36. He brought hungry people there to live. They built a city where they could settle down.
37. They planted fields and vineyards that produced large crops.
38. He blessed the people, and they greatly increased their numbers. He kept their herds from getting smaller.
39. Then the number of God's people got smaller. They were brought low by trouble, suffering and sorrow.
40. The One who looks down on proud nobles made them wander in a desert where no one lives.
41. But he lifted needy people out of their suffering. He made their families increase like flocks of sheep.
42. Honest people see it and are filled with joy. But no one who is evil has anything to say.