Study Desk

His mighty power rules forever, and nothing the nations do can be hidden from him. So don't turn against God.

All of you people, come praise our God! Let his praises be heard.

Pray for his blessings to continue and for everyone on earth to worship our God.

The God of Israel is fearsome in his temple, and he makes us strong. Let's praise our God!

The Lord will listen when the homeless cry out, and he will never forget his people in prison.

God will rescue Jerusalem, and he will rebuild the towns of Judah. His people will live there on their own land,

Let his kingdom reach from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River across all the earth.

Force the desert tribes to accept his rule, and make his enemies crawl in the dirt.

God will bring his people back, and they will drink the water he so freely gives.

Everyone, make your promises to the Lord your God and do what you promise. The Lord is fearsome, and all of his servants should bring him gifts.

God gave his Law to Jacob's descendants, the people of Israel. And he told our ancestors to teach their children,

so that each new generation would know his Law and tell it to the next.

Then they would trust God and obey his teachings, without forgetting anything God had done.

They broke their agreement with God, and they turned their backs on his teaching.

God made water flow from rocks he split open in the desert, and his people drank freely, as though from a lake.

It's true God struck the rock and water gushed out like a river, but can he give his people bread and meat?"

They had refused to trust him, and they had doubted his saving power.

Then God made the birds fall in the camp of his people near their tents.

God gave his people all they wanted, and each of them ate until they were full.

Yet God was kind. He kept forgiving their sins and didn't destroy them. He often became angry, but never lost his temper.