Psalm 107:22-43

New American Standard Bible

²² They shall also offer ^(A)sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And ^(B)tell of His works with joyful singing.

²³ Those who ^(C)go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters;
²⁴ They have seen the works of the Lord,
And His ^[a]wonders in the deep.
²⁵ For He ^(D)spoke and raised a ^(E)stormy wind,
Which ^(F)lifted the waves ^[b]of the sea.
²⁶ They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths;
Their soul ^(G)melted away in their misery.
²⁷ They reeled and ^(H)staggered like a drunken person,
And ^[c]were at their wits’ end.
²⁸ Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.
²⁹ He ^(I)caused the storm to be still,
So that the waves ^[d]of the sea were hushed.
³⁰ Then they were glad because they were quiet,
So He guided them to their desired harbor.
^31 (J)They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy,
And for His ^[e](K)wonders to the sons of mankind!
³² They shall also ^(L)exalt Him ^(M)in the congregation of the people,
And ^(N)praise Him at the seat of the elders.

³³ He ^(O)turns rivers into a ^[f]wilderness,
And springs of water into a thirsty ground;
³⁴ And a ^(P)fruitful land into a ^(Q)salt waste,
Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
³⁵ He ^(R)turns a ^[g]wilderness into a pool of water,
And a dry land into springs of water;
³⁶ And He has the hungry live there,
So that they may establish ^[h](S)an inhabited city,
³⁷ And sow fields and ^(T)plant vineyards,
And ^[i]gather a fruitful harvest.
³⁸ He also blesses them and they ^(U)multiply greatly,
And He ^(V)does not let their cattle decrease.

³⁹ When they ^(W)become few and ^(X)lowly
Because of oppression, misery, and sorrow,
⁴⁰ He ^(Y)pours contempt upon noblemen
And ^(Z)makes them wander ^(AA)in a pathless wasteland.
⁴¹ But He ^(AB)sets the needy ^[j]securely on high, away from affliction,
And ^(AC)makes his families like a flock.
⁴² The ^(AD)upright see it and are glad;
But all ^(AE)injustice shuts its mouth.
⁴³ Who is ^(AF)wise? He is to pay attention to these things,
And consider the ^(AG)mercy of the Lord.