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You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; The earth ^(C1)feared and was still

When God ^(C1)arose to judgment, To save all the humble of the earth. Selah

For the ^(F1)(C1)wrath of mankind shall praise You; You will encircle Yourself with a remnant of wrath.

^(C1)Make vows to the LORD your God and ^(C2)fulfill them; All who are around Him are to ^(C3)bring gifts to Him who is to be feared.

He will cut off the spirit of princes; He is ^(F1)(C1)feared by the kings of the earth.

My voice rises to God, and I will ^(C1)cry aloud; My voice rises to God, and He will listen to me.

In the ^(C1)day of my trouble I sought the Lord; ^(C2)In the night my ^(C3)hand was stretched out and did not grow weary; My soul ^(C4)refused to be comforted.

When I remember God, then I am ^(C1)restless; When I ^(C2)sigh, then ^(C3)my spirit feels weak. Selah

You have held my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I ^(C1)cannot speak.

I have considered the ^(C1)days of old, The years of long ago.

I will remember my ^(C1)song in the night; I ^(C2)will meditate with my heart, And my spirit ^(F1)ponders:

Will the Lord ^(C1)reject forever? And will He ^(C2)never be favorable again?

Has His ^(C1)favor ceased forever? Has His ^(F1)(C2)promise come to an end ^(F2)forever?

Has God ^(C1)forgotten to be gracious, Or has He in anger ^(F1)withdrawn His ^(C2)compassion? Selah

Then I said, "^(C1)It is my ^(F1)grief, That the ^(C2)right hand of the Most High has changed."

I shall remember the ^(C1)deeds of ^(F1)the LORD; I will certainly ^(C1)remember Your wonders of old.

I will ^(C1)meditate on all Your work, And on Your deeds with thanksgiving.

Your way, God, is ^(C1)holy; ^(C2)What god is great like our God?

You are the ^(C1)God who works wonders; You have ^(C2)made known Your strength among the peoples.

By Your ^(F1)power You have ^(C1)redeemed Your people, The sons of Jacob and ^(C2)Joseph. Selah

The ^(C1)waters saw You, God; The waters saw You, they were in anguish; The ocean depths also trembled.

The ^(C1)clouds poured out water; The skies ^(F1)(C2)sounded out; Your ^(C3)arrows ^(F2)flashed here and there.

The ^(C1)sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The ^(C2)lightning lit up the world; The ^(C3)earth trembled and shook.

Your ^(C1)way was in the sea And Your paths in the mighty waters, And Your footprints were not known.

You ^(C1)led Your people like a flock By the hand of ^(C2)Moses and Aaron.

^(C1)Listen, my people, to my ^(F1)instruction; ^(C2)Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

I will ^(C1)open my mouth in a parable; I will tell ^(C2)riddles of old,

Which we have heard and known, And ^(C1)our fathers have told us.

We will ^(C1)not conceal them from their children, But we will ^(C2)tell the generation to come the praises of the LORD, And His power and His ^(C3)wondrous works that He has done.

For He established a ^(C1)testimony in Jacob, And appointed a ^(C2)law in Israel, Which He ^(C3)commanded our fathers That they were to ^(F1)(C4)teach them to their children,

^(C1)So that the generation to come would know, ^(C2)the children yet to be born, That they would arise and ^(C3)tell them to their children,

So that they would put their confidence in God And ^(C1)not forget the works of God, But ^(C2)comply with His commandments,

And ^(C1)not be like their fathers, A ^(C2)stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that ^(C3)did not ^(F1)prepare its heart And whose spirit was not ^(C4)faithful to God.

The sons of Ephraim ^(F1)were ^(C1)archers equipped with bows, Yet ^(C2)they turned back on the day of battle.

They ^(C1)did not keep the covenant of God And refused to ^(C2)walk in His Law;

They ^(C1)forgot His deeds And His ^(F1)miracles that He had shown them.

^(C1)He performed wonders before their fathers In the land of Egypt, in the ^(C2)field of Zoan.

He ^(C1)divided the sea and caused them to pass through, And He made the waters stand ^(C2)up like a heap.

Then He led them with the cloud by ^(C1)day And all the night with a ^(C2)light of fire.

He ^(C1)split the rocks in the wilderness And gave them plenty to drink like the ocean depths.

He ^(C1)brought forth streams from the rock And made waters run down like rivers.

Yet they still continued to sin against Him, To ^(C1)rebel against the Most High in the desert.

And in their heart they ^(C1)put God to the test By asking for ^(C2)food ^(F1)that suited their taste.

Then they spoke against God; They said, "^(C1)Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?

-"Behold, He ^(C1)struck the rock so that waters gushed out, And streams were overflowing; Can He also provide bread? Will He prepare ^(C2)meat for His people?"

Therefore the LORD heard and ^(F1)was ^(C1)full of wrath; And a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also mounted against Israel,

Because they ^(C1)did not believe in God And did not trust in His salvation.

Yet He commanded the clouds above And ^(C1)opened the doors of heaven;

He ^(C1)rained down manna upon them to eat, And gave them ^(F1)(C2)food from heaven.