The document summarizes passages from Psalms 107 and Isaiah 43, focusing on how God delivers those who cry out to him in times of trouble. It describes four groups of people who suffered - some wandered in the desert hungry and thirsty, some sat in darkness and gloom as prisoners, some became fools through rebellion, and others were merchants at sea during a storm. Each group cried out to God and he rescued them from their distress, guiding them to safety and provision. The passages call the readers to give thanks to God for his unfailing love and wonderful deeds towards mankind.

1. Reading - Isaiah 43 v.1 – 6
“When you pass through the waters, I
will be with you.”
Does God abandon us when we get it
wrong?
Psalm 107

2. v.1 – 3 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he
is good; his love endures for ever. Let
the redeemed of the Lord say this –
those he redeemed from the hand of
the foe, those he gathered from the
lands, from east and west, from north
and south.”

3. his love endures for ever.
his love endures for ever.
Let the redeemed of the Lord say this

4. v.4 – 9 “Some wandered in desert wastelands,
finding no way to a city they could settle. They
were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed
away. Then they cried out to the Lord in their
trouble, and he delivered them from their
distress. He led them by a straight way to a city
where they could settle. Let them give thanks to
the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful
deeds for men, for he satisfies the thirsty and
fills the hungry with good things.”

5. Some wandered in desert wastelands
They were hungry and thirsty
they cried out to the Lord in their trouble
he delivered them from their distress.
He led them by a straight way to a city
where they could settle.

6. v.10 – 13 “Some sat in darkness and the
deepest gloom, prisoners suffering in iron
chains, for they had rebelled against the
words of God and despised the counsel of
the Most High. So he subjected them to
bitter labour; they stumbled, and there
was no-one to help. Then they cried out to
the Lord in their trouble, and he saved
them from their distress.

7. v.14 – 16 He brought them out of
darkness and the deepest gloom and
broke away their chains. Let them give
thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for men, for
he breaks down gates of bronze and
cuts through bars of iron.

8. “Some sat in darkness and the deepest gloom,
they had rebelled against the words of God
they stumbled, and there was no-one to help.
they cried out to the Lord in their trouble
He brought them out of darkness
and broke away their chains.

9. v.17 - 22 “Some became fools through their
rebellious ways and suffered affliction
because of their iniquities. They loathed all
foods and drew near the gates of death. Then
they cried to the Lord in their trouble and he
saved them from their distress. He sent forth
his word and healed them; he rescued them
from the grave. Let them give thanks to the
Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful
deeds for men. Let them sacrifice thank-
offerings and tell his works with songs of joy.”

10. “Some became fools through their rebellious
ways
They loathed all foods and drew near the gates
of death
they cried to the Lord in their trouble
He sent forth his word and healed them;
he rescued them from the grave

11. v.23 – 27 “Others went out on the sea in ships;
they were merchants on the mighty waters.
They saw the works of the Lord, his wonderful
deeds in the deep. For he spoke and stirred up
the tempest that lifted high the waves. They
mounted up to the heavens and went down to
the depths; in their peril their courage melted
away. They reeled and staggered like drunken
men; they were at their wits end.

12. v.28 – 32 Then they cried out to the Lord in
their trouble, and he brought them out of
their distress. He stilled the storm to a
whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
They were glad when it grew calm, and he
guided them to their desired haven. Let them
give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for men. Let them
exalt him in the assembly of the people and
praise him in the council of the elders.

13. they were merchants on the mighty waters.
They mounted up to the heavens and went
down to the depths
They reeled and staggered like drunken men;
they were at their wits end.
they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of
the sea were hushed
he guided them to their desired haven

14. v.33 – 38 “He turned rivers into desert, flowing
springs into thirsty ground, and fruitful land into
salt waste, because of the wickedness of those
who live there.
Some Wandered
Some sat in darkness and the deepest gloom
Some became fools through their rebellious ways
Others – were merchants on the mighty waters

15. v.6, v.13, v.19, v.28 - They cried to the Lord in their
trouble and he delivered them from their distress.
v.35 – 36 He turned the desert into pools of water
and the parched ground into flowing springs;
there he brought the hungry to live, and they
found a city where they could settle.
v.37 – 38 They sowed fields and planted vineyards
that yielded a fruitful harvest; he blessed them,
and their numbers greatly increased, and he did
not let their herds diminish.”

16. v.39 “Then their numbers
decreased, and they were
humbled by oppression,
calamity and sorrow;

17. v.40 - he who pours contempt on nobles made
them wander in a trackless waste.
v.41 - But he lifted the needy out of their
affliction and increased their families like
flocks.
v.42 - The upright see and rejoice, but all the
wicked shut their mouths.”

18. v.43 “Whoever is wise, let him heed
these things and consider the great love
of the Lord.”
v.8, v.15, v.21, v.31 “Let them give thanks
to the Lord for his unfailing love and his
wonderful deeds for men.”
v.1 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures for ever.