IN
PRAISE OF GOD’S GOODNESS
“Give
thanks to the Lord because He is good;
His
love is eternal!
Repeat
these words in praise to the Lord
all
you whom He has saved.
He
has rescued you from your enemies
and
has brought you back from foreign countries,
from
east and west, from north and south.
Some
wandered in the trackless desert
and
could not find their way to a city to live in.
They
were hungry and thirsty and had given up all hope.
Then
in their trouble they called to the Lord,
and
he saved them from their distress.
He
led them by a straight road
to
a city where they could live.
They
must thank the Lord for His constant love
for
the wonderful things He did for them,
He
satisfies those who are thirsty
and
fills the hungry with good things.
Some
were living in gloom and darkness,
prisoners
suffering in chains,
because
they had rebelled against the
commands
of Almighty God
and
had rejected His instructions.
They
were worn out from hard work;
they
would fall down, and no one would help.
Then
in their trouble they called to the Lord,
and
He saved them from their distress.
He
brought them out of their gloom and darkness
and
broke their chains in pieces.
They
must thank the Lord for His constant love,
for
the wonderful things He did for them.
He
breaks down doors of bronze
and
smashes iron bars.
Some
were fools suffering because of their sins
and
because of their evil;
they
couldn’t stand the sight of food
and
were close to death.
Then
in their trouble they called to the Lord,
and
He saved them from their distress.
He
healed them with His command
and
saved them from the grave.
They
must thank the Lord for His constant love,
for
the wonderful things He did for them.
They
must thank Him with sacrifices,
and
with songs of joy must tell all that He has done.
(Psalms 107:1-22)