30. They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.
31. Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
32. Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.
33. He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,
34. and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
35. He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;
36. there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.
37. They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;
38. he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
39. Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;