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whose hearts He turned to hate His people and to deal deceptively with His servants.^(z)

He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.^(aa)

They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.^[f](ab)

He sent darkness, and it became dark— for did they not defy^[g] His commands?^(ac)

He turned their water into blood and caused their fish to die.^(ad)

Their land was overrun with frogs, even in their royal chambers.^(ae)

He spoke, and insects came^(af)— gnats throughout their country.^(ag)

He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land.^(ah)

He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their territory.^(ai)

He spoke, and locusts came— young locusts without number.

They devoured all the vegetation in their land and consumed the produce of their land.^(aj)

He struck all the firstborn in their land, all their first progeny.^(ak)

Then He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among His tribes stumbled.^(al)

Egypt was glad when they left, for the dread of Israel^[h] had fallen on them.^(am)

He spread a cloud as a covering and gave a fire to light up the night.^(an)

They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.^(ao)

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

For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.^(aq)

He brought His people out with rejoicing, His chosen ones with shouts of joy.^(ar)

He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what other peoples had worked for.^(as)

All this happened so that they might keep His statutes and obey His instructions.^(at) Hallelujah!

Hallelujah! Give thanks to the Lord , for He is good; His faithful love endures forever.^(a)

Who can declare the Lord 's mighty acts or proclaim all the praise due Him?^(b)

How happy are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.^(c)

Remember me, Lord , when You show favor to Your people.^(d) Come to me with Your salvation

so that I may enjoy the prosperity of Your chosen ones, rejoice in the joy of Your nation, and boast about Your heritage.^(e)

Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have done wrong and have acted wickedly.^(f)

Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp the significance of Your wonderful works or remember Your many acts of faithful love; instead, they rebelled by the sea—the Red Sea.^(g)

Yet He saved them because of His name, to make His power known.^(h)

He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.⁽ⁱ⁾

He saved them from the hand of the adversary; He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.^(j)

Water covered their foes; not one of them remained.^(k)

Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.^(l)

They soon forgot His works and would not wait for His counsel.^(m)

They were seized with craving in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.⁽ⁿ⁾

He gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease among them.^(o)

In the camp they were envious of Moses and of Aaron, the Lord 's holy one.^(p)

The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.^(q)

Fire blazed throughout their assembly; flames consumed the wicked.^(r)

At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped the cast metal image.^(s)

They exchanged their glory^[a][b] for the image of a grass-eating ox.^(t)

They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,^(u)

wonderful works in the land of Ham,^[c] awe-inspiring acts at the Red Sea.^(v)

So He said He would have destroyed them— if Moses His chosen one had not stood before Him in the breach to turn His wrath away from destroying them.^(w)

They despised the pleasant land and did not believe His promise.^(x)

They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the Lord 's voice.^(y)

So He raised His hand against them with an oath that He would make them fall in the desert^(z)

and would disperse their descendants^[d] among the nations, scattering them throughout the lands.^(aa)

They aligned themselves with Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.^[e](ab)

They provoked the Lord with their deeds, and a plague broke out against them.^(ac)

But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stopped.^(ad)

It was credited to him as righteousness throughout all generations to come.^(ae)

They angered the Lord at the waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered^[f] because of them;^(af)

for they embittered his spirit,^[g] and he spoke rashly with his lips.^(ag)