107:1   Shout praises to the LORD! He is good to us, and his love never fails.

107:2   Everyone the LORD has rescued from trouble should praise him,

107:3   everyone he has brought from the east and the west, the north and the south.

107:4   Some of you were lost in the scorching desert, far from a town.

107:5   You were hungry and thirsty and about to give up.

107:6   You were in serious trouble, but you prayed to the LORD, and he rescued you.

107:7   Right away he brought you to a town.

107:8   You should praise the LORD for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us.

107:9   To everyone who is thirsty, he gives something to drink; to everyone who is hungry, he gives good things to eat.

107:10   Some of you were prisoners suffering in deepest darkness and bound by chains,

107:11   because you had rebelled against God Most High and refused his advice.

107:12   You were worn out from working like slaves, and no one came to help.

107:13   You were in serious trouble, but you prayed to the LORD, and he rescued you.

107:14   He brought you out of the deepest darkness and broke your chains.

107:15   You should praise the LORD for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us.

107:16   He breaks down bronze gates and shatters iron locks.

107:17   Some of you had foolishly committed a lot of sins and were in terrible pain.

107:18   The very thought of food was disgusting to you, and you were almost dead.

107:19   You were in serious trouble, but you prayed to the LORD, and he rescued you.

107:20   By the power of his own word, he healed you and saved you from destruction.

107:21   You should praise the LORD for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us.

107:22   You should celebrate by offering sacrifices and singing joyful songs to tell what he has done.

107:23   Some of you made a living by sailing the mighty sea,

107:24   and you saw the miracles the LORD performed there.

107:25   At his command a storm arose, and waves covered the sea.

107:26   You were tossed to the sky and to the ocean depths, until things looked so bad that you lost your courage.

107:27   You staggered like drunkards and gave up all hope.

107:28   You were in serious trouble, but you prayed to the LORD, and he rescued you.

107:29   He made the storm stop and the sea be quiet.

107:30   You were happy because of this, and he brought you to the port where you wanted to go.

107:31   You should praise the LORD for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us.

107:32   Honor the LORD when you and your leaders meet to worship.

107:33   If you start doing wrong, the LORD will turn rivers into deserts,

107:34   flowing streams into scorched land, and fruitful fields into beds of salt.

107:35   But the LORD can also turn deserts into lakes and scorched land into flowing streams.

107:36   If you are hungry, you can settle there and build a town.

107:37   You can plant fields and vineyards that produce a good harvest.

107:38   The LORD will bless you with many children and with herds of cattle.

107:39   Sometimes you may be crushed by troubles and sorrows, until only a few of you are left to survive.

107:40   But the LORD will take revenge on those who conquer you, and he will make them wander across desert sands.

107:41   When you are suffering and in need, he will come to your rescue, and your families will grow as fast as a herd of sheep.

107:42   You will see this because you obey the LORD, but everyone who is wicked will be silenced.

107:43   Be wise! Remember this and think about the kindness of the LORD.