Daily Bread

²³ Some went out on the sea^(A) in ships;^(B)
    they were merchants on the mighty waters.
²⁴ They saw the works of the Lord,^(C)
    his wonderful deeds in the deep.
²⁵ For he spoke^(D) and stirred up a tempest^(E)
    that lifted high the waves.^(F)
26 They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;
    in their peril^(G) their courage melted^(H) away.
²⁷ They reeled^(I) and staggered like drunkards;
    they were at their wits’ end.
²⁸ Then they cried^(J) out to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he brought them out of their distress.^(K)
29 He stilled the storm^(L) to a whisper;
    the waves^(M) of the sea^[a] were hushed.^(N)
30 They were glad when it grew calm,
    and he guided them^(O) to their desired haven.
³¹ Let them give thanks^(P) to the Lord for his unfailing love^(Q)
    and his wonderful deeds^(R) for mankind.
³² Let them exalt^(S) him in the assembly^(T) of the people
    and praise him in the council of the elders.

³³ He turned rivers into a desert,^(U)
    flowing springs^(V) into thirsty ground,
³⁴ and fruitful land into a salt waste,^(W)
    because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
³⁵ He turned the desert into pools of water^(X)
    and the parched ground into flowing springs;^(Y)
36 there he brought the hungry to live,
    and they founded a city where they could settle.
³⁷ They sowed fields and planted vineyards^(Z)
    that yielded a fruitful harvest;
³⁸ he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,^(AA)
    and he did not let their herds diminish.^(AB)

³⁹ Then their numbers decreased,^(AC) and they were humbled^(AD)
    by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
⁴⁰ he who pours contempt on nobles^(AE)
    made them wander in a trackless waste.^(AF)
41 But he lifted the needy^(AG) out of their affliction
    and increased their families like flocks.^(AH)
42 The upright see and rejoice,^(AI)
    but all the wicked shut their mouths.^(AJ)

⁴³ Let the one who is wise^(AK) heed these things
    and ponder the loving deeds^(AL) of the Lord.