Psalm 107:23-32 “Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters, these see the LORD’s deeds, and his wonders in the deep. For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves. They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble. They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end. Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress. He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still. Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven. Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds for the children of men! Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.”

What we seem to have here are some of the exiled Israelites sailing in the service of a foreign king. Instead of ending up at the bottom of an ocean, God brings them back to shore and then back to their homeland. God should certainly be praised!

Did you catch the refrain for each group? “Let them praise the LORD for His loving kindness, for His wonderful deed for the children of men!” We should praise the Lord publicly and privately for the salvation we have through Jesus Christ, the protection and provision we have through the Holy Spirit, and the hope of a future forever with Him!

For additional worship: Eternal Father, Strong to Save