Footsteps in the Sea

²³Some qwent down to the sea in ships,

doing business on the great waters;

²⁴they saw the deeds of the Lord,

his wondrous works in the deep.

²⁵For he rcommanded and sraised the stormy wind,

which lifted up the waves of the sea.

²⁶They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;

their courage tmelted away in their evil plight;

²⁷they reeled and ustaggered like drunken men

and vwere at their wits' end.2

²⁸wThen they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

²⁹He xmade the storm be still,

and the waves of the sea were hushed.

³⁰Then they were glad that the waters3 were quiet,

and he brought them to their desired haven.

³¹yLet them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

³²Let them zextol him in athe congregation of the people,

and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

³³He bturns rivers into a desert,

springs of water into thirsty ground,

³⁴ca fruitful land into a salty waste,

because of the evil of its inhabitants.

³⁵He dturns a desert into pools of water,

ea parched land into springs of water.

³⁶And there he lets the hungry dwell,

and they establish fa city to live in;

³⁷they sow fields and plant vineyards

and get a fruitful yield.

³⁸gBy his blessing they multiply greatly,

and he does not let their livestock diminish.

³⁹When they are diminished and brought low

through oppression, evil, and sorrow,

⁴⁰hhe pours contempt on princes

and imakes them wander jin trackless wastes;

⁴¹but khe raises up the needy out of affliction

and lmakes their families like flocks.

⁴²mThe upright see it and are glad,

and nall wickedness shuts its mouth.

⁴³oWhoever is wise, let him attend to these things;

let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.