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¹ Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, For his lovingkindness endures forever. ² Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD, Or fully declare all his praise? ³ Blessed are those who keep justice, He who does righteousness at all times. ⁴ Remember me, LORD, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your yeshu`ah, ⁵ That I may see the prosperity of your chosen, That I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, That I may glory with your inheritance.

⁶ We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly. ⁷ Our fathers didn't understand your wonders in Mitzrayim. They didn't remember the multitude of your lovingkindnesses, But were rebellious at the sea, even at the Sea of Suf. ⁸ Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, That he might make his mighty power known. ⁹ He rebuked the Sea of Suf also, and it was dried up; So he led them through the depths, as through a desert. ¹⁰ He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. ¹¹ The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left. ¹² Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.

¹³ They soon forgot his works. They didn't wait for his counsel, ¹⁴ But gave in to craving in the desert, And tested God in the wasteland. ¹⁵ He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul. ¹⁶ They envied Moshe also in the camp, And Aharon, the LORD's holy one. ¹⁷ The eretz opened and swallowed up Datan, And covered the company of Aviram. ¹⁸ A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked. ¹⁹ They made a calf in Horev, And worshiped a molten image. ²⁰ Thus they exchanged their glory For an image of a bull that eats grass. ²¹ They forgot God, their Savior, Who had done great things in Mitzrayim, ²² Wondrous works in the land of Ham, And awesome things by the Sea of Suf. ²³ Therefore he said that he would destroy them, Had Moshe, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn't destroy them. ²⁴ Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn't believe his word, ²⁵ But murmured in their tents, And didn't listen to the voice of the LORD. ²⁶ Therefore he swore to them That he would overthrow them in the wilderness, ²⁷ That he would overthrow their seed among the nations, And scatter them in the lands. ²⁸ They joined themselves also to Ba`al-Pe`or, And ate the sacrifices of the dead. ²⁹ Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them. ³⁰ Then Pinechas stood up, and executed judgment, So the plague was stopped. ³¹ That was credited to him for righteousness, To all generations forevermore. ³² They angered him also at the waters of Merivah, So that Moshe was troubled for their sakes; ³³ Because they were rebellious against his spirit, He spoke rashly with his lips.

³⁴ They didn't destroy the peoples, As the LORD commanded them, ³⁵ But mixed themselves with the nations, Learned their works. ³⁶ They served their idols, Which became a snare to them. ³⁷ Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. ³⁸ They shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Kana`an. The land was polluted with blood. ³⁹ Thus were they defiled with their works, And prostituted themselves in their deeds. ⁴⁰ Therefore the wrath of the LORD was kindled against his people. He abhorred his inheritance. ⁴¹ He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them. ⁴² Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand. ⁴³ Many times he delivered them, But they were rebellious in their counsel, And were brought low in their iniquity. ⁴⁴ Nevertheless he regarded their distress, When he heard their cry. ⁴⁵ He remembered for them his covenant, And repented according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses. ⁴⁶ He made them also to be pitied By all those who carried them captive. ⁴⁷ Save us, LORD, our God, Gather us from among the nations, To give thanks to your holy name, To triumph in your praise! ⁴⁸ Blessed be the LORD, the God of Yisra'el, From everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, "Amein." Praise the LORD!