Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he bringeth them out of their distresses.
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… scenes, and they each begin with some, and then they're going to follow the same pattern. You're going to hear about distress and trouble, then crying out to the Lord, and then His deliverance. So, here's the first. Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in, hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress. He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in. Let them thank the Lord for His steadfast love, for His wondrous works to the children of man, for He satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul He fills with good things. Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and in irons, for they had rebelled against the words of God and spurned the counsel of the Most High. So, he bowed their hearts down with hard labor. They fell down with none to help. …
… Look down here in verse 13. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness and deepest gloom, broke away their chains. You say, okay, so what's so weird about that? This is an astounding passage. Whose bars are these? Whose gates are these? Whose chains are these? Look, they sat in darkness in deepest gloom, prisoners suffering in iron chains. But why are they chained? For they rebelled against the words of God. And they despised the counsel of the Most High. They're in prison. Now you start to realize, they're in prison, immediately beginning to realize that this is looking at a spiritual condition. These people were in prison because they broke the word of God. And look, so he subjected them to bitter labor. They're in his prison. They're behind his gates. They're behind his bars. And they cry out to him and he cuts through them. What do you mean? He cuts through his own bars. …
… They reel to and fro and stagger like a drunken man and are at their wit's end. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad, because they be quiet, for he bringeth them unto their desired haven. Difference in the reaction of those who know the Lord, and those who don't know the Lord when they get in a storm. Maybe if you're in a storm right now, you might want to read this psalm. It'd be a great blessing to you, Psalm 107. Now let's go to the last thing very quickly. we've talked about the reasons and the reactions to the storm what was the result of the storm well look again if you will in verse 23 for they stood by me this night the angel of God whose I am and whom I serve saying fear not Paul now folks underscore this right now for thou must be brought before Caesar now who was Caesar he's a Roman emperor where did he live in Rome. Where was the ship headed? Toward Rome, toward Italy. God says, Paul, that's where you are going. Now listen to me, folks. God had a plan, and God's plan was to get Paul to Rome. …