Study Desk

Which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;

They afflicted his feet with fetters; his soul came into irons;

He made him lord of his house, and ruler over all his possessions:

To bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom.

And he made his people exceeding fruitful, and made them mightier than their oppressors.

He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.

He sent Moses his servant, [and] Aaron whom he had chosen:

They set his signs among them, and miracles in the land of Ham.

He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.

For he remembered his holy word, [and] Abraham his servant;

And he brought forth his people with gladness, his chosen with rejoicing;

That they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Hallelujah!

Hallelujah! Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.

Who can utter the mighty acts of Jehovah? [who] can shew forth all his praise?

Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make known his might.

Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.

They soon forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel:

And he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses, his chosen, stood before him in the breach, to turn away his fury, lest he should destroy [them].

And they despised the pleasant land; they believed not his word,

And he lifted up his hand to them, that he would make them fall in the wilderness;