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¹ Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. ² I will utter dark sayings of old, ³ And our fathers have told us. ⁴ And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done. ⁵ That they should make them known to their children; ⁶ That they may arise and declare them to their children, ⁷ But keep His commandments; ⁸ And whose spirit was not faithful to God. ⁹ Turned back in the day of battle. ¹⁰ They refused to walk in His law, ¹¹ And His wonders that He had shown them. ¹² In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. ¹³ And He made the waters stand up like a heap. ¹⁴ And all the night with a light of fire. ¹⁵ And gave them drink in abundance like the depths. ¹⁶ And caused waters to run down like rivers. ¹⁷ By rebelling against the Most High in the wilderness. ¹⁸ By asking for the food of their fancy. ¹⁹ They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness? ²⁰ Can He provide meat for His people?” ²¹ And anger also came up against Israel, ²² And did not trust in His salvation. ²³ And opened the doors of heaven, ²⁴ And given them of the bread of heaven. ²⁵ He sent them food to the full. ²⁶ And by His power He brought in the south wind. ²⁷ Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas; ²⁸ All around their dwellings. ²⁹ For He gave them their own desire. ³⁰ But while their food was still in their mouths, ³¹ And struck down the choice men of Israel. ³² And did not believe in His wondrous works. ³³ And their years in fear. ³⁴ And they returned and sought earnestly for God. ³⁵ And the Most High God their Redeemer. ³⁶ And they lied to Him with their tongue; ³⁷ Nor were they faithful in His covenant. ³⁸ And did not stir up all His wrath; ³⁹ A breath that passes away and does not come again. ⁴⁰ And grieved Him in the desert! ⁴¹ And limited the Holy One of Israel. ⁴² The day when He redeemed them from the enemy, ⁴³ And His wonders in the field of Zoan; ⁴⁴ And their streams, that they could not drink. ⁴⁵ And frogs, which destroyed them. ⁴⁶ And their labor to the locust. ⁴⁷ And their sycamore trees with frost. ⁴⁸ And their flocks to fiery lightning. ⁴⁹ By sending angels of destruction among them. ⁵⁰ But gave their life over to the plague, ⁵¹ The first of their strength in the tents of Ham. ⁵² And guided them in the wilderness like a flock; ⁵³ But the sea overwhelmed their enemies. ⁵⁴ This mountain which His right hand had acquired. ⁵⁵ And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents. ⁵⁶ And did not keep His testimonies, ⁵⁷ They were turned aside like a deceitful bow. ⁵⁸ And moved Him to jealousy with their carved images. ⁵⁹ And greatly abhorred Israel, ⁶⁰ The tent He had placed among men, ⁶¹ And His glory into the enemy’s hand. ⁶² And was furious with His inheritance. ⁶³ And their maidens were not given in marriage. ⁶⁴ And their widows made no lamentation. ⁶⁵ Like a mighty man who shouts because of wine. ⁶⁶ He put them to a perpetual reproach. ⁶⁷ And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim, ⁶⁸ Mount Zion which He loved. ⁶⁹ Like the earth which He has established forever. ⁷⁰ And took him from the sheepfolds; ⁷¹ And Israel His inheritance. ⁷² And guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.