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Psalms chapter 107

to Yahweh because he is —his never runs out.Let the of Yahweh say so—everyone he has reclaimed from the grip of the .He them from every direction—from east and west, from north and south.They wandered through the , through wilderness, finding no road to a city where they could settle.Hungry and thirsty, their was draining away inside them.Then they to Yahweh in their desperation, and he pulled them out of their .He led them along a right to a city where they could settle.Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his , for the he does for the human race.Because he satisfies the , and fills the starving with .Some sat in , prisoners of suffering and ,because they had the words of God and scorned the counsel of the .So he with hard labor; they stumbled and no one was there to help.Then they cried out to Yahweh in their desperation, and he rescued them from their distress.He brought them out of deep darkness, .Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his faithful love, for the wonders he does for the human race.Because he and cuts through iron bars. suffered for their and for their brought misery on themselves.They couldn’t stomach any food; they came right up to the .Then they cried out to Yahweh in their desperation, and he rescued them from their distress.He sent out and them; he snatched them from .Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his faithful love, for the wonders he does for the human race.Let them offer and tell the story of what he’s done with shouts of joy.Some went out on the sea in ships, conducting trade across .They witnessed what Yahweh could do— his wonders in .He , and a rose up, lifting the waves high.They were thrown up toward the sky, then plunged to the depths; their in the face of disaster.They staggered and lurched like drunks; all their was useless.Then they cried out to Yahweh in their desperation, and he pulled them out of their distress.He the storm to a , and the waves fell silent.They were overjoyed when the waters grew calm, and he guided them to the they longed for.Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his faithful love, for the wonders he does for the human race.Let them celebrate him in the and praise him where the sit together.He turns rivers into and flowing springs into cracked, thirsty ground.He turns fruitful land into a because of the of those who live there.He turns desert into and parched ground into flowing springs.He the hungry there, and they build a city to live in.They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield an .He and they multiply greatly; he doesn’t let their herds decrease.When they are diminished and brought low through , disaster, and ,he pours contempt on and makes them wander in .But he lifts the out of their suffering and makes their families .The see this and rejoice, but every mouth that speaks is shut.Whoever is , let them and the of Yahweh.