4. Some of them wandered in deserts that were dry and empty. They couldn't find their way to a city where they could settle down.
5. They were hungry and thirsty. Their lives were slipping away.
6. Then they cried out to the Lord because of their problems. And he saved them from their troubles.
7. He led them straight to a city where they could settle down.
8. Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love. Let them give thanks for the miracles he does for his people.
9. He gives those who are thirsty all of the water they want. He gives those who are hungry all of the good food they can eat.
10. Others lived in the deepest darkness. They suffered as prisoners in iron chains.
11. That's because they hadn't obeyed the words of God. They had refused to follow the advice of the Most High God.
12. So he made them do work that was hard and bitter. They tripped and fell, and there was no one to help them.