107:004 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in. 107:005 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 107:006 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses, 107:007 he led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in. 107:008 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men! 107:009 For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good. 107:010 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron, 107:011 because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High. 107:012 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was none to help. 107:013 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. 107:014 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds in sunder. 107:015 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men! 107:016 For he has broken the gates of brass, and cut through bars of iron. 107:017 Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities. 107:018 Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death. 107:019 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, he saves them out of their distresses. 107:020 He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves. 107:021 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men! 107:022 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with singing. 107:023 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters; 107:024 These see Yahweh's works, and his wonders in the deep. 107:025 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves. 107:026 They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble. 107:027 They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. 107:028 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress. 107:029 He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still. 107:030 Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven. 107:031 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the children of men! 107:032 Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders. 107:033 He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground, 107:034 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.