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Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.

They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.

They spoke against God, saying, "Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?

because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation.

When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.

And they remembered that God was their rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.

Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.

On hearing it, God was furious and rejected Israel completely.

A Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.

Why should the nations ask, "Where is their God?" Before our eyes, make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants.

Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people?

Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine,

Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.

For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.