26. The waves went as high as the sky;they crashed down to the depths.The sailors’ courage melted at this terrible situation.
27. They staggered and stumbled around like they were drunk.None of their skill was of any help.
28. So they cried out to the Lord in their distress,and God brought them out safe from their desperate circumstances.
29. God quieted the storm to a whisper;the sea’s waves were hushed.
30. So they rejoiced because the waves had calmed down;then God led them to the harbor they were hoping for.
31. Let them thank the Lord for his faithful loveand his wondrous works for all people.
32. Let them exalt God in the congregation of the peopleand praise God in the assembly of the elders.
33. God turns rivers into desert,watery springs into thirsty ground,
34. fruitful land into unproductive dirt,when its inhabitants are wicked.
35. But God can also turn the desert into watery pools,thirsty ground into watery springs,
36. where he settles the hungry.They even build a city and live there!
37. They plant fields and vineyardsand obtain a fruitful harvest.
38. God blesses them, and they become many.God won’t even let their cattle diminish.
39. But when they do diminish—when they’re brought down by oppression, trouble, and grief—