Daily Bible GNT November 14 Verses

²³Some sailed over the ocean in ships,

earning their living on the seas.

²⁴They saw what the LORD can do,

his wonderful acts on the seas.

²⁵He commanded, and a mighty wind began to blow

and stirred up the waves.

²⁶The ships were lifted high in the air

and plunged down into the depths.

In such danger the sailors lost their courage;

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they stumbled and staggered like drunks--

all their skill was useless.

²⁸Then in their trouble they called to the LORD,

and he saved them from their distress.

²⁹He calmed the raging storm,

and the waves became quiet.

³⁰They were glad because of the calm,

and he brought them safe to the port they wanted.

³¹They must thank the LORD for his constant love,

for the wonderful things he did for them.

³²They must proclaim his greatness in the assembly of the people

and praise him before the council of the leaders.

³³The LORD made rivers dry up completely

and stopped springs from flowing.

³⁴He made rich soil become a salty wasteland

because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

³⁵He changed deserts into pools of water

and dry land into flowing springs.

³⁶He let hungry people settle there,

and they built a city to live in.

³⁷They sowed the fields and planted grapevines

and reaped an abundant harvest.

³⁸He blessed his people, and they had many children;

he kept their herds of cattle from decreasing.

³⁹When God's people were defeated and humiliated

by cruel oppression and suffering,
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⁴⁰he showed contempt for their oppressors

and made them wander in trackless deserts.

⁴¹But he rescued the needy from their misery

and made their families increase like flocks.

⁴²The righteous see this and are glad,

but all the wicked are put to silence.

⁴³May those who are wise think about these things;

may they consider the LORD's constant love.

This reading is from The Holy Bible, Today's English Version, Second Edition copyright © American Bible Society, 1992;
Old Testament copyright © American Bible Society, 1976, 1992; New Testament © American Bible Society, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1992.

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