“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name! He has done great things, bless His holy name!”

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good and His mercy endures forever! Let those whom the Lord has redeemed proclaim that He redeemed them from the hand of the foe. He gathered them out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. Some wandered in desert wastes, they found no way to a city where they might dwell. They were hungry and thirsty, their spirits languished within them. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble and He delivered them from their distress. He put their feet on a straight path, to go to a city where they might dwell. The Lord changed rivers into deserts and water-springs into dry ground. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good and His mercy endures forever. Psalms 107