,

And the watersprings into dry ground;

A fruitful land into barrenness,

For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

He turneth the wilderness into a standing water,

And dry ground into watersprings.

And there he maketh the hungry to dwell,

That they may prepare a city for habitation;

And sow the fields, and plant vineyards,

Which may yield fruits of increase.

He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly;

And suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

Again, they are minished and brought low

Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

He poureth contempt upon princes,

And causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.

Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction,

And maketh him families like a flock.