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Psalms 107:31-43 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

31. They must thank the Lord for his constant love,for the wonderful things he did for them.

32. They must proclaim his greatness in the assembly of the peopleand praise him before the council of the leaders.

33. The Lord made rivers dry up completelyand stopped springs from flowing.

34. He made rich soil become a salty wildernessbecause of the wickedness of those who lived there.

35. He changed deserts into pools of waterand dry land into flowing springs.

36. He let hungry people settle there,and they built a city to live in.

37. They sowed the fields and planted grapevinesand reaped an abundant harvest.

38. He blessed his people, and they had many children;he kept their herds of cattle from decreasing.

39. When God's people were defeated and humiliatedby cruel oppression and suffering,

40. he showed contempt for their oppressorsand made them wander in trackless deserts.

41. But he rescued the needy from their miseryand made their families increase like flocks.

42. The righteous see this and are glad,but all the wicked are put to silence.

43. May those who are wise think about these things;may they consider the Lord's constant love.

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