⁴ Some wandered in desert wastes,
    finding no way to an inhabited town;^(D)
5 hungry and thirsty,
    their soul fainted within them.
⁶ Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress;^(E)
7 he led them by a straight way,
    until they reached an inhabited town.^(F)
8 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wonderful works to humankind.^(G)
9 For he satisfies the thirsty,
    and the hungry he fills with good things.^(H)

³³ He turns rivers into a desert,
    springs of water into thirsty ground,^(A)
34 a fruitful land into a salty waste,
    because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.^(B)
35 He turns a desert into pools of water,
    a parched land into springs of water.^(C)
36 And there he lets the hungry live,
    and they establish a town to live in;
³⁷ they sow fields and plant vineyards
    and get a fruitful yield.^(D)
38 By his blessing they multiply greatly,
    and he does not let their cattle decrease.^(E)

³⁹ When they are diminished and brought low
    through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,^(F)
40 he pours contempt on princes
    and makes them wander in trackless wastes,^(G)
41 but he raises up the needy out of distress
    and makes their families like flocks.^(H)
42 The upright see it and are glad,
    and all wickedness stops its mouth.^(I)
43 Let those who are wise pay attention to these things
    and consider the steadfast love of the Lord.^(J)