Psalm 107:23–43

²³Some went down to the sea in ships,

doing business on the great waters;

²⁴they saw the deeds of the Lord,

his wondrous works in the deep.

²⁵For he commanded, and raised the stormy wind,

which lifted up the waves of the sea.

²⁶They mounted up to heaven, they went down to the depths;

their courage melted away in their evil plight;

²⁷they reeled and staggered like drunken men,

and were at their wits’ end.

²⁸Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress;

²⁹he made the storm be still,

and the waves of the sea were hushed.

³⁰Then they were glad because they had quiet,

and he brought them to their desired haven.

³¹Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wonderful works to the sons of men!

³²Let them extol him in the congregation of the people,

and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

³³He turns rivers into a desert,

springs of water into thirsty ground,

³⁴a fruitful land into a salty waste,

because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.

³⁵He turns a desert into pools of water,

a parched land into springs of water.

³⁶And there he lets the hungry dwell,

and they establish a city to live in;

³⁷they sow fields, and plant vineyards,

and get a fruitful yield.

³⁸By his blessing they multiply greatly;

and he does not let their cattle decrease.

³⁹When they are diminished and brought low

through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,

⁴⁰he pours contempt upon princes

and makes them wander in trackless wastes;

⁴¹but he raises up the needy out of affliction,

and makes their families like flocks.

⁴²The upright see it and are glad;

and all wickedness stops its mouth.

⁴³Whoever is wise, let him give heed to these things;

let men consider the steadfast love of the Lord.