17. They acted like fools in their rebellious ways,and suffered because of their sins.
18. They lost their appetite for all food,and they drew near the gates of death.
19. They cried out to the Lord in their distress;he delivered them from their troubles.
20. He sent them an assuring word and healed them;he rescued them from the pits where they were trapped.
21. Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love,and for the amazing things he has done for people!
22. Let them present thank offerings,and loudly proclaim what he has done!
23. Some traveled on the sea in ships,and carried cargo over the vast waters.
24. They witnessed the acts of the Lord,his amazing feats on the deep water.
25. He gave the order for a windstorm,and it stirred up the waves of the sea.
26. They reached up to the sky,then dropped into the depths.The sailors’ strength left them because the danger was so great.
27. They swayed and staggered like a drunk,and all their skill proved ineffective.
28. They cried out to the Lord in their distress;he delivered them from their troubles.
29. He calmed the storm,and the waves grew silent.
30. The sailors rejoiced because the waves grew quiet,and he led them to the harbor they desired.
31. Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love,and for the amazing things he has done for people!
32. Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people!Let them praise him in the place where the leaders preside!
33. He turned streams into a desert,springs of water into arid land,