Mark 4:35-41

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Jesus stops a storm

³⁵Later that day, when evening came, Jesus said to them, “Let’s cross over to the other side of the lake.” ³⁶They left the crowd and took him in the boat just as he was. Other boats followed along.

³⁷Gale-force winds arose, and waves crashed against the boat so that the boat was swamped. ³⁸But Jesus was in the rear of the boat, sleeping on a pillow. They woke him up and said, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re drowning?”

³⁹He got up and gave orders to the wind, and he said to the lake, “Silence! Be still!” The wind settled down and there was a great calm. ⁴⁰Jesus asked them, “Why are you frightened? Don’t you have faith yet?”

⁴¹Overcome with awe, they said to each other, “Who then is this? Even the wind and the sea obey him!”

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Psalm 107:1-3

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BOOK V

(Psalms 107–150)

Psalm 107

107 “Give thanks to the Lord because he is good,
        because his faithful love lasts forever!”
²That’s what those who are redeemed by the Lord say,
    the ones God redeemed from the power of their enemies,
³    the ones God gathered from various countries,
    from east and west, north and south.

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Psalm 107:23-32

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²³Some of the redeemed had gone out on the ocean in ships,
    making their living on the high seas.
²⁴They saw what the Lord had made;
    they saw his wondrous works in the depths of the sea.
²⁵God spoke and stirred up a storm
    that brought the waves up high.
²⁶The waves went as high as the sky;
    they crashed down to the depths.
The sailors’ courage melted at this terrible situation.
²⁷    They staggered and stumbled around like they were drunk.
    None of their skill was of any help.
²⁸So they cried out to the Lord in their distress,
    and God brought them out safe from their desperate circumstances.
²⁹God quieted the storm to a whisper;
    the sea’s waves were hushed.
³⁰So they rejoiced because the waves had calmed down;
    then God led them to the harbor they were hoping for.
³¹Let them thank the Lord for his faithful love
    and his wondrous works for all people.
³²Let them exalt God in the congregation of the people
    and praise God in the assembly of the elders.