13. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;He saved them from their distress.
14. He brought them out of darkness and gloom and broke their chains apart.
15. Let them give thanks to the Lordfor His faithful loveand His wonderful works for all humanity.
16. For He has broken down the bronze gatesand cut through the iron bars.
17. Fools suffered afflictionbecause of their rebellious ways and their sins.
18. They loathed all foodand came near the gates of death.
19. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;He saved them from their distress.
20. He sent His word and healed them;He rescued them from the Pit.
21. Let them give thanks to the Lordfor His faithful loveand His wonderful works for all humanity.
22. Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgivingand announce His works with shouts of joy.
23. Others went to sea in ships,conducting trade on the vast waters.
24. They saw the Lord’s works,His wonderful works in the deep.
25. He spoke and raised a tempestthat stirred up the waves of the sea.
26. Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths,their courage melting away in anguish,
27. they reeled and staggered like drunken men,and all their skill was useless.
28. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,and He brought them out of their distress.
29. He stilled the storm to a murmur,and the waves of the sea were hushed.
30. They rejoiced when the waves grew quiet.Then He guided them to the harbor they longed for.
31. Let them give thanks to the Lordfor His faithful loveand His wonderful works for all humanity.
32. Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the peopleand praise Him in the council of the elders.