Psalm 107:4–22

⁴Some wandered in the wilderness,

lost and homeless.

⁵Hungry and thirsty,

they nearly died.

⁶“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble,

and he rescued them from their distress.

⁷He led them straight to safety,

to a city where they could live.

⁸Let them praise the Lord for his great love

and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

⁹For he satisfies the thirsty

and fills the hungry with good things.

¹⁰Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom,

imprisoned in iron chains of misery.

¹¹They rebelled against the words of God,

scorning the counsel of the Most High.

¹²That is why he broke them with hard labor;

they fell, and no one was there to help them.

¹³“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble,

and he saved them from their distress.

¹⁴He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom;

he snapped their chains.

¹⁵Let them praise the Lord for his great love

and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

¹⁶For he broke down their prison gates of bronze;

he cut apart their bars of iron.

¹⁷Some were fools; they rebelled

and suffered for their sins.

¹⁸They couldn’t stand the thought of food,

and they were knocking on death’s door.

¹⁹“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble,

and he saved them from their distress.

²⁰He sent out his word and healed them,

snatching them from the door of death.

²¹Let them praise the Lord for his great love

and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

²²Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving

and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.