4 They wandered around the desert on a deserted roadwithout finding an inhabited city.
5 They were hungry and thirsty.They began to lose hope.
6 In their distress they cried out to the Lord.He rescued them from their troubles.
7 He led them on a road that went straight to an inhabited city.
8 Let them give thanks to the Lord because of his mercy.He performed his miracles for Adam’s descendants.
9 He gave plenty to drink to those who were thirsty.He filled those who were hungry with good food.
10 Those who lived in the dark, in death’s shadowwere prisoners in misery.They were held in iron chains