10. Some of the redeemed had been sitting in darkness and deep gloom;they were prisoners suffering in chains
11. because they had disobeyed God’s instructionsand rejected the Most High’s plans.
12. So God humbled them with hard work.They stumbled, and there was no one to help them.
13. So they cried out to the Lord in their distress,and God saved them from their desperate circumstances.
14. God brought them out from the darkness and deep gloom;he shattered their chains.
15. Let them thank the Lord for his faithful loveand his wondrous works for all people,
16. because God has shattered bronze doorsand split iron bars in two!
17. Some of the redeemed were fools because of their sinful ways.They suffered because of their wickedness.
18. They had absolutely no appetite for food;they had arrived at death’s gates.
19. So they cried out to the Lord in their distress,and God saved them from their desperate circumstances.
20. God gave the order and healed them;he rescued them from their pit.
21. Let them thank the Lord for his faithful loveand his wondrous works for all people.
22. Let them offer thanksgiving sacrificesand declare what God has donein songs of joy!
23. Some of the redeemed had gone out on the ocean in ships,making their living on the high seas.