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because they had no faith in God, and did not trust his saving power.

the anger of God rose against them and he killed the strongest of them, and laid low the flower of Israel.

When he killed them, they sought for him; they repented and sought God earnestly.

They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God their redeemer.

They tested God again and again, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

Yet they tested the Most High God, and rebelled against him. They did not observe his decrees,

When God heard, he was full of wrath, and he utterly rejected Israel.

A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the nations have come into your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple; they have laid Jerusalem in ruins.

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name's sake.

Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Let the avenging of the outpoured blood of your servants be known among the nations before our eyes.

Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved.

O Lord God of hosts, how long will you be angry with your people's prayers?

Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved.

Turn again, O God of hosts; look down from heaven, and see; have regard for this vine,

Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved.

To the leader: according to The Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob.

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

There shall be no strange god among you; you shall not bow down to a foreign god.

I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.

A Psalm of Asaph. God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: