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\d A psalm of David.
\q
\v 1 I will sing of covenant faithfulness and justice;
\q to you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.
\q2 to you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.
\s5
\q
\v 2 I will pay attention to the way of integrity.
\q Oh, when will you come to me?
\q I will walk with integrity of heart within my house.
\q2 Oh, when will you come to me?
\q2 I will walk with integrity of heart within my house.
\q
\v 3 I will not put wrongdoing before my eyes;
\q I hate worthless evil;
\q it will not cling to me.
\q2 I hate worthless evil;
\q2 it will not cling to me.
\s5
\q
\v 4 A perverse heart will leave me;
\q I am not loyal to evil.
\q2 I am not loyal to evil.
\q
\v 5 I will destroy whoever secretly slanders his neighbor.
\q I will not tolerate the haughty of eye and arrogant of heart.
\q2 I will not tolerate the haughty of eye and arrogant of heart.
\q
\v 6 I will look to the faithful of the land to sit at my side.
\q Those who walk in the way of integrity may serve me.
\q2 Those who walk in the way of integrity may serve me.
\s5
\q
\v 7 Deceitful people will not remain within my house;
\q liars will not be welcome before my eyes.
\q2 liars will not be welcome before my eyes.
\q
\v 8 Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked from the land;
\q I will remove all who behave wickedly from the city of Yahweh.
\v 8 Morning by morning
\q2 I will destroy all the wicked from the land;
\q I will remove all who behave wickedly
\q2 from the city of Yahweh.
\s5
\c 102
@ -7180,115 +7182,117 @@
\d A prayer of the afflicted when he is faint and pours out his lament before Yahweh.
\q
\v 1 Hear my prayer, Yahweh;
\q hear my cry to you.
\q2 hear my cry to you.
\q
\v 2 Do not hide your face from me in my time of trouble.
\q Listen to me.
\q When I call out to you, answer me quickly.
\q2 Listen to me.
\q When I call out to you,
\q2 answer me quickly.
\s5
\q
\v 3 For my days pass away like smoke,
\q and my bones burn like fire.
\q2 and my bones burn like fire.
\q
\v 4 My heart is crushed, and I am like grass that has withered.
\q I forget to eat any food.
\q2 I forget to eat any food.
\s5
\q
\v 5 With my continual groaning,
\q I have become very thin.
\q2 I have become very thin.
\q
\v 6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness;
\q I have become like an owl in the ruins.
\q2 I have become like an owl in the ruins.
\s5
\q
\v 7 I lie awake like a solitary bird,
\q alone on the housetop.
\q2 alone on the housetop.
\q
\v 8 My enemies taunt me all day long;
\q those who mock me use my name in curses.
\q2 those who mock me use my name in curses.
\s5
\q
\v 9 I eat ashes like bread
\q and mix my drink with tears.
\q2 and mix my drink with tears.
\q
\v 10 Because of your raging anger,
\q you have lifted me up to throw me down.
\q2 you have lifted me up to throw me down.
\s5
\q
\v 11 My days are like a shadow that fades,
\q and I have withered like grass.
\q2 and I have withered like grass.
\q
\v 12 But you, Yahweh, live forever,
\q and your fame is for all generations.
\q2 and your fame is for all generations.
\s5
\q
\v 13 You will rise up and have mercy on Zion.
\q Now is the time to have mercy upon her;
\q the appointed time has come.
\q2 Now is the time to have mercy upon her;
\q2 the appointed time has come.
\q
\v 14 For your servants hold her stones dear
\q and feel compassion for the dust of her ruins.
\q2 and feel compassion for the dust of her ruins.
\q
\v 15 The nations will respect your name, Yahweh,
\q and all the kings of the earth will honor your glory.
\q2 and all the kings of the earth will honor your glory.
\q
\v 16 Yahweh will rebuild Zion
\q and will appear in his glory.
\q2 and will appear in his glory.
\s5
\q
\v 17 At that time, he will respond to the prayer of the destitute;
\q he will not reject their prayer.
\q2 he will not reject their prayer.
\q
\v 18 This will be written for future generations,
\q and a people not yet created will praise Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*
\q2 and a people not yet created will praise Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*
\s5
\q
\v 19 For he has looked down from the holy heights;
\q from heaven Yahweh has viewed the earth,
\q2 from heaven Yahweh has viewed the earth,
\q
\v 20 to hear the groaning of the prisoners,
\q to release those who were condemned to death.
\q2 to release those who were condemned to death.
\s5
\q
\v 21 Then men will proclaim the name of Yahweh in Zion
\q and his praise in Jerusalem
\q2 and his praise in Jerusalem
\q
\v 22 when the peoples and kingdoms gather together
\q to serve Yahweh.
\q2 to serve Yahweh.
\s5
\q
\v 23 He has taken away my strength in the middle of life.
\q He has shortened my days.
\q2 He has shortened my days.
\q
\v 24 I said, "My God, do not take me away in the middle of life;
\q you are here throughout all generations.
\q2 you are here throughout all generations.
\s5
\q
\v 25 In ancient times you established the earth;
\q the heavens are the work of your hands.
\q2 the heavens are the work of your hands.
\q
\v 26 They will perish, but you will remain;
\q they will all grow old like a garment;
\q like clothing, you will remove them, and they will disappear.
\q2 they will all grow old like a garment;
\q like clothing, you will remove them,
\q2 and they will disappear.
\q
\v 27 But you are the same,
\q and your years will have no end.
\q2 and your years will have no end.
\s5
\q
\v 28 The children of your servants will live on,
\q and their descendants will live in your presence."
\q2 and their descendants will live in your presence."
\s5
\c 103
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\d A psalm of David.
\q
\v 1 I give praise to Yahweh with all my life,
\q and with all that is within me, I give praise to his holy name.
\q2 and with all that is within me,
\q2 I give praise to his holy name.
\q
\v 2 I give praise to Yahweh with all my life,
\q and I remember all of his good deeds.
\q2 and I remember all of his good deeds.
\s5
\q
\v 3 He forgives all your iniquities;
\q he heals all your diseases.
\q2 he heals all your diseases.
\q
\v 4 He redeems your life from the pit;
\q he crowns you with covenant faithfulness and acts of tender mercy.
\q2 he crowns you with covenant faithfulness and acts of tender mercy.
\q
\v 5 He satisfies your life with good things
\q so that your youth is renewed like the eagle.
\q2 so that your youth is renewed like the eagle.
\s5
\q
\v 6 Yahweh does what is fair
\q and does acts of justice for all who are oppressed.
\q2 and does acts of justice for all who are oppressed.
\q
\v 7 He made known his ways to Moses,
\q his deeds to the descendants of Israel.
\q2 his deeds to the descendants of Israel.
\q
\v 8 Yahweh is merciful and gracious;
\q slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
\q2 slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
\s5
\q
\v 9 He will not discipline forever;
\q he will not be angry to eternity.
\q2 he will not be angry to eternity.
\q
\v 10 He does not deal with us as our sins deserve
\q or repay us for what our iniquities demand.
\q2 or repay us for what our iniquities demand.
\s5
\q
\v 11 For as the skies are high above the earth,
\q so great is his covenant faithfulness toward those who honor him.
\q2 so great is his covenant faithfulness toward those who honor him.
\q
\v 12 As far as the east is from the west,
\q this is how far he has removed the guilt of our sins from us.
\q2 this is how far he has removed the guilt of our sins from us.
\q
\v 13 As a father has compassion on his children,
\q so Yahweh has compassion on those who honor him.
\q2 so Yahweh has compassion on those who honor him.
\s5
\q
\v 14 For he knows how we are formed;
\q he knows that we are dust.
\q2 he knows that we are dust.
\q
\v 15 As for man, his days are like grass;
\q he flourishes like a flower in a field.
\q2 he flourishes like a flower in a field.
\q
\v 16 The wind blows over it, and it disappears,
\q and no one can even tell where it once grew.
\q2 and no one can even tell where it once grew.
\s5
\q
\v 17 But the covenant faithfulness of Yahweh is from everlasting to everlasting on those who honor him.
\q His righteousness extends to their descendants.
\v 17 But the covenant faithfulness of Yahweh is from everlasting to everlasting
\q2 on those who honor him.
\q2 His righteousness extends to their descendants.
\q
\v 18 They keep his covenant
\q and remember to obey his instructions.
\q2 and remember to obey his instructions.
\q
\v 19 Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens,
\q and his kingdom rules over everyone.
\q2 and his kingdom rules over everyone.
\s5
\q
\v 20 Give praise to Yahweh, you his angels,
\q you mighty ones who are strong and do his word,
\q and obey the sound of his word.
\q2 you mighty ones who are strong and do his word,
\q2 and obey the sound of his word.
\q
\v 21 Give praise to Yahweh, all his hosts,
\q his servants who do his will.
\q2 his servants who do his will.
\q
\v 22 Give praise to Yahweh, all his creatures,
\q in all the places where he reigns.
\q2 in all the places where he reigns.
\q I will give praise to Yahweh with all my life.
\s5
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\m
\q
\v 1 I give praise to Yahweh with all my life,
\q Yahweh my God, you are very magnificent;
\q you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
\q2 Yahweh my God, you are very magnificent;
\q2 you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
\q
\v 2 You cover yourself with light as with a garment;
\q you spread out the heavens like a tent curtain.
\q2 you spread out the heavens like a tent curtain.
\q
\v 3 You lay the beams of your chambers on the clouds;
\q you make the clouds your chariot;
\q you walk on the wings of the wind.
\q2 you make the clouds your chariot;
\q2 you walk on the wings of the wind.
\s5
\q
\v 4 He makes the winds his messengers,
\q flames of fire his servants.
\q2 flames of fire his servants.
\q
\v 5 He laid the foundations of the earth,
\q so that it will not totter forever and ever.
\q2 so that it will not totter forever and ever.
\s5
\q
\v 6 You covered the earth with water like a garment;
\q the water covered the mountains.
\q2 the water covered the mountains.
\q
\v 7 At your rebuke the waters retreated;
\q at the sound of your thunder they hurried away.
\q2 at the sound of your thunder they hurried away.
\s5
\q
\v 8 The mountains rose and the valleys went down
\q to the places that you had appointed for them.
\q2 to the places that you had appointed for them.
\q
\v 9 You have set a boundary for them that they will not cross;
\q they will not cover the earth again.
\q2 they will not cover the earth again.
\s5
\q
\v 10 He made springs flow into the valleys;
\q the streams flow between the mountains.
\q2 the streams flow between the mountains.
\q
\v 11 They supply water for all the animals of the field;
\q the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
\q2 the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
\q
\v 12 By the riverbanks the birds build their nests;
\q they sing among the branches.
\q2 they sing among the branches.
\s5
\q
\v 13 He waters the mountains from his water chambers in the sky.
\q The earth is filled with the fruit of his labor.
\q2 The earth is filled with the fruit of his labor.
\q
\v 14 He makes the grass grow for the cattle
\q and plants for man to cultivate,
\q so that man may produce food from the earth.
\q2 and plants for man to cultivate,
\q2 so that man may produce food from the earth.
\q
\v 15 He makes wine to make man happy,
\q oil to make his face shine,
\q and food to sustain his life.
\q2 oil to make his face shine,
\q2 and food to sustain his life.
\s5
\q
\v 16 The trees of Yahweh get plenty of rain;
\q the cedars of Lebanon which he planted.
\q2 the cedars of Lebanon which he planted.
\q
\v 17 There the birds make their nests.
\q The stork makes the cypress tree her home.
\q2 The stork makes the cypress tree her home.
\q
\v 18 The wild goats live on the high mountains;
\q the mountain heights are a refuge for the hyraxes.
\q2 the mountain heights are a refuge for the hyraxes.
\s5
\q
\v 19 He appointed the moon to mark the seasons;
\q the sun knows its time for setting.
\q2 the sun knows its time for setting.
\q
\v 20 You make the darkness of the night
\q when all the beasts of the forest come out.
\q2 when all the beasts of the forest come out.
\s5
\q
\v 21 The young lions roar for their prey
\q and seek their food from God.
\q2 and seek their food from God.
\q
\v 22 When the sun rises, they retreat
\q and sleep in their dens.
\q2 and sleep in their dens.
\s5
\q
\v 23 Meanwhile, people go out to their work
\q and labor away until the evening.
\q2 and labor away until the evening.
\q
\v 24 Yahweh, how many and varied are your works!
\q With wisdom you made them all;
\q the earth overflows with your works.
\q2 With wisdom you made them all;
\q2 the earth overflows with your works.
\s5
\q
\v 25 Over there is the sea, deep and wide,
\q teeming with innumerable creatures,
\q both small and great.
\q2 teeming with innumerable creatures,
\q2 both small and great.
\q
\v 26 The ships travel there,
\q and Leviathan is also there, which you formed to play in the sea.
\q2 and Leviathan is also there, which you formed to play in the sea.
\s5
\q
\v 27 All these look to you in hope that you will give them
\q their food on time.
\v 27 All these look to you in hope
\q2that you will give them their food on time.
\q
\v 28 When you give to them, they gather;
\q when you open your hand, they are satisfied.
\q2 when you open your hand, they are satisfied.
\s5
\q
\v 29 When you hide your face, they are troubled;
\q if you take away their breath, they die
\q and return to dust.
\q2 if you take away their breath, they die
\q2 and return to dust.
\q
\v 30 When you send out your Spirit, they are created,
\q and you renew the surface of the ground.
\v 30 When you send out your Spirit,
\q2 they are created,
\q2 and you renew the surface of the ground.
\s5
\q
\v 31 May the glory of Yahweh last forever;
\q may Yahweh enjoy his creation.
\q2 may Yahweh enjoy his creation.
\q
\v 32 He looks down on the earth, and it shakes;
\q he touches the mountains, and they smoke.
\q2 he touches the mountains, and they smoke.
\s5
\q
\v 33 I will sing to Yahweh all my life;
\q I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
\q2 I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
\q
\v 34 May my thoughts be sweet to him;
\q I will rejoice in Yahweh.
\q2 I will rejoice in Yahweh.
\s5
\q
\v 35 May sinners vanish from the earth,
\q and let the wicked be no more.
\q2 and let the wicked be no more.
\q I give praise to Yahweh with all my life.
\q Give praise to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*
\q2 Give praise to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*
\s5
\c 105
\m
\q
\v 1 Give thanks to Yahweh, call on his name;
\q make known his deeds among the nations.
\q2 make known his deeds among the nations.
\q
\v 2 Sing to him, sing praises to him;
\q speak of all his marvelous deeds.
\q2 speak of all his marvelous deeds.
\q
\v 3 Boast in his holy name;
\q let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
\q2 let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
\s5
\q
\v 4 Seek Yahweh and his strength;
\q seek his presence continually.
\q2 seek his presence continually.
\q
\v 5 Recall the marvelous things he has done,
\q his miracles and the decrees from his mouth,
\q2 his miracles and the decrees from his mouth,
\q
\v 6 you descendants of Abraham his servant,
\q you people of Jacob, his chosen ones.
\q2 you people of Jacob, his chosen ones.
\s5
\q
\v 7 He is Yahweh, our God.
\q His decrees are on all the earth.
\q2 His decrees are on all the earth.
\q
\v 8 He keeps in mind his covenant forever,
\q the word that he commanded for a thousand generations.
\q2 the word that he commanded for a thousand generations.
\s5
\q
\v 9 He calls to mind the covenant that he made with Abraham
\q and his oath to Isaac.
\q2 and his oath to Isaac.
\q
\v 10 This is what he confirmed to Jacob as a statute
\q and to Israel as an everlasting covenant.
\q2 and to Israel as an everlasting covenant.
\q
\v 11 He said, "I will give you the land of Canaan
\q as your share of your inheritance."
\q2 as your share of your inheritance."
\s5
\q
\v 12 He said this when they were only few in number,
\q so very few, and were strangers in the land.
\q2 so very few, and were strangers in the land.
\q
\v 13 They went from nation to nation
\q and from one kingdom to another.
\q2 and from one kingdom to another.
\s5
\q
\v 14 He did not allow anyone to oppress them;
\q he rebuked kings for their sakes.
\q2 he rebuked kings for their sakes.
\q
\v 15 He said, "Do not touch my anointed ones,
\q and do not harm my prophets."
\q2 and do not harm my prophets."
\s5
\q
\v 16 He called for a famine on the land;
\q he cut off the whole staff of bread.
\q2 he cut off the whole staff of bread.
\q
\v 17 He sent a man ahead of them;
\q Joseph was sold as a servant.
\q2 Joseph was sold as a servant.
\s5
\q
\v 18 His feet were bound by shackles;
\q on his neck was put an iron collar,
\q2 on his neck was put an iron collar,
\q
\v 19 until what he had said came to pass.
\q The word of Yahweh tested him.
\q2 The word of Yahweh tested him.
\s5
\q
\v 20 The king sent servants to release him;
\q the ruler of the people set him free.
\q2 the ruler of the people set him free.
\q
\v 21 He put him in charge of his house
\q as ruler of all his possessions
\q2 as ruler of all his possessions
\q
\v 22 to instruct his princes as he wished
\q and to teach his elders wisdom.
\q2 and to teach his elders wisdom.
\q
\v 23 Then Israel came into Egypt,
\q and Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.
\q2 and Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.
\s5
\q
\v 24 Yahweh made his people fruitful,
\q and made them stronger than their enemies.
\q2 and made them stronger than their enemies.
\q
\v 25 He caused their enemies to hate his people,
\q to mistreat his servants.
\q2 to mistreat his servants.
\q
\v 26 He sent Moses, his servant,
\q and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
\q2 and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
\q
\v 27 They performed his signs among the Egyptians,
\q his wonders in the land of Ham.
\q2 his wonders in the land of Ham.
\s5
\q
\v 28 He sent darkness and made that land dark,
\q and they did not rebel against his commands.
\q2 and they did not rebel against his commands.
\q
\v 29 He turned their water into blood
\q and killed their fish.
\q2 and killed their fish.
\q
\v 30 Their land swarmed with frogs,
\q even in the rooms of their rulers.
\q2 even in the rooms of their rulers.
\s5
\q
\v 31 He spoke, and swarms of flies and gnats came
\q throughout their country.
\q2 throughout their country.
\q
\v 32 He turned their rain into hail,
\q with fire flaming on their land.
\q2 with fire flaming on their land.
\q
\v 33 He destroyed their vines and fig trees;
\q he broke the trees of their country.
\q2 he broke the trees of their country.
\s5
\q
\v 34 He spoke, and the locusts came,
\q so many locusts.
\q2 so many locusts.
\q
\v 35 The locusts ate up all of the vegetation in their land;
\q They ate up all the crops of the ground.
\q2 They ate up all the crops of the ground.
\q
\v 36 He killed every firstborn in their land,
\q the firstfruits of all their strength.
\q2 the firstfruits of all their strength.
\s5
\q
\v 37 He brought the Israelites out with silver and gold;
\q none of his tribes stumbled on the way.
\q2 none of his tribes stumbled on the way.
\q
\v 38 Egypt was glad when they went away,
\q for the Egyptians were afraid of them.
\q2 for the Egyptians were afraid of them.
\q
\v 39 He spread a cloud for a covering
\q and made a fire to light up the night.
\q2 and made a fire to light up the night.
\s5
\q
\v 40 The Israelites asked for food, and he brought quail
\q and satisfied them with bread from heaven.
\q2 and satisfied them with bread from heaven.
\q
\v 41 He split the rock, and waters gushed from it;
\q they flowed in the wilderness like a river.
\q2 they flowed in the wilderness like a river.
\q
\v 42 For he called to mind his holy promise
\q that he made to Abraham his servant.
\q2 that he made to Abraham his servant.
\s5
\q
\v 43 He led his people out with joy,
\q his chosen with shouts of triumph.
\q2 his chosen with shouts of triumph.
\q
\v 44 He gave them the lands of the nations;
\q they took possession of the fruit of the peoples' labors
\q2 they took possession of the fruit of the peoples' labors
\q
\v 45 so that they might keep his statutes
\q and obey his laws.
\q2 and obey his laws.
\q Give praise to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*
\s5
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\q
\v 1 Give praise to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*
\q Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good,
\q for his covenant faithfulness endures forever.
\q2 for his covenant faithfulness endures forever.
\q
\v 2 Who can recount the mighty acts of Yahweh
\q or proclaim in full all his praiseworthy deeds?
\q2 or proclaim in full all his praiseworthy deeds?
\s5
\q
\v 3 Blessed are those who do what is right,
\q and whose deeds are always just.
\q2 and whose deeds are always just.
\q
\v 4 Call me to mind, Yahweh, when you show favor to your people;
\q help me when you save them.
\q2 help me when you save them.
\q
\v 5 Then I will see the prosperity of your chosen,
\q rejoice in the gladness of your nation,
\q and glory with your inheritance.
\q2 rejoice in the gladness of your nation,
\q2 and glory with your inheritance.
\s5
\q
\v 6 We have sinned like our ancestors;
\q we have done wrong, and we have done evil.
\q2 we have done wrong, and we have done evil.
\q
\v 7 Our fathers did not pay attention to your marvelous deeds in Egypt;
\q they ignored your many acts of covenant faithfulness;
\q they were rebellious at the sea, the Sea of Reeds.
\q2 they ignored your many acts of covenant faithfulness;
\q2 they were rebellious at the sea, the Sea of Reeds.
\s5
\q
\v 8 Nevertheless, he saved them for his name's sake
\q so that he might reveal his power.
\q2 so that he might reveal his power.
\q
\v 9 He rebuked the Sea of Reeds, and it dried up.
\q Then he led them through the depths, as through a wilderness.
\q2 Then he led them through the depths, as through a wilderness.
\s5
\q
\v 10 He saved them from the hand of those who hated them,
\q and he rescued them from the hand of the enemy.
\q2 and he rescued them from the hand of the enemy.
\q
\v 11 But the waters covered their adversaries;
\q not one of them survived.
\q2 not one of them survived.
\q
\v 12 Then they believed his words,
\q and they sang his praise.
\q2 and they sang his praise.
\s5
\q
\v 13 But they quickly forgot his deeds;
\q they did not wait for his instructions.
\q2 they did not wait for his instructions.
\q
\v 14 They had insatiable cravings in the wilderness,
\q and they challenged God in the desert.
\q2 and they challenged God in the desert.
\q
\v 15 So he gave them what they requested,
\q2 but he sent a horrible disease upon them.
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\v 16 In the camp they became jealous of Moses
\q and Aaron, the holy priest of Yahweh.
\q2 and Aaron, the holy priest of Yahweh.
\q
\v 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan
\q and covered the company of Abiram.
\q2 and covered the company of Abiram.
\q
\v 18 Fire broke out in their company;
\q the fire consumed the wicked.
\q2 the fire consumed the wicked.
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\q
\v 19 They made a calf at Horeb
\q and worshiped a cast metal figure.
\q2 and worshiped a cast metal figure.
\q
\v 20 They traded the glory of God
\q for the image of a bull that eats grass.
\q2 for the image of a bull that eats grass.
\q
\v 21 They forgot God their Savior,
\q who had done great deeds in Egypt.
\q2 who had done great deeds in Egypt.
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\q
\v 22 He had done wonderful things in the land of Ham
\q and awesome deeds at the Sea of Reeds.
\q2 and awesome deeds at the Sea of Reeds.
\q
\v 23 So he said he would destroy them—
\q had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him,
\q to turn away his anger from destroying them.
\q2 had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him,
\q2 to turn away his anger from destroying them.
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\q
\v 24 Then they despised the delightful land;
\q they did not believe his promise,
\q2 they did not believe his promise,
\q
\v 25 but grumbled in their tents,
\q and did not obey Yahweh.
\q2 and did not obey Yahweh.
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\q
\v 26 Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them
\q that he would let them die in the desert,
\q2 that he would let them die in the desert,
\q
\v 27 scatter their descendants among the nations,
\q and scatter them in foreign lands.
\q2 and scatter them in foreign lands.
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\q
\v 28 They worshiped the Baal of Peor
\q and ate the sacrifices offered to the dead.
\q2 and ate the sacrifices offered to the dead.
\q
\v 29 They provoked him to anger with their actions,
\q and a plague broke out among them.
\q2 and a plague broke out among them.
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\q
\v 30 Then Phinehas stood up and mediated,
\q and the plague subsided.
\q2 and the plague subsided.
\q
\v 31 It was counted to him as a righteous deed
\q to all generations forever.
\q2 to all generations forever.
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\q
\v 32 They also angered Yahweh at the waters of Meribah,
\q and Moses suffered because of them.
\q2 and Moses suffered because of them.
\q
\v 33 They made his spirit bitter,
\q and he spoke thoughtlessly with his lips.
\q2 and he spoke thoughtlessly with his lips.
\q
\v 34 They did not destroy the nations
\q as Yahweh had commanded them,
\q2 as Yahweh had commanded them,
\q
\v 35 but they mingled with the nations,
\q learned their practices,
\q2 learned their practices,
\q
\v 36 and worshiped their idols,
\q which became a snare to them.
\q2 which became a snare to them.
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\v 37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
\q
\v 38 They shed innocent blood,
\q the blood of their sons and of their daughters,
\q2 the blood of their sons and of their daughters,
\q whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
\q desecrating the land with blood.
\q2 desecrating the land with blood.
\q
\v 39 They were defiled by their deeds;
\q in their actions they were like prostitutes.
\q2 in their actions they were like prostitutes.
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\q
\v 40 So Yahweh was angry with his people,
\q and he abhorred his inheritance.
\q2 and he abhorred his inheritance.
\q
\v 41 He gave them into the hand of the nations,
\q and those who hated them ruled over them.
\q2 and those who hated them ruled over them.
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\q
\v 42 Their enemies oppressed them,
\q and they were brought into subjection to their authority.
\q2 and they were brought into subjection to their authority.
\q
\v 43 Many times he came to help them,
\q but they were rebellious in their purposes
\q and were brought low by their own iniquity.
\q2 but they were rebellious in their purposes
\q2 and were brought low by their own iniquity.
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\q
\v 44 Nevertheless, he paid attention to their distress
\q when he heard their cry for help.
\q2 when he heard their cry for help.
\q
\v 45 He called to mind his covenant with them
\q and relented because of his steadfast love.
\q2 and relented because of his steadfast love.
\q
\v 46 He caused all their captors
\q to have pity on them.
\q2 to have pity on them.
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\q
\v 47 Save us, Yahweh, our God.
\q Gather us from among the nations
\q2 Gather us from among the nations
\q so that we may give thanks to your holy name
\q and glory in your praises.
\q2 and glory in your praises.
\q
\v 48 May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised
\q from everlasting to everlasting.
\q2 from everlasting to everlasting.
\q All the people said, "Amen."
\q Give praise to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*
\q2 Give praise to Yah. \f + \ft Yah is a short form of the name Yahweh.\f*
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