Psalm 107:4–22

⁴Some wandered in desert wastes,

finding no way to a city to dwell in;

⁵hungry and thirsty,

their soul fainted within them.

⁶Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress;

⁷he led them by a straight way,

till they reached a city to dwell in.

⁸Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wonderful works to the sons of men!

⁹For he satisfies him who is thirsty,

and the hungry he fills with good things.

¹⁰Some sat in darkness and in gloom,

prisoners in affliction and in irons,

¹¹for they had rebelled against the words of God,

and spurned the counsel of the Most High.

¹²Their hearts were bowed down with hard labor;

they fell down, with none to help.

¹³Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress;

¹⁴he brought them out of darkness and gloom,

and broke their bonds asunder.

¹⁵Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wonderful works to the sons of men!

¹⁶For he shatters the doors of bronze,

and cuts in two the bars of iron.

¹⁷Some were sick through their sinful ways,

and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;

¹⁸they loathed any kind of food,

and they drew near to the gates of death.

¹⁹Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress;

²⁰he sent forth his word, and healed them,

and delivered them from destruction.

²¹Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wonderful works to the sons of men!

²²And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,

and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!