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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.