Psalm 107:10-21

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁰ Some of God’s people were prisoners,
    locked behind bars in dark prisons.
¹¹ That was because they had fought against what God said.
    They refused to listen to the advice of God Most High.
¹² God made life hard for those people
    because of what they did.
They stumbled and fell,
    and there was no one to help them.
¹³ They were in trouble, so they called to the Lord for help,
    and he saved them from their troubles.
¹⁴ He took them out of their dark prisons.
    He broke the ropes that held them.
¹⁵ Thank the Lord for his faithful love
    and for the amazing things he does for people.
¹⁶ He breaks down their bronze gates.
    He shatters their iron bars.

¹⁷ Some people became fools and turned against God,
    and they suffered for the evil they did.
¹⁸ They became so sick that they refused to eat,
    so they almost died.
¹⁹ They were in trouble, so they called to the Lord for help,
    and he saved them from their troubles.
²⁰ He gave the command and healed them,
    so they were saved from the grave.
²¹ Thank the Lord for his faithful love
    and for the amazing things he does for people.