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Hope for the Hopeless
I. Hope for the Hopeless
II. The Key that Unlocks the Door
III. Cruel Addiction
IV. Snow Blinded
V. Cracked
VI. The Truth Shall Make You Free
VII. Calloused in Wonderland
VIII. The Sorcery Sin Seduction of a Narcotic Neurosis and a Psychotropic Psychosis
IX. True Confessions of a Rock Star
X. SIN
XI. Though Your Sins be as Scarlet
XII. Escaped Convict
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I. Hope for the Hopeless
"This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him. He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope. He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach. For the Lord will not cast off for ever: But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth, To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High, To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
"Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD. Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned. Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied. Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through. Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people. All our enemies have opened their mouths against us. Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction. Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people. Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission, Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven. Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city. Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause. They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me. Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off. I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon. Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry. Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not. O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life." Lamenations 3:21-58
Unto the battered and beaten Unto the tattered and torn Unto the weary and weakened Unto the embittered and scorned
Unto the oppressed and exploited Unto the poverty stricken Unto the distraught just subsisting Unto the life that is smitten
Unto the back-slider that fell Unto the ones who feel unforgiven Unto the habitual and helpless Unto the ones demon driven
Unto the rejected dejected Unto the fearful afraid Unto the tortured and tormented Unto the twisted so crazed
Unto the emotionally unstable Unto the lustful unbridled Unto the mentally insane Unto the despairing suicidal
Unto the heroin user statistic Unto the crack pipe afflicted Unto the cocaine and meth user abuser Unto the drunk and addicted
Unto the prostitute so wretched Unto the street walker defeated Unto the destitute so cheated Unto the unfairly mistreated
Unto the perverse and profane Unto the wickedly bad Unto the psychotic defamed Unto the terminally sad
Unto the treacherously betrayed Unto the bitter resentful Unto the heart that’s been wounded Unto the soul oh so sinful
Unto the hopeless twice dead Unto the blind reprobate Unto the heart filled anger Unto the soul filled with hate
Unto the walking yet dead Unto those who exist but are no longer living Unto all of the above You can be cleansed and forgiven
For the Lord Jesus is not willing That any should perish But that all should be saved Who He so loves and doth cherish
Because for you He has died Upon the Old Rugged Cross Shedding His sinless life's blood To save all that are lost
Thus "whosoever" means you So come boldly to Him For your spirit He shall renew And cleanse your heart from all sin. © 2006 Raymond Bolton Pena
"Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off." Isaiah 55:6-13
"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." 2nd Peter 3:9
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved." John 3:16-17
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II. The Key that Unlocks the Door
"As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." Revelation 3:19-20
If you’re standing behind a locked door facing a dark eternity And you’re searching for the answer to where you lost the key
If you’re reaching deep within yourself as your soul begins to bleed And you're trying to grasp your spirit’s will to fight the demon seed
Remember that prayer is the key to heaven but faith unlocks the door For Jesus Christ has won the victory and His victory is now ours
Thus the answer is not within thyself but in the One who died for all Therefore come boldly unto His throne of grace and into the darkness you shall not fall. © 1988 Raymond Bolton Pena
"Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 3:13-16
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III. Cruel Addiction
"Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me. Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil. Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha. Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified. But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God." Psalms 40:11-17
Sometimes I hear faint echoes Of yesteryear’s most recent past And as I reflect upon the memories The pain of death I seem to grasp
Have you ever done a line of Coke Tell me now have you my friend? Have you ever smoked a rock of crack? Do you know the pain of sin?
Have you ever stood in an alley? Under a dark and cold cruel sky? And as you took each passing breath You just wished that you could die?
Then looking out into the streets Surrounded by brick walls Have you ever heard the inner void scream so deep? You could actually feel the torment of your fall?
Alienation and Isolation Despair and Agony! Do you know what wretchedness really is? Or have you ever seen?
To be stained so deep by sin within Still yet God heard my silent cries I was too afraid to pray so I just groaned So deep, deep down inside
I know what it is to be defiled by Satan I know what it is to fall As deep as Hell's bottomless depths descend Still yet God He heard my call
Touched by Jesus Christ through the Holy Ghost My soul my God has healed My stains of sin have been cleansed And now the Life of God again I feel
Thus sinner, backslider tossed in the tempest Of a cruel addiction's merciless hold Do not lose heart to despair suicidal For there is forgiveness for you and hope
Thou who art suffering in the grip of cruel bondage In this season of your darkest night Just plead the blood of this One called Jesus And be turned from the power of darkness to light
Just turn your eyes and heart toward the Savior Behold the Lamb of God For He who died for you is faithful and true And He will wash you in His blood
Because He understands the groans and cries we utter When we're so defeated we can not pray Thus take them to Jesus to the foot of His Cross And cast your cries and cares upon Him today. © 1999 Raymond Bolton Pena
"For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." Romans 8:22-28
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IV. Snow Blinded
"All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out." John 6:37
Overkill of your mind Numb your soul, numb it blind
Chop the cocaine oh so fine Upon the mirror make your lines
Snort a blast up your nose Let it drain into your soul
Feel the numbness in your face Lick your gums to get a taste
Feel the power in your veins On overdrive there is no pain
Like a planet spinning around Your soul spins faster yet now you're bound
Each line you snort takes you higher Extreme delight is your desire
From your orbit you long to break free And then your nose begins to bleed
Between your eyes your nostrils burn Yet you now can't stop so your habit turns
Thus you buy a pipe to cook it up Yet once you take that hit, it’s a whole new rush
Now you feel the demon in your soul As it twist and turns and grows and grows
You now can't live unless you soar Yet Crack Rock is cheaper and you must have more
Thus, your habit now takes another turn Yet the fix don't work but the need still burns
Trapped inside this never ending Hell For that first hit rush your soul you would sell
But the magic power is all gone You have reaped Coke death and now you're all alone
Satan has you on his hook You played his puppet and your soul he took
Rock bottom came when you hit skid row Yet you did not notice in your cocaine glow
Your fantasy is now no longer a dream It has become a nightmare from which reality screams
Your eyes no longer sparkle and shine You no longer smile because you're dead inside
Walking death you have become But it just don't matter when you just need some
Crack has become your fatal pimp And you have become a crack whore lost in its grip
Disease it follows naturally As your soul begins to bleed
Death is knocking at your door Hell is waiting next in store
Yet Jesus died for such as you But you must repent before your life is through
Deliverance is yours to be washed clean Yet you must confess to God that your life is obscene
Yield your life and future up to Jesus Christ Plead His precious blood to cleanse your life
His grace is yours to be made free and healed For there is still room at the Cross for you to come and kneel. © 1999 Raymond Bolton Pena
"But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up." James 4:6-10
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V. CRACKED
"In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength. Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD. I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities; And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room. Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed. I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me. I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel. For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life. But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God. My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake. Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave. Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous. Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men! Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. Blessed be the LORD: for he hath showed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city. For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee. O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD." Psalms 31:1-24
You push the chore through the pipe To get back a hit and then you light
You hold it high and gently inhale Then bring it down slowly as the crack expels
You hold the hit in - as the sensation you feel And after your lungs absorb it all - you then exhale
You hear the chimes as you drift away And into the void you make your stay
Your rush it last a minute or so Before leaving you in the blissful after glow
You set the pipe down because now it's hot You let it cool for yet another rock
You save each crumb that is left So when you run out there's still one last breath
But what shall you do when the crack is all gone? When you're out of cash and no one will loan?
When you've lost your job out on a binge? And you end up homeless without a friend?
When you're out of possessions and you have nothing left to sell? And every one suspects you so it's hard to steal?
When you find yourself so very all alone? Because you've done every one you know - so very wrong?
When the whole world shuns you and begging is vain? And no one understands your plight or pain?
Will you end up selling the only thing you have left? For a ten dollar bill will you get undressed?
To buy another rock because it don't come free? And what about A.I.D.S.? It comes so naturally?
Was it really worth that first hit you took? You thought you had control but it was an instant hook
It promised an escape from life's every pain Yet it made you pain's slave it's called Crack Cocaine
Now where are all those friends who lead you astray? They got you hooked and now you must pay
They knew your fate from the start Yet they did not care or have a heart
To them you are just another fool That they can manipulate and use so cruel
So when you're used all up and left dirt poor They reject your presence and despise you sore
All you are to them is a pathetic hype Always geeking and begging to hit their pipe
Yet God's Word says something you really need to know They are the servants of Satan sent to damn your soul
For behind your crack pipe the Devil lies Demanding that you idolize
A rock of crack to keep you high As the demons twist your very mind
Your flesh it gnaws and pants for more Your thoughts they race - on how to make your next score
It is an evil satanic spell And you are a captive slave of hell
You can call it a sickness or a disease Yet God's Word calls it a sinful bondage of pleasure’s greed
For you are obsessed - with the crack you so need Because you're possessed by a spirit of dark sorcery
Your soul was cracked just like a shell Opening your mind and heart to a flood from hell
Now left reprobate in ungodly lust Sexual perversion and filth has become a must
Yet God is not mocked and we reap what we sow For sin still brings forth death into the soul
You are a sinner though such an unpopular thought But this is not Wonderland and Alice you're not
Yet it is still the truth that makes us free But you must repent and acknowledge your real true need
Your addiction is a ritual you can't deny Even the very fix has transfixed your mind
With baking soda you can cook it raw And with a lighter and a spoon who needs a straw?
A pusher, a pipe and a chore Are the religious instruments of death that make you soar
Prince Crack is the demon you worship behind King Cocaine As your blind devotion to these gods - rots your brain
Thus your only hope is the Old Rugged Bloody Cross Where Jesus bled and died to save the lost
The Holy Ghost is calling unto you Yet you must believe God's Word is really true
Sinner, Back Slider, Lost or Undone The Shepherd is calling for you to come
By the fear of God men depart from sin And by His merciful grace you can be cleansed
Confess with your mouth, the Lord Jesus Christ "I am a sinner with a messed up life
I can't save myself, so I plead your blood Please save my soul, because I so need your love
Shed upon the Cross, my sin debt you paid You are the Lamb of God, and unto you I pray
Be my ROCK of Salvation, for you are faithful and true I renounce the demon called Crack - and place my trust in you
Baptize me in your Name, by the Holy Ghost and Fire Please O God take away my sin desire"
Thus having said this prayer and turning from your sins Fight the battle through and yield your life to Him
Come out from the wicked and walk with them no more Seek the face of God, that's what prayer and Bible study is for
For its one day at a time that we grow in God's grace Thus begin at once to run this blessed race
Life and death is the choice this you can't deny For the ROCK of Salvation to live or for the Crack Rock to die
You know the party is over and Hell awaits Thus the choice is yours don't leave it up to fate
For It's no coincidence that this poem is being read by you It might just be your final warning so don't be the Devil's fool! © 1999 Raymond Bolton Pena
"O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end! How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up? For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges. For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter: Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps. Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures? To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste. For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left. And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection. See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me. I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy. Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people." Deuteronomy 32:29-43
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VI. The Truth Shall Make You Free
"As he spake these words, many believed on him. Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." John 8:30-36
Please allow me to introduce to you: "Crystal Meth," She is the Queen of Hell And now Satan has sent her to gather a harvest Of the souls that are trapped under her spell (2nd Thessalonians 2:9-12)
She has been called a plague of sorcery Creeping across the land And all who taste her more than once Shall submit to her fatal command (Nahum 3:1-5 / John 8:34)
Prince "Crack" was but her forerunner And her way he hath prepared Perhaps you've been warned of her daughter Her name is "Crank" the one to beware! (Ephesians 6:11-12)
Ammonia, drain cleaner and paint thinner Lithium batteries, break fluid and lye Are just a few of her toxic ingredients Which you need to cook to make your high
You can smoke her, snort her or inject her But your teeth will rot as your lungs bleed inside These are just the consequences of your idolatry And the results of your slow self suicide (2nd Corinthians 6:16-18 / 7:1)
Your skin it will scab and sores will appear And your hair will fall out, but that is not all Your brain will become damaged beyond all repair Resulting in a massive depression into which you shall fall (1st Corinthians 3:17)
Fear and anxiety will take over your life As thoughts of fretting and terror, shall rage in your head These paranoid delusions shall cause you such strife As intense panic attacks become your worse dread (Proverbs 28:1)
There will come out burst of anger beyond your control Your mood swings of confusion shall be so terrible and bad You shall mentally and emotionally torment the people you love Making them feel helpless and so terminally sad (Proverbs 11:29, 12:7, 14:1, 11)
Thus her demonic turmoil shall over all reign When you are feigning for more of the source of your pain Some call it "geeking" the way you shall change As the chemicals so caustic "Eats Holes In Your Brain!" (James 4:1-10)
Your teeth might chitter and then they might chatter As your lips tremble and quiver and continuously smack You might twitch in your face as you spaze out of control Reaching the point where there's no turning back
Both your long and short term memories shall fade As you lose control of your reasoning power of thought And once you can no longer think for yourself Your mind shall become reprobate and totally lost? (2nd Corinthians 4:3-4)
And then when they come to take you away To the Insane Asylum's eight by eight padded cell Restrained in a straight jacket you shall not escape Your own determination for this self imposed Hell (Galatians 6:7-8)
For though not yet damned in the real fires of Hell In which your sinful soul, shall come to be burned The nightmare you'll live, will be like hell on this earth As you then wish to God, that you would only have turned (Proverbs 1:20-33)
Some say: "It's a Party" as they scoff against reason "All's Well!" and "Come on, there's really no harm"
"Fear Not" and "If it feels
good, then how can it be bad?"
Yet just give her time and your life she will ruin This truth I promise, every thing precious she shall take Others shall lay with the person you love And your kids shall be taken away by the State (James 1:13-15)
And then at the end when you're going to die And it's time for you to take your final last breath She will be there to claim you, for Satan you served Forever to be tormented in hell’s fire after death (Matthew 7:21-23)
Thus confess unto God, that you are a sinner And of all sinners you feel like the worst Then plead the blood of Jesus for deliverance in prayer To break your cruel addiction to the power of Meth's curse (Luke 18:9-14 / 1st Timothy 1:15 / 1st John 1:5-9)
Call upon the Name of "Jesus" to save you "For no temptation hath taken you, but such as is common to all men" For the power of "Meth" (Crank) was defeated by Jesus When he died on the Cross and then rose again (Acts 2:17-40 / 1st Corinthians 10:1-22 / Ephesians 1:19-23) © 2004 Raymond Bolton Pena
"And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all." Ephesians 1:19-23
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VII. Calloused in Wonderland
"O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High: Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help. Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death. Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses. He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing." Psalms 107:1-22
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