and (A)what he did to you in the wilderness, until you came to this place,

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It was not your children who saw what he did for you in the wilderness until you arrived at this place,

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12 Then (A)they believed his words;
    they (B)sang his praise.

13 But they soon (C)forgot his works;
    they did not wait for (D)his counsel.
14 But they had (E)a wanton craving in the wilderness,
    and (F)put God to the test in the desert;
15 he (G)gave them what they asked,
    but sent (H)a wasting disease among them.

16 When men in the camp (I)were jealous of Moses
    and Aaron, (J)the holy one of the Lord,
17 (K)the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,
    and covered the company of Abiram.
18 (L)Fire also broke out in their company;
    the flame burned up the wicked.

19 They (M)made a calf in Horeb
    and worshiped a metal image.
20 They (N)exchanged the glory of God[a]
    for the image of an ox that eats grass.
21 They (O)forgot God, their Savior,
    who had done great things in Egypt,
22 wondrous works in (P)the land of Ham,
    and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
23 Therefore (Q)he said he would destroy them—
    had not Moses, his (R)chosen one,
(S)stood in the breach before him,
    to turn away his wrath from destroying them.

24 Then they (T)despised (U)the pleasant land,
    having (V)no faith in his promise.
25 They (W)murmured in their tents,
    and did not obey the voice of the Lord.
26 Therefore he (X)raised his hand and swore to them
    that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
27 and would make their offspring fall among the nations,
    (Y)scattering them among the lands.

28 Then they (Z)yoked themselves to the (AA)Baal of Peor,
    and ate sacrifices offered to (AB)the dead;
29 they provoked the Lord to anger with their deeds,
    and a plague broke out among them.
30 Then (AC)Phinehas stood up and intervened,
    and the plague was stayed.
31 And that was (AD)counted to him as righteousness
    from generation to generation forever.

32 They (AE)angered him at the waters of Meribah,
    and it went ill with Moses on their account,
33 for they (AF)made his spirit bitter,[b]
    and he (AG)spoke rashly with his lips.

34 They did not (AH)destroy the peoples,
    (AI)as the Lord commanded them,
35 but they (AJ)mixed with the nations
    and learned to do as they did.
36 They served their idols,
    which became (AK)a snare to them.
37 They (AL)sacrificed their sons
    and their daughters to (AM)the demons;
38 they poured out innocent blood,
    the blood of their sons and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
    and the land was (AN)polluted with blood.
39 Thus they (AO)became unclean by their acts,
    and (AP)played the whore in their deeds.

40 Then (AQ)the anger of the Lord was kindled against (AR)his people,
    and he abhorred his (AS)heritage;
41 he (AT)gave them into the hand of the nations,
    so that those who hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies (AU)oppressed them,
    and they were brought into subjection under their power.
43 (AV)Many times he delivered them,
    but they were rebellious in their (AW)purposes
    and were (AX)brought low through their iniquity.

44 Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress,
    when he (AY)heard their cry.
45 For their sake he (AZ)remembered his covenant,
    and (BA)relented according to (BB)the abundance of his steadfast love.
46 He caused them to be (BC)pitied
    by all those who held them captive.

47 (BD)Save us, O Lord our God,
    and (BE)gather us from among the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name
    and glory in your praise.

48 (BF)Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
    from everlasting to everlasting!
(BG)And let all the people say, “Amen!”
    (BH)Praise the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 106:20 Hebrew exchanged their glory
  2. Psalm 106:33 Or they rebelled against God's Spirit

12 Then they believed his promises
    and sang his praise.(A)

13 But they soon forgot(B) what he had done
    and did not wait for his plan to unfold.(C)
14 In the desert(D) they gave in to their craving;
    in the wilderness(E) they put God to the test.(F)
15 So he gave them(G) what they asked for,
    but sent a wasting disease(H) among them.

16 In the camp they grew envious(I) of Moses
    and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the Lord.
17 The earth opened(J) up and swallowed Dathan;(K)
    it buried the company of Abiram.(L)
18 Fire blazed(M) among their followers;
    a flame consumed the wicked.
19 At Horeb they made a calf(N)
    and worshiped an idol cast from metal.
20 They exchanged their glorious God(O)
    for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
21 They forgot the God(P) who saved them,
    who had done great things(Q) in Egypt,
22 miracles in the land of Ham(R)
    and awesome deeds(S) by the Red Sea.
23 So he said he would destroy(T) them—
    had not Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the breach(U) before him
    to keep his wrath from destroying them.

24 Then they despised(V) the pleasant land;(W)
    they did not believe(X) his promise.
25 They grumbled(Y) in their tents
    and did not obey the Lord.
26 So he swore(Z) to them with uplifted hand
    that he would make them fall in the wilderness,(AA)
27 make their descendants fall among the nations
    and scatter(AB) them throughout the lands.

28 They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor(AC)
    and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;
29 they aroused the Lord’s anger(AD) by their wicked deeds,(AE)
    and a plague(AF) broke out among them.
30 But Phinehas(AG) stood up and intervened,
    and the plague was checked.(AH)
31 This was credited to him(AI) as righteousness
    for endless generations(AJ) to come.
32 By the waters of Meribah(AK) they angered the Lord,
    and trouble came to Moses because of them;
33 for they rebelled(AL) against the Spirit(AM) of God,
    and rash words came from Moses’ lips.[a](AN)

34 They did not destroy(AO) the peoples
    as the Lord had commanded(AP) them,
35 but they mingled(AQ) with the nations
    and adopted their customs.
36 They worshiped their idols,(AR)
    which became a snare(AS) to them.
37 They sacrificed their sons(AT)
    and their daughters to false gods.(AU)
38 They shed innocent blood,
    the blood of their sons(AV) and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
    and the land was desecrated by their blood.
39 They defiled themselves(AW) by what they did;
    by their deeds they prostituted(AX) themselves.

40 Therefore the Lord was angry(AY) with his people
    and abhorred his inheritance.(AZ)
41 He gave them into the hands(BA) of the nations,
    and their foes ruled over them.
42 Their enemies oppressed(BB) them
    and subjected them to their power.
43 Many times he delivered them,(BC)
    but they were bent on rebellion(BD)
    and they wasted away in their sin.
44 Yet he took note of their distress
    when he heard their cry;(BE)
45 for their sake he remembered his covenant(BF)
    and out of his great love(BG) he relented.(BH)
46 He caused all who held them captive
    to show them mercy.(BI)

47 Save us,(BJ) Lord our God,
    and gather us(BK) from the nations,
that we may give thanks(BL) to your holy name(BM)
    and glory in your praise.

48 Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
    from everlasting to everlasting.

Let all the people say, “Amen!”(BN)

Praise the Lord.

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  1. Psalm 106:33 Or against his spirit, / and rash words came from his lips

39 He (A)spread a cloud for a covering,
    and fire to give light by night.
40 (B)They asked, and he (C)brought quail,
    and gave them (D)bread from heaven in abundance.
41 He opened the rock, and (E)water gushed out;
    it flowed through (F)the desert like a river.

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39 He spread out a cloud(A) as a covering,
    and a fire to give light at night.(B)
40 They asked,(C) and he brought them quail;(D)
    he fed them well with the bread of heaven.(E)
41 He opened the rock,(F) and water gushed out;
    it flowed like a river in the desert.

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14 (A)In the daytime he led them with a cloud,
    and all the night with a fiery light.
15 He (B)split rocks in the wilderness
    and gave them drink abundantly as from the deep.
16 He made streams come out of (C)the rock
    and caused waters to flow down like rivers.

17 Yet they sinned still more against him,
    (D)rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
18 They (E)tested God in their heart
    by demanding the food they craved.
19 They spoke against God, saying,
    (F)“Can God (G)spread a table in the wilderness?
20 (H)He struck the rock so that water gushed out
    and streams overflowed.
Can he also give bread
    or provide meat for his people?”

21 Therefore, when the Lord heard, he was full of wrath;
    (I)a fire was kindled against Jacob;
    his anger rose against Israel,
22 because they (J)did not believe in God
    and did not trust his saving power.
23 Yet he commanded the skies above
    and (K)opened the doors of heaven,
24 and he (L)rained down on them manna to eat
    and gave them (M)the grain of heaven.
25 Man ate of the bread of (N)the angels;
    he sent them food (O)in abundance.
26 He (P)caused the east wind to blow in the heavens,
    and by his power he led out the south wind;
27 he rained meat on them like (Q)dust,
    winged birds like (R)the sand of the seas;
28 he (S)let them fall in the midst of their camp,
    all around their dwellings.
29 And they (T)ate and were well filled,
    for he gave them what they (U)craved.
30 But before they had satisfied their craving,
    (V)while the food was still in their mouths,
31 the anger of God rose against them,
    and he killed (W)the strongest of them
    and laid low (X)the young men of Israel.

32 In spite of all this, they (Y)still sinned;
    (Z)despite his wonders, they did not believe.
33 So he made (AA)their days (AB)vanish like[a] a breath,[b]
    and their years in terror.
34 When he killed them, they (AC)sought him;
    they repented and sought God earnestly.
35 They remembered that God was their (AD)rock,
    the Most High God their (AE)redeemer.
36 But they (AF)flattered him with their mouths;
    they (AG)lied to him with their tongues.
37 Their (AH)heart was not (AI)steadfast toward him;
    they were not faithful to his covenant.
38 Yet he, being (AJ)compassionate,
    (AK)atoned for their iniquity
    and did not destroy them;
he restrained his anger often
    and did not stir up all his wrath.
39 He (AL)remembered that they were but (AM)flesh,
    (AN)a wind that passes and comes not again.
40 How often they (AO)rebelled against him in the wilderness
    and (AP)grieved him in (AQ)the desert!
41 They (AR)tested God again and again
    and provoked (AS)the Holy One of Israel.
42 They (AT)did not remember his power[c]
    or the day when he redeemed them from the foe,
43 (AU)when he performed his (AV)signs in Egypt
    and his (AW)marvels in (AX)the fields of Zoan.
44 He (AY)turned their rivers to blood,
    so that they could not drink of their streams.
45 He sent among them swarms of (AZ)flies, which devoured them,
    and (BA)frogs, which destroyed them.
46 He gave their crops to (BB)the destroying locust
    and the fruit of their labor to the locust.
47 He destroyed their vines with (BC)hail
    and their sycamores with frost.
48 He gave over their (BD)cattle to the hail
    and their flocks to thunderbolts.
49 He let loose on them his burning anger,
    wrath, indignation, and distress,
    a company of (BE)destroying angels.
50 He made a path for his anger;
    he did not spare them from death,
    but gave their lives over to the plague.
51 He struck down every (BF)firstborn in Egypt,
    the firstfruits of their strength in the tents of (BG)Ham.
52 Then he led out his people (BH)like sheep
    and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
53 (BI)He led them in safety, so that they (BJ)were not afraid,
    but (BK)the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
54 And he brought them to his (BL)holy land,
    (BM)to the mountain which his right hand had (BN)won.
55 He (BO)drove out nations before them;
    he (BP)apportioned them for a possession
    and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

56 Yet they (BQ)tested and (BR)rebelled against the Most High God
    and did not keep his testimonies,
57 but turned away and acted treacherously like their fathers;
    they twisted like (BS)a deceitful bow.
58 For they (BT)provoked him to anger with their (BU)high places;
    they (BV)moved him to jealousy with their (BW)idols.
59 When God heard, he was full of (BX)wrath,
    and he utterly rejected Israel.
60 He (BY)forsook his dwelling at (BZ)Shiloh,
    the tent where he dwelt among mankind,
61 and delivered his (CA)power to captivity,
    his (CB)glory to the hand of the foe.
62 He (CC)gave his people over to the sword
    and (CD)vented his wrath on his heritage.
63 (CE)Fire devoured their young men,
    and their young women had no (CF)marriage song.
64 Their (CG)priests fell by the sword,
    and their (CH)widows made no lamentation.
65 Then the Lord (CI)awoke as from sleep,
    like a strong man shouting because of wine.
66 And he (CJ)put his adversaries to rout;
    he put them to everlasting shame.

67 He rejected the tent of (CK)Joseph;
    he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
68 but he chose the tribe of Judah,
    Mount Zion, which he (CL)loves.
69 He (CM)built his sanctuary like the high heavens,
    like the earth, which he has founded forever.
70 He (CN)chose David his servant
    and took him from the sheepfolds;
71 from (CO)following the nursing ewes he brought him
    to (CP)shepherd Jacob his people,
    Israel his (CQ)inheritance.
72 With (CR)upright heart he shepherded them
    and (CS)guided them with his skillful hand.

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  1. Psalm 78:33 Hebrew in
  2. Psalm 78:33 Or vapor
  3. Psalm 78:42 Hebrew hand

14 He guided them with the cloud by day
    and with light from the fire all night.(A)
15 He split the rocks(B) in the wilderness
    and gave them water as abundant as the seas;
16 he brought streams out of a rocky crag
    and made water flow down like rivers.

17 But they continued to sin(C) against him,
    rebelling in the wilderness against the Most High.
18 They willfully put God to the test(D)
    by demanding the food they craved.(E)
19 They spoke against God;(F)
    they said, “Can God really
    spread a table in the wilderness?
20 True, he struck the rock,
    and water gushed out,(G)
    streams flowed abundantly,
but can he also give us bread?
    Can he supply meat(H) for his people?”
21 When the Lord heard them, he was furious;
    his fire broke out(I) against Jacob,
    and his wrath rose against Israel,
22 for they did not believe in God
    or trust(J) in his deliverance.
23 Yet he gave a command to the skies above
    and opened the doors of the heavens;(K)
24 he rained down manna(L) for the people to eat,
    he gave them the grain of heaven.
25 Human beings ate the bread of angels;
    he sent them all the food they could eat.
26 He let loose the east wind(M) from the heavens
    and by his power made the south wind blow.
27 He rained meat down on them like dust,
    birds(N) like sand on the seashore.
28 He made them come down inside their camp,
    all around their tents.
29 They ate till they were gorged—(O)
    he had given them what they craved.
30 But before they turned from what they craved,
    even while the food was still in their mouths,(P)
31 God’s anger rose against them;
    he put to death the sturdiest(Q) among them,
    cutting down the young men of Israel.

32 In spite of all this, they kept on sinning;(R)
    in spite of his wonders,(S) they did not believe.(T)
33 So he ended their days in futility(U)
    and their years in terror.
34 Whenever God slew them, they would seek(V) him;
    they eagerly turned to him again.
35 They remembered that God was their Rock,(W)
    that God Most High was their Redeemer.(X)
36 But then they would flatter him with their mouths,(Y)
    lying to him with their tongues;
37 their hearts were not loyal(Z) to him,
    they were not faithful to his covenant.
38 Yet he was merciful;(AA)
    he forgave(AB) their iniquities(AC)
    and did not destroy them.
Time after time he restrained his anger(AD)
    and did not stir up his full wrath.
39 He remembered that they were but flesh,(AE)
    a passing breeze(AF) that does not return.

40 How often they rebelled(AG) against him in the wilderness(AH)
    and grieved him(AI) in the wasteland!
41 Again and again they put God to the test;(AJ)
    they vexed the Holy One of Israel.(AK)
42 They did not remember(AL) his power—
    the day he redeemed them from the oppressor,(AM)
43 the day he displayed his signs(AN) in Egypt,
    his wonders(AO) in the region of Zoan.
44 He turned their river into blood;(AP)
    they could not drink from their streams.
45 He sent swarms of flies(AQ) that devoured them,
    and frogs(AR) that devastated them.
46 He gave their crops to the grasshopper,(AS)
    their produce to the locust.(AT)
47 He destroyed their vines with hail(AU)
    and their sycamore-figs with sleet.
48 He gave over their cattle to the hail,
    their livestock(AV) to bolts of lightning.
49 He unleashed against them his hot anger,(AW)
    his wrath, indignation and hostility—
    a band of destroying angels.(AX)
50 He prepared a path for his anger;
    he did not spare them from death
    but gave them over to the plague.
51 He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt,(AY)
    the firstfruits of manhood in the tents of Ham.(AZ)
52 But he brought his people out like a flock;(BA)
    he led them like sheep through the wilderness.
53 He guided them safely, so they were unafraid;
    but the sea engulfed(BB) their enemies.(BC)
54 And so he brought them to the border of his holy land,
    to the hill country his right hand(BD) had taken.
55 He drove out nations(BE) before them
    and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance;(BF)
    he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.

56 But they put God to the test
    and rebelled against the Most High;
    they did not keep his statutes.
57 Like their ancestors(BG) they were disloyal and faithless,
    as unreliable as a faulty bow.(BH)
58 They angered him(BI) with their high places;(BJ)
    they aroused his jealousy with their idols.(BK)
59 When God heard(BL) them, he was furious;(BM)
    he rejected Israel(BN) completely.
60 He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh,(BO)
    the tent he had set up among humans.(BP)
61 He sent the ark of his might(BQ) into captivity,(BR)
    his splendor into the hands of the enemy.
62 He gave his people over to the sword;(BS)
    he was furious with his inheritance.(BT)
63 Fire consumed(BU) their young men,
    and their young women had no wedding songs;(BV)
64 their priests were put to the sword,(BW)
    and their widows could not weep.

65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,(BX)
    as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.
66 He beat back his enemies;
    he put them to everlasting shame.(BY)
67 Then he rejected the tents of Joseph,
    he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;(BZ)
68 but he chose the tribe of Judah,(CA)
    Mount Zion,(CB) which he loved.
69 He built his sanctuary(CC) like the heights,
    like the earth that he established forever.
70 He chose David(CD) his servant
    and took him from the sheep pens;
71 from tending the sheep(CE) he brought him
    to be the shepherd(CF) of his people Jacob,
    of Israel his inheritance.
72 And David shepherded them with integrity of heart;(CG)
    with skillful hands he led them.

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20 You (A)led your people like a flock
    by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

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20 You led your people(A) like a flock(B)
    by the hand of Moses and Aaron.(C)

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