[1] Praise the Lord for he is good! His love is forever!
[2] That is what every person that the Lord has saved should say. The Lord saved them from their enemy.
[3] The Lord gathered his people together from many different countries. He brought them from east and west, north and south.
[4] Some of them wandered in the dry desert. They were looking for a place to live, but they could not find a city.
[5] They were hungry and thirsty and growing weak.
[6] Then they called to the Lord for help. And he saved them from their troubles.
[7] God led those people straight to the city where they would live.
[8] Thank the Lord for his love, and for the amazing things he does for people.
[9] God satisfies the thirsty soul. God fills the hungry soul with good things.
[10] Some of God’s people were prisoners, locked behind bars in dark, dark prisons.
[11] Why? Because those people fought against the things God said. They refused to listen to the advice from God Most-High.
[12] God made life hard for those people because of the things they did. They stumbled and fell, and there was no person to help them.
[13] Those people were in trouble, so they called to the Lord for help. And he saved them from their troubles.
[14] God took them out of their dark prisons. God broke the ropes they were tied with.
[15] Thank the Lord for his love. and for the amazing things he does for people.
[16] ˻God helps us defeat our enemies.˼ God can break down their bronze gates. God can shatter the iron bars on their gates.
[17] Some people let their sins and guilt change them into foolish people.
[18] Those people refused to eat, and they almost died.
[19] They were in trouble, so they called to the Lord for help. And he saved them from their troubles.
[20] God gave the command and healed them. So those people were saved from the grave.
[21] Thank the Lord for his love and for the amazing things he does for people.
[22] Offer sacrifices to the Lord to thank him for all he did. Gladly tell what the Lord has done.
[23] Some people sailed in boats across the sea. Their job carried them across the great sea.
[24] Those people saw what the Lord can do. They saw the amazing things he did at sea.
[25] God gave the command, and a strong wind began to blow. The waves became higher and higher.
[26] The waves lifted them high in the sky and dropped them into the deep sea. The storm was so dangerous the men lost their courage.
[27] They were stumbling and falling like drunk men. Their skill as sailors was useless.
[28] They were in trouble, so they called to the Lord for help. And he saved them from their troubles.
[29] God stopped the storm. He calmed the waves.
[30] The sailors were happy that the sea was calm. And God led them safely to the place they wanted to go.
[31] Thank the Lord for his love, and for the amazing things he does for people.
[32] Praise God in the great assembly. Praise him when the older leaders meet together.
[33] God changed rivers into a desert. God stopped springs from flowing.
[34] God changed the fertile land and it became worthless salty land. Why? Because of the bad people who were living in that place.
[35] God changed the desert and it became a land with pools of water. God caused springs of water to flow from dry ground.
[36] God led hungry people to that good land. And they built a city to live in.
[37] Those people planted seeds in their fields. They planted grapes in the field. And they had a good harvest.
[38] God blessed those people. Their families grew. They had many, many animals.
[39] Because of disaster and troubles, their families were small and weak.
[40] God shamed and embarrassed their leaders. God let them wander through the desert where there are no roads.
[41] But then God rescued those poor people from their misery. And now their families are large, like flocks of sheep.
[42] Good people see this, and they are happy. But wicked people see this, and they don’t know what to say.
[43] If a person is wise, he will remember these things. Then he will begin to understand what God’s love really is.