He did amazing things in the sight of their ancestors, in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.

They willfully challenged God by asking for food to satisfy their appetite.

He brought the east wind through the sky, and by his strength led forth the south wind.

He caused them to fall right in the middle of their camp, all around their homes.

They were not yet filled up, their food was still in their mouths,

when the anger of God flared up against them. He killed some of the strongest of them; he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.

They remembered that God was their protector, and that the sovereign God was their deliverer.

But they deceived him with their words, and lied to him.

He turned their rivers into blood, and they could not drink from their streams.

He sent swarms of biting insects against them, as well as frogs that overran their land.

He gave their crops to the grasshopper, the fruit of their labor to the locust.

He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore-fig trees with driving rain.

He rained hail down on their cattle, and hurled lightning bolts down on their livestock.

He sent his anger in full force; he did not spare them from death; he handed their lives over to destruction.

He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their reproductive power in the tents of Ham.

Yet he brought out his people like sheep; he led them through the wilderness like a flock.

He guided them safely along, while the sea covered their enemies.

He drove the nations out from before them; he assigned them their tribal allotments and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.

They were unfaithful and acted as treacherously as their ancestors; they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow.

They made him angry with their pagan shrines, and made him jealous with their idols.

Fire consumed their young men, and their virgins remained unmarried.

Their priests fell by the sword, but their widows did not weep.

They have made their blood flow like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury them.

Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servants be avenged among the nations!

There must be no other god among you. You must not worship a foreign god.

I gave them over to their stubborn desires; they did what seemed right to them.

Then I would quickly subdue their enemies, and attack their adversaries."

They were destroyed at Endor; their corpses were like manure on the ground.

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,

Cover their faces with shame, so they might seek you, O Lord.

Even the birds find a home there, and the swallow builds a nest, where she can protect her young near your altars, O Lord who rules over all, my king and my God.

How blessed are those who find their strength in you, and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple!

As they pass through the Baca Valley, he provides a spring for them. The rain even covers it with pools of water.

You pardoned the wrongdoing of your people; you forgave all their sin. (Selah)

I will listen to what God the Lord says. For he will make peace with his people, his faithful followers. Yet they must not return to their foolish ways.

I mention Rahab and Babylon to my followers. Here are Philistia and Tyre, along with Ethiopia. It is said of them, "This one was born there."

The Lord writes in the census book of the nations, "This one was born there." (Selah)

You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.

You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; those who know me leave me alone in the darkness.

Then you spoke through a vision to your faithful followers and said: "I have energized a warrior; I have raised up a young man from the people.

I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, their sin by inflicting them with bruises.

A prayer of Moses, the man of God. O Lord, you have been our protector through all generations!

You bring their lives to an end and they "fall asleep." In the morning they are like the grass that sprouts up;

May your servants see your work! May their sons see your majesty!

They will lift you up in their hands, so you will not slip and fall on a stone.

He will pay them back for their sin. He will destroy them because of their evil; the Lord our God will destroy them.

Let the rivers clap their hands! Let the mountains sing in unison

O Lord our God, you answered them. They found you to be a forgiving God, but also one who punished their sinful deeds.

For the Lord is good. His loyal love endures, and he is faithful through all generations.

All day long my enemies taunt me; those who mock me use my name in their curses.

because of your anger and raging fury. Indeed, you pick me up and throw me away.

when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.

I say, "O my God, please do not take me away in the middle of my life! You endure through all generations.

The children of your servants will settle down here, and their descendants will live securely in your presence."

But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants,

They provide water for all the animals in the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

as well as wine that makes people feel so good, and so they can have oil to make their faces shine, as well as food that sustains people's lives.

The lions roar for prey, seeking their food from God.

When the sun rises, they withdraw and sleep in their dens.

Men then go out to do their work, and labor away until evening.

The ships travel there, and over here swims the whale you made to play in it.

When you ignore them, they panic. When you take away their life's breath, they die and return to dust.

He let no one oppress them; he disciplined kings for their sake,

The Lord made his people very fruitful, and made them more numerous than their enemies.

He turned their water into blood, and killed their fish.

Their land was overrun by frogs, which even got into the rooms of their kings.

He ordered flies to come; gnats invaded their whole territory.

He sent hail along with the rain; there was lightning in their land.

He destroyed their vines and fig trees, and broke the trees throughout their territory.

They ate all the vegetation in their land, and devoured the crops of their fields.

He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of their reproductive power.

He opened up a rock and water flowed out; a river ran through dry regions.

He shouted at the Red Sea and it dried up; he led them through the deep water as if it were a desert.

The water covered their enemies; not even one of them survived.

He granted their request, then struck them with a disease.

Fire burned their group; the flames scorched the wicked.

They traded their majestic God for the image of an ox that eats grass.

They grumbled in their tents; they did not obey the Lord.

make their descendants die among the nations, and scatter them among foreign lands.

They made the Lord angry by their actions, and a plague broke out among them.

They mixed in with the nations and learned their ways.

They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.

They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.

They shed innocent blood -- the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted by bloodshed.

They were defiled by their deeds, and unfaithful in their actions.

Their enemies oppressed them; they were subject to their authority.

Many times he delivered them, but they had a rebellious attitude, and degraded themselves by their sin.

Yet he took notice of their distress, when he heard their cry for help.

He caused all their conquerors to have pity on them.

They wandered through the wilderness on a desert road; they found no city in which to live.

They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

He brought them out of the utter darkness, and tore off their shackles.

For he shattered the bronze gates, and hacked through the iron bars.

They acted like fools in their rebellious ways, and suffered because of their sins.

They lost their appetite for all food, and they drew near the gates of death.

They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective.

They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

He allowed the hungry to settle there, and they established a city in which to live.