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They tested God in their heart by demanding the food they craved.

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

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

the anger of God rose against them and he slew the strongest of them, and laid low the picked men of Israel.

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

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

Yet they tested and rebelled against the Most High God, and did not observe his testimonies,

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

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

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

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

Restore us, O God; let thy face shine, that we may be saved!

O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry with thy people's prayers?

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

To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm 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.