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Psalms 107:23-32

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Psalms 107:23-32

23Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters,

24these see the LORD’s deeds, and his wonders in the deep.

25For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.

26They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.

27They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.

28Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.

29He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.

30Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.

31Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds for the children of men!

32Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.

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