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Listen, O my people, to my instruction;
Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
I will open my mouth with a parable;
I will utter hidden things, things from of old —
I will utter hidden things, things from of old —
I will open my mouth in a parable;
I will utter dark sayings of old,
I will utter dark sayings of old,
things we have heard and known,
things our ancestors have told us.
things our ancestors have told us.
Which we have heard and known,
And our fathers have told us.
And our fathers have told us.
We will not hide them from their descendants;
we will tell the next generation
the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord,
his power, and the wonders he has done.
we will tell the next generation
the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord,
his power, and the wonders he has done.
We will not conceal them from their children,
But tell to the generation to come the praises of the LORD,
And His strength and His wondrous works that He has done.
But tell to the generation to come the praises of the LORD,
And His strength and His wondrous works that He has done.
He decreed statutes for Jacob
and established the law in Israel,
which he commanded our ancestors
to teach their children,
and established the law in Israel,
which he commanded our ancestors
to teach their children,
For He established a testimony in Jacob
And appointed a law in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers
That they should teach them to their children,
And appointed a law in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers
That they should teach them to their children,
so the next generation would know them,
even the children yet to be born,
and they in turn would tell their children.
even the children yet to be born,
and they in turn would tell their children.
That the generation to come might know, even the children yet to be born,
That they may arise and tell them to their children,
That they may arise and tell them to their children,
Then they would put their trust in God
and would not forget his deeds
but would keep his commands.
and would not forget his deeds
but would keep his commands.
That they should put their confidence in God
And not forget the works of God,
But keep His commandments,
And not forget the works of God,
But keep His commandments,
They would not be like their ancestors —
a stubborn and rebellious generation,
whose hearts were not loyal to God,
whose spirits were not faithful to him.
a stubborn and rebellious generation,
whose hearts were not loyal to God,
whose spirits were not faithful to him.
And not be like their fathers,
A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation that did not prepare its heart
And whose spirit was not faithful to God.
A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation that did not prepare its heart
And whose spirit was not faithful to God.
The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows,
turned back on the day of battle;
turned back on the day of battle;
The sons of Ephraim were archers equipped with bows,
Yet they turned back in the day of battle.
Yet they turned back in the day of battle.
they did not keep God’s covenant
and refused to live by his law.
and refused to live by his law.
They did not keep the covenant of God
And refused to walk in His law;
And refused to walk in His law;
They forgot what he had done,
the wonders he had shown them.
the wonders he had shown them.
They forgot His deeds
And His miracles that He had shown them.
And His miracles that He had shown them.
He did miracles in the sight of their ancestors
in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
He wrought wonders before their fathers
In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
He divided the sea and led them through;
he made the water stand up like a wall.
he made the water stand up like a wall.
He divided the sea and caused them to pass through,
And He made the waters stand up like a heap.
And He made the waters stand up like a heap.
He guided them with the cloud by day
and with light from the fire all night.
and with light from the fire all night.
Then He led them with the cloud by day
And all the night with a light of fire.
And all the night with a light of fire.
He split the rocks in the wilderness
and gave them water as abundant as the seas;
and gave them water as abundant as the seas;
He split the rocks in the wilderness
And gave them abundant drink like the ocean depths.
And gave them abundant drink like the ocean depths.
he brought streams out of a rocky crag
and made water flow down like rivers.
and made water flow down like rivers.
He brought forth streams also from the rock
And caused waters to run down like rivers.
And caused waters to run down like rivers.
But they continued to sin against him,
rebelling in the wilderness against the Most High.
rebelling in the wilderness against the Most High.
Yet they still continued to sin against Him,
To rebel against the Most High in the desert.
To rebel against the Most High in the desert.
They willfully put God to the test
by demanding the food they craved.
by demanding the food they craved.
And in their heart they put God to the test
By asking food according to their desire.
By asking food according to their desire.
They spoke against God;
they said, “Can God really
spread a table in the wilderness?
they said, “Can God really
spread a table in the wilderness?
Then they spoke against God;
They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
True, he struck the rock,
and water gushed out,
streams flowed abundantly,
but can he also give us bread?
Can he supply meat for his people?”
and water gushed out,
streams flowed abundantly,
but can he also give us bread?
Can he supply meat for his people?”
“Behold, He struck the rock so that waters gushed out,
And streams were overflowing;
Can He give bread also?
Will He provide meat for His people?”
And streams were overflowing;
Can He give bread also?
Will He provide meat for His people?”
When the Lord heard them, he was furious;
his fire broke out against Jacob,
and his wrath rose against Israel,
his fire broke out against Jacob,
and his wrath rose against Israel,
Therefore the LORD heard and was full of wrath;
And a fire was kindled against Jacob
And anger also mounted against Israel,
And a fire was kindled against Jacob
And anger also mounted against Israel,
for they did not believe in God
or trust in his deliverance.
or trust in his deliverance.
Because they did not believe in God
And did not trust in His salvation.
And did not trust in His salvation.
Yet he gave a command to the skies above
and opened the doors of the heavens;
and opened the doors of the heavens;
Yet He commanded the clouds above
And opened the doors of heaven;
And opened the doors of heaven;
he rained down manna for the people to eat,
he gave them the grain of heaven.
he gave them the grain of heaven.
He rained down manna upon them to eat
And gave them food from heaven.
And gave them food from heaven.
Human beings ate the bread of angels;
he sent them all the food they could eat.
he sent them all the food they could eat.
Man did eat the bread of angels;
He sent them food in abundance.
He sent them food in abundance.
He let loose the east wind from the heavens
and by his power made the south wind blow.
and by his power made the south wind blow.
He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens
And by His power He directed the south wind.
And by His power He directed the south wind.
He rained meat down on them like dust,
birds like sand on the seashore.
birds like sand on the seashore.
When He rained meat upon them like the dust,
Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas,
Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas,
He made them come down inside their camp,
all around their tents.
all around their tents.
Then He let them fall in the midst of their camp,
Round about their dwellings.
Round about their dwellings.
They ate till they were gorged —
he had given them what they craved.
he had given them what they craved.
So they ate and were well filled,
And their desire He gave to them.
And their desire He gave to them.
But before they turned from what they craved,
even while the food was still in their mouths,
even while the food was still in their mouths,
Before they had satisfied their desire,
While their food was in their mouths,
While their food was in their mouths,
God’s anger rose against them;
he put to death the sturdiest among them,
cutting down the young men of Israel.
he put to death the sturdiest among them,
cutting down the young men of Israel.
The anger of God rose against them
And killed some of their stoutest ones,
And subdued the choice men of Israel.
And killed some of their stoutest ones,
And subdued the choice men of Israel.
In spite of all this, they kept on sinning;
in spite of his wonders, they did not believe.
in spite of his wonders, they did not believe.
In spite of all this they still sinned
And did not believe in His wonderful works.
And did not believe in His wonderful works.
So he ended their days in futility
and their years in terror.
and their years in terror.
So He brought their days to an end in futility
And their years in sudden terror.
And their years in sudden terror.
Whenever God slew them, they would seek him;
they eagerly turned to him again.
they eagerly turned to him again.
When He killed them, then they sought Him,
And returned and searched diligently for God;
And returned and searched diligently for God;
They remembered that God was their Rock,
that God Most High was their Redeemer.
that God Most High was their Redeemer.
And they remembered that God was their rock,
And the Most High God their Redeemer.
And the Most High God their Redeemer.
But then they would flatter him with their mouths,
lying to him with their tongues;
lying to him with their tongues;
But they deceived Him with their mouth
And lied to Him with their tongue.
And lied to Him with their tongue.
their hearts were not loyal to him,
they were not faithful to his covenant.
they were not faithful to his covenant.
For their heart was not steadfast toward Him,
Nor were they faithful in His covenant.
Nor were they faithful in His covenant.
Yet he was merciful;
he forgave their iniquities
and did not destroy them.
Time after time he restrained his anger
and did not stir up his full wrath.
he forgave their iniquities
and did not destroy them.
Time after time he restrained his anger
and did not stir up his full wrath.
But He, being compassionate, forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them;
And often He restrained His anger
And did not arouse all His wrath.
And often He restrained His anger
And did not arouse all His wrath.
He remembered that they were but flesh,
a passing breeze that does not return.
a passing breeze that does not return.
Thus He remembered that they were but flesh,
A wind that passes and does not return.
A wind that passes and does not return.
How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness
and grieved him in the wasteland!
and grieved him in the wasteland!
How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness
And grieved Him in the desert!
And grieved Him in the desert!
Again and again they put God to the test;
they vexed the Holy One of Israel.
they vexed the Holy One of Israel.
Again and again they tempted God,
And pained the Holy One of Israel.
And pained the Holy One of Israel.
They did not remember his power —
the day he redeemed them from the oppressor,
the day he redeemed them from the oppressor,
They did not remember His power,
The day when He redeemed them from the adversary,
The day when He redeemed them from the adversary,
the day he displayed his signs in Egypt,
his wonders in the region of Zoan.
his wonders in the region of Zoan.
When He performed His signs in Egypt
And His marvels in the field of Zoan,
And His marvels in the field of Zoan,
He turned their river into blood;
they could not drink from their streams.
they could not drink from their streams.
And turned their rivers to blood,
And their streams, they could not drink.
And their streams, they could not drink.
He sent swarms of flies that devoured them,
and frogs that devastated them.
and frogs that devastated them.
He sent among them swarms of flies which devoured them,
And frogs which destroyed them.
And frogs which destroyed them.
He gave their crops to the grasshopper,
their produce to the locust.
their produce to the locust.
He gave also their crops to the grasshopper
And the product of their labor to the locust.
And the product of their labor to the locust.
He destroyed their vines with hail
and their sycamore-figs with sleet.
and their sycamore-figs with sleet.
He destroyed their vines with hailstones
And their sycamore trees with frost.
And their sycamore trees with frost.
He gave over their cattle to the hail,
their livestock to bolts of lightning.
their livestock to bolts of lightning.
He gave over their cattle also to the hailstones
And their herds to bolts of lightning.
And their herds to bolts of lightning.
He unleashed against them his hot anger,
his wrath, indignation and hostility —
a band of destroying angels.
his wrath, indignation and hostility —
a band of destroying angels.
He sent upon them His burning anger,
Fury and indignation and trouble,
A band of destroying angels.
Fury and indignation and trouble,
A band of destroying angels.
He prepared a path for his anger;
he did not spare them from death
but gave them over to the plague.
he did not spare them from death
but gave them over to the plague.
He leveled a path for His anger;
He did not spare their soul from death,
But gave over their life to the plague,
He did not spare their soul from death,
But gave over their life to the plague,
He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt,
the firstfruits of manhood in the tents of Ham.
the firstfruits of manhood in the tents of Ham.
And smote all the firstborn in Egypt,
The first issue of their virility in the tents of Ham.
The first issue of their virility in the tents of Ham.
But he brought his people out like a flock;
he led them like sheep through the wilderness.
he led them like sheep through the wilderness.
But He led forth His own people like sheep
And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;
And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;
He guided them safely, so they were unafraid;
but the sea engulfed their enemies.
but the sea engulfed their enemies.
He led them safely, so that they did not fear;
But the sea engulfed their enemies.
But the sea engulfed their enemies.
And so he brought them to the border of his holy land,
to the hill country his right hand had taken.
to the hill country his right hand had taken.
So He brought them to His holy land,
To this hill country which His right hand had gained.
To this hill country which His right hand had gained.
He drove out nations before them
and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance;
he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.
and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance;
he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.
He also drove out the nations before them
And apportioned them for an inheritance by measurement,
And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.
And apportioned them for an inheritance by measurement,
And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.
But they put God to the test
and rebelled against the Most High;
they did not keep his statutes.
and rebelled against the Most High;
they did not keep his statutes.
Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God
And did not keep His testimonies,
And did not keep His testimonies,
Like their ancestors they were disloyal and faithless,
as unreliable as a faulty bow.
as unreliable as a faulty bow.
But turned back and acted treacherously like their fathers;
They turned aside like a treacherous bow.
They turned aside like a treacherous bow.
They angered him with their high places;
they aroused his jealousy with their idols.
they aroused his jealousy with their idols.
For they provoked Him with their high places
And aroused His jealousy with their graven images.
And aroused His jealousy with their graven images.
When God heard them, he was furious;
he rejected Israel completely.
he rejected Israel completely.
When God heard, He was filled with wrath
And greatly abhorred Israel;
And greatly abhorred Israel;
He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh,
the tent he had set up among humans.
the tent he had set up among humans.
So that He abandoned the dwelling place at Shiloh,
The tent which He had pitched among men,
The tent which He had pitched among men,
He sent the ark of his might into captivity,
his splendor into the hands of the enemy.
his splendor into the hands of the enemy.
And gave up His strength to captivity
And His glory into the hand of the adversary.
And His glory into the hand of the adversary.
He gave his people over to the sword;
he was furious with his inheritance.
he was furious with his inheritance.
He also delivered His people to the sword,
And was filled with wrath at His inheritance.
And was filled with wrath at His inheritance.
Fire consumed their young men,
and their young women had no wedding songs;
and their young women had no wedding songs;
Fire devoured His young men,
And His virgins had no wedding songs.
And His virgins had no wedding songs.
their priests were put to the sword,
and their widows could not weep.
and their widows could not weep.
His priests fell by the sword,
And His widows could not weep.
And His widows could not weep.
Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,
as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.
as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.
Then the Lord awoke as if from sleep,
Like a warrior overcome by wine.
Like a warrior overcome by wine.
He beat back his enemies;
he put them to everlasting shame.
he put them to everlasting shame.
He drove His adversaries backward;
He put on them an everlasting reproach.
He put on them an everlasting reproach.
Then he rejected the tents of Joseph,
he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;
he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;
He also rejected the tent of Joseph,
And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
but he chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion, which he loved.
Mount Zion, which he loved.
But chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion which He loved.
Mount Zion which He loved.
He built his sanctuary like the heights,
like the earth that he established forever.
like the earth that he established forever.
And He built His sanctuary like the heights,
Like the earth which He has founded forever.
Like the earth which He has founded forever.
He chose David his servant
and took him from the sheep pens;
and took him from the sheep pens;
He also chose David His servant
And took him from the sheepfolds;
And took him from the sheepfolds;
from tending the sheep he brought him
to be the shepherd of his people Jacob,
of Israel his inheritance.
to be the shepherd of his people Jacob,
of Israel his inheritance.
From the care of the ewes with suckling lambs He brought him
To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.
To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.