Study Desk

They did not keep the covenant of God and refused to live by his Torah.

in their hearts they tested God by demanding food that would satisfy their cravings.

Yes, they spoke against God by asking, "Can God spread a table in the desert?

because they had no faith in God, no trust in his power to save.

when the anger of God rose up against them and slaughtered their strongest men, laying low the young men of Isra'el.

When he brought death among them, they would seek him; they would repent and seek God eagerly,

remembering that God was their Rock, El ‘Elyon their Redeemer.

Repeatedly they challenged God and pained the Holy One of Isra'el.

God heard, and he was angry; he came to detest Isra'el completely.

A psalm of Asaf: God, the pagans have entered your heritage. They have defiled your holy temple and turned Yerushalayim into rubble.

Help us, God of our salvation, for the sake of the glory of your name. Deliver us, forgive our sins, for your name's sake.

Why should the nations ask, "Where is their God?" Let the vengeance taken on your servants' shed blood be known among the nations before our eyes.

God, restore us! Make your face shine, and we will be saved.

Adonai , God of armies, how long will you be angry with your people's prayers?

God of armies, restore us! Make your face shine, and we will be saved.

God of armies, please come back! Look from heaven, see, and tend this vine!

Then we won't turn away from you — if you revive us, we will call on your name. Adonai , God of armies, restore us! Make your face shine, and we will be saved.

Sing for joy to God our strength! Shout to the God of Ya‘akov!

because this is a law for Isra'el, a ruling of the God of Ya‘akov.

There is not to be with you any foreign god; you are not to worship an alien god.