²⁵ They grumbled^(A) in their tents
    and did not obey the Lord.
²⁶ So he swore^(B) to them with uplifted hand
    that he would make them fall in the wilderness,^(C)
27 make their descendants fall among the nations
    and scatter^(D) them throughout the lands.

²⁸ They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor^(E)
    and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;
²⁹ they aroused the Lord’s anger^(F) by their wicked deeds,^(G)
    and a plague^(H) broke out among them.
³⁰ But Phinehas^(I) stood up and intervened,
    and the plague was checked.^(J)
31 This was credited to him^(K) as righteousness
    for endless generations^(L) to come.
³² By the waters of Meribah^(M) they angered the Lord,
    and trouble came to Moses because of them;
³³ for they rebelled^(N) against the Spirit^(O) of God,
    and rash words came from Moses’ lips.^[a](P)

³⁴ They did not destroy^(Q) the peoples
    as the Lord had commanded^(R) them,
³⁵ but they mingled^(S) with the nations
    and adopted their customs.
³⁶ They worshiped their idols,^(T)
    which became a snare^(U) to them.
³⁷ They sacrificed their sons^(V)
    and their daughters to false gods.^(W)
38 They shed innocent blood,
    the blood of their sons^(X) and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
    and the land was desecrated by their blood.
³⁹ They defiled themselves^(Y) by what they did;
    by their deeds they prostituted^(Z) themselves.

⁴⁰ Therefore the Lord was angry^(AA) with his people
    and abhorred his inheritance.^(AB)
41 He gave them into the hands^(AC) of the nations,
    and their foes ruled over them.
⁴² Their enemies oppressed^(AD) them
    and subjected them to their power.
⁴³ Many times he delivered them,^(AE)
    but they were bent on rebellion^(AF)
    and they wasted away in their sin.
⁴⁴ Yet he took note of their distress
    when he heard their cry;^(AG)
45 for their sake he remembered his covenant^(AH)
    and out of his great love^(AI) he relented.^(AJ)
46 He caused all who held them captive
    to show them mercy.^(AK)

⁴⁷ Save us,^(AL) Lord our God,
    and gather us^(AM) from the nations,
that we may give thanks^(AN) to your holy name^(AO)
    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!”^(AP)

Praise the Lord.

²³ So he said he would destroy^(A) them—
    had not Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the breach^(B) before him
    to keep his wrath from destroying them.