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Psalm 107

1  O give thanks to the Lord, for he is gracious, •
   for his steadfast love endures for ever.
2  Let the redeemed of the Lord say this, •
   those he redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
3  And gathered out of the lands
      from the east and from the west, •
   from the north and from the south.
4  Some went astray in desert wastes •
   and found no path to a city to dwell in.
5  Hungry and thirsty, •
   their soul was fainting within them.
6  So they cried to the Lord in their trouble •
   and he delivered them from their distress.
7  He set their feet on the right way •
   till they came to a city to dwell in.
33  The Lord turns rivers into wilderness •
   and water springs into thirsty ground;
34  A fruitful land he makes a salty waste, •
   because of the wickedness of those who dwell there.
35  He makes the wilderness a pool of water •
   and water springs out of a thirsty land.
36  There he settles the hungry •
   and they build a city to dwell in.
37  They sow fields and plant vineyards •
   and bring in a fruitful harvest.

Psalm 43

Prayer to God in Time of Trouble

¹ Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause
   against an ungodly people;
from those who are deceitful and unjust
   deliver me!
² For you are the God in whom I take refuge;
   why have you cast me off?
Why must I walk about mournfully
   because of the oppression of the enemy?

³ O send out your light and your truth;
   let them lead me;
let them bring me to your holy hill
   and to your dwelling.
⁴ Then I will go to the altar of God,
   to God my exceeding joy;
and I will praise you with the harp,
   O God, my God.

⁵ Why are you cast down, O my soul,
   and why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
   my help and my God.