Some sat in darkness and the deepest gloom, prisoners
suffering in iron chains, for they rebelled against
the words of God and despised the counsel of the
Most High.
So he subjected them to bitter labor;
they stumbled, and there was no one to help. Then
they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he
saved them from their distress. He brought them
out of darkness and the deepest gloom and broke
away their chains.
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing
love and his wonderful deeds for men, for he breaks
down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
Psalm 107:10-16
