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Then they ^(C1)rejected the ^(C2)pleasant land; They ^(C3)did not believe His word,

But ^(C1)grumbled in their tents; They did not listen to the voice of the LORD.

Therefore He ^(F1)(C1)swore to them That He would have them fall in the wilderness,

And that He would ^(C1)bring down their ^(F1)descendants among the nations, And ^(C2)scatter them in the lands.

They also ^(C1)followed ^(F1)Baal-peor, And ate ^(C2)sacrifices offered to the dead.

So they ^(C1)provoked Him to anger with their deeds, And a plague broke out among them.

Then Phinehas ^(C1)stood up and ^(F1)intervened, And so the ^(C2)plague was brought to a halt.

And it was ^(C1)credited to him as righteousness, To all generations forever.

They also ^(C1)provoked Him to wrath at the waters of ^(F1)Meribah, So that it ^(C2)went badly for Moses on their account.

Because they ^(C1)were rebellious against ^(F1)His Spirit, He spoke rashly with his lips.

They ^(C1)did not destroy the peoples, As ^(C2)the LORD had commanded them,

But ^(C1)they got involved with the nations And learned their ^(F1)practices,

And ^(C1)served their idols, ^(C2)Which became a snare to them.

They even ^(C1)sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the ^(C2)demons,

And shed ^(C1)innocent blood, The blood of their ^(C2)sons and their daughters Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was ^(C3)defiled with the blood.

So they became ^(C1)unclean in their ^(F1)practices, And ^(F2)(C2)were unfaithful in their deeds.

Therefore the ^(C1)anger of the LORD was kindled against His people, And He ^(C2)loathed His ^(F1)(C3)inheritance.

So ^(C1)He handed them over to the ^(F1)nations, And those who hated them ruled over them.

Their enemies also ^(C1)oppressed them, And they were subdued under their ^(F1)power.

Many times He would ^(C1)rescue them; They, however, were rebellious in their ^(C2)plan, And they ^(C3)sank down into their guilt.

Nevertheless He looked at their distress When He ^(C1)heard their cry;

And He ^(C1)remembered His covenant for their sake, And ^(F1)(C2)relented ^(C3)according to the greatness of His mercy.

He also made them ^(C1)objects of compassion In the presence of all their captors.

^(C1)Save us, LORD our God, And ^(C2)gather us from the nations, To give thanks to Your holy name And ^(C3)glory in Your praise.

^(C1)Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. And all the people shall say, "Amen." ^(F1)Praise ^(F2)the LORD!