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"Behold, He struck the rock so that waters gushed out, And streams were overflowing; Can He also provide bread? Will He prepare meat for His people?"

So they ate and were well filled, And He satisfied their longing.

So He brought their days to an end in futility, And their years to an end in sudden terror.

So He remembered that they were only flesh, A wind that passes and does not return.

And turned their rivers to blood, And their streams, so that they could not drink.

He led them safely, so that they did not fear; But the sea engulfed their enemies.

So He brought them to His holy land, To this hill country which His right hand had gained.

So that He abandoned the dwelling place at Shiloh, The tent which He had pitched among people,

So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them with his skillful hands.

So we Your people and the sheep of Your pasture Will give thanks to You forever; To all generations we will tell of Your praise.

Why have You broken down its hedges, So that all who pass that way pick its fruit?

"So I gave them over to the stubbornness of their heart, To walk by their own plans.

They have said, "Come, and let's wipe them out as a nation, So that the name of Israel will no longer be remembered."

So pursue them with Your heavy gale, And terrify them with Your storm.

Fill their faces with dishonor, So that they will seek Your name, LORD.

So that they will know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, Are the Most High over all the earth.

Will You not revive us again, So that Your people may rejoice in You?

"So I will establish his descendants forever, And his throne as the days of heaven.

So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.

On their hands they will lift you up, So that you do not strike your foot against a stone.