¹⁷ Some of the redeemed were fools because of their sinful ways.
    They suffered because of their wickedness.
¹⁸ They had absolutely no appetite for food;
    they had arrived at death’s gates.
¹⁹ So they cried out to the Lord in their distress,
    and God saved them from their desperate circumstances.
²⁰ God gave the order and healed them;
    he rescued them from their pit.
²¹ Let them thank the Lord for his faithful love
    and his wondrous works for all people.
²² Let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices
    and declare what God has done in songs of joy!