Psalm 107:10-16

Common English Bible

¹⁰ Some of the redeemed had been sitting in darkness and deep gloom;
    they were prisoners suffering in chains
¹¹     because they had disobeyed God’s instructions
    and rejected the Most High’s plans.
¹² So God humbled them with hard work.
    They stumbled, and there was no one to help them.
¹³ So they cried out to the Lord in their distress,
    and God saved them from their desperate circumstances.
¹⁴ God brought them out from the darkness and deep gloom;
    he shattered their chains.
¹⁵ Let them thank the Lord for his faithful love
    and his wondrous works for all people,
¹⁶     because God has shattered bronze doors
    and split iron bars in two!