What happensPermalink
The psalmist describes the afflictions of four groups during Israel’s exile from the Promised Land: those wandering the desert, those bound in prison, those afflicted for forgetting God, and those tossed at sea. God redeemed them all, and the psalmist calls them to give thanks.
Why it mattersPermalink
The repeated refrains (crying to the Lord and deliverance: vv. 6, 13, 19, 28; calls to thanks: vv. 8, 15, 21, 31) emphasize God’s unfailing mercy in gathering His people from every place. Like Psalms 105–106, it recounts Israel’s history to glorify God’s redemptive work.
Key versePermalink
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble.