Psalm 107:35-41

Common English Bible

³⁵ But God can also turn the desert into watery pools,
    thirsty ground into watery springs,
³⁶     where he settles the hungry.
They even build a city and live there!
³⁷     They plant fields and vineyards
    and obtain a fruitful harvest.
³⁸ God blesses them, and they become many.
    God won’t even let their cattle diminish.
³⁹ But when they do diminish—
    when they’re brought down by oppression, trouble, and grief—
⁴⁰     God pours contempt on their leaders,
        making them wander aimlessly in the wastelands.
⁴¹ But God raises the needy from their suffering;
    he makes their families as numerous as sheep!