31. Thank the Lord for his faithful 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. He changed rivers into a desert. He stopped springs from flowing.
34. He made the fertile land become salty, because the people living there did such evil things.
35. He changed the desert into a land with pools of water. He caused springs to flow from dry ground.
36. He led the hungry to that good land, and they built a city to live in.
37. They planted seeds in their fields and grapes in their vineyards, and they had a good harvest.
38. God blessed them with many children and plenty of animals.
39. But because of disaster and troubles, their families became small and weak.
40. God shames even great leaders and makes them wander through empty deserts.
41. But he rescues the poor from their misery. He makes their families large like flocks of sheep.
42. Good people see this and are happy. But the wicked see it and don’t know what to say.