Study Desk

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)

They did not destroy^(bs) the peoples as the Lord had commanded^(bt) them,

but they mingled^(bu) with the nations and adopted their customs.

They worshiped their idols,^(bv) which became a snare^(bw) to them.

They sacrificed their sons^(bx) and their daughters to false gods.^(by)

They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons^(bz) and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was desecrated by their blood.

They defiled themselves^(ca) by what they did; by their deeds they prostituted^(cb) themselves.

Therefore the Lord was angry^(cc) with his people and abhorred his inheritance.^(cd)

He gave them into the hands^(ce) of the nations, and their foes ruled over them.

Their enemies oppressed^(cf) them and subjected them to their power.

Many times he delivered them,^(cg) but they were bent on rebellion^(ch) and they wasted away in their sin.

Yet he took note of their distress when he heard their cry;^(ci)

for their sake he remembered his covenant^(cj) and out of his great love^(ck) he relented.^(cl)

He caused all who held them captive to show them mercy.^(cm)

Save us,^(cn) Lord our God, and gather us^(co) from the nations, that we may give thanks^(cp) to your holy name^(cq) and glory in your praise.

Praise be to the Lord , the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, "Amen!"^(cr) Praise the Lord .