Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the Lord.

 Psalm 107:1-43

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.

Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains. Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.

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 mankind.

Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow; he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste. But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks. The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.

Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the Lord.

Why?

Praise the Lord for God's love and God's everlasting love.

The Lord can calm down the sea and move the mountain, God can lift the needy out of their affliction and increase their families like flocks.

Everyone who cried to the Lord in their trouble, and God saved them from their distress.

The Lord listened to my prayer. 

How?

My God is faithrul and loves me, so I will praise the Lord in all my life.