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whose hearts he turned^(al) to hate his people, to conspire^(am) against his servants.

He sent Moses^(an) his servant, and Aaron,^(ao) whom he had chosen.^(ap)

They performed^(aq) his signs^(ar) among them, his wonders^(as) in the land of Ham.

He sent darkness^(at) and made the land dark— for had they not rebelled against^(au) his words?

He turned their waters into blood,^(av) causing their fish to die.^(aw)

Their land teemed with frogs,^(ax) which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.

He spoke,^(ay) and there came swarms of flies,^(az) and gnats^(ba) throughout their country.

He turned their rain into hail,^(bb) with lightning throughout their land;

he struck down their vines^(bc) and fig trees^(bd) and shattered the trees of their country.

He spoke,^(be) and the locusts came,^(bf) grasshoppers^(bg) without number;^(bh)

they ate up every green thing in their land, ate up the produce of their soil.

Then he struck down all the firstborn^(bi) in their land, the firstfruits of all their manhood.

He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,^(bj) and from among their tribes no one faltered.

Egypt was glad when they left, because dread of Israel^(bk) had fallen on them.

He spread out a cloud^(bl) as a covering, and a fire to give light at night.^(bm)

They asked,^(bn) and he brought them quail;^(bo) he fed them well with the bread of heaven.^(bp)

He opened the rock,^(bq) and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.

For he remembered his holy promise^(br) given to his servant Abraham.

He brought out his people with rejoicing,^(bs) his chosen ones with shouts of joy;

he gave them the lands of the nations,^(bt) and they fell heir to what others had toiled^(bu) for—

that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws.^(bv) Praise the Lord .^[a](bw)

Praise the Lord .^[a](b) Give thanks to the Lord , for he is good;^(c) his love endures forever.^(d)

Who can proclaim the mighty acts^(e) of the Lord or fully declare his praise?

Blessed are those who act justly,^(f) who always do what is right.^(g)

Remember me,^(h) Lord , when you show favor⁽ⁱ⁾ to your people, come to my aid^(j) when you save them,

that I may enjoy the prosperity^(k) of your chosen ones,^(l) that I may share in the joy^(m) of your nation and join your inheritance⁽ⁿ⁾ in giving praise.

We have sinned,^(o) even as our ancestors^(p) did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.^(q)

When our ancestors were in Egypt, they gave no thought^(r) to your miracles; they did not remember^(s) your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea,^(t) the Red Sea.^[b]

Yet he saved them^(u) for his name's sake,^(v) to make his mighty power^(w) known.

He rebuked^(x) the Red Sea, and it dried up;^(y) he led them through^(z) the depths as through a desert.

He saved them^(aa) from the hand of the foe;^(ab) from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.^(ac)

The waters covered^(ad) their adversaries; not one of them survived.

Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.^(ae)

But they soon forgot^(af) what he had done and did not wait for his plan to unfold.^(ag)

In the desert^(ah) they gave in to their craving; in the wilderness^(ai) they put God to the test.^(aj)

So he gave them^(ak) what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease^(al) among them.

In the camp they grew envious^(am) of Moses and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the Lord .

The earth opened^(an) up and swallowed Dathan;^(ao) it buried the company of Abiram.^(ap)

Fire blazed^(aq) among their followers; a flame consumed the wicked.

At Horeb they made a calf^(ar) and worshiped an idol cast from metal.

They exchanged their glorious God^(as) for an image of a bull, which eats grass.

They forgot the God^(at) who saved them, who had done great things^(au) in Egypt,

miracles in the land of Ham^(av) and awesome deeds^(aw) by the Red Sea.

So he said he would destroy^(ax) them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach^(ay) before him to keep his wrath from destroying them.

Then they despised^(az) the pleasant land;^(ba) they did not believe^(bb) his promise.

They grumbled^(bc) in their tents and did not obey the Lord .

So he swore^(bd) to them with uplifted hand that he would make them fall in the wilderness,^(be)

make their descendants fall among the nations and scatter^(bf) them throughout the lands.

They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor^(bg) and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;

they aroused the Lord 's anger^(bh) by their wicked deeds,^(bi) and a plague^(bj) broke out among them.

But Phinehas^(bk) stood up and intervened, and the plague was checked.^(bl)

This was credited to him^(bm) as righteousness for endless generations^(bn) to come.

By the waters of Meribah^(bo) they angered the Lord , and trouble came to Moses because of them;

for they rebelled^(bp) against the Spirit^(bq) of God, and rash words came from Moses' lips.^[c](br)