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JULY 28
18 “Even when they made a molded calf And rebelled against You,
for themselves, Cast Your law behind their backs
And said, ‘This is your god And killed Your prophets, who testified
That brought you up out of Egypt,’ against them
And worked great provocations, To turn them to Yourself;
19 Yet in Your manifold mercies And they worked great provocations.
You did not forsake them in the 27 Therefore You delivered them into the
wilderness. hand of their enemies,
The pillar of the cloud did not depart Who oppressed them;
from them by day, And in the time of their trouble,
To lead them on the road; When they cried to You,
Nor the pillar of fire by night, You heard from heaven;
To show them light, And according to Your abundant
And the way they should go. mercies
20 You also gave Your good Spirit to You gave them deliverers who saved
instruct them, them
And did not withhold Your manna from From the hand of their enemies.
their mouth, 28
And gave them water for their thirst. “But after they had rest,
21 Forty years You sustained them in the They again did evil before You.
wilderness; Therefore You left them in the hand of
their enemies,
They lacked nothing; So that they had dominion over them;
Their clothes did not wear out Yet when they returned and cried out
And their feet did not swell.
to You,
22 “Moreover You gave them kingdoms You heard from heaven;
and nations, And many times You delivered them
And divided them into districts. according to Your mercies,
So they took possession of the land of 29 And testified against them,
Sihon, That You might bring them back to
The land of the king of Heshbon, Your law.
And the land of Og king of Bashan. Yet they acted proudly,
23 You also multiplied their children as And did not heed Your
the stars of heaven, commandments,
And brought them into the land But sinned against Your judgments,
Which You had told their fathers ‘Which if a man does, he shall live by
To go in and possess. them.’
24 So the people went in And they shrugged their shoulders,
And possessed the land; Stiffened their necks,
You subdued before them the And would not hear.
inhabitants of the land, 30 Yet for many years You had patience
The Canaanites, with them,
And gave them into their hands, And testified against them by Your Spirit
With their kings in Your prophets.
And the people of the land, Yet they would not listen;
That they might do with them as they Therefore You gave them into the
wished. hand of the peoples of the lands.
25 And they took strong cities and a rich 31 Nevertheless in Your great mercy
land, You did not utterly consume them nor
And possessed houses full of all goods, forsake them;
Cisterns already dug, vineyards, olive For You are God, gracious and
groves, merciful.
And fruit trees in abundance. 32 “Now therefore, our God,
So they ate and were filled and grew The great, the mighty, and awesome
fat,
God,
And delighted themselves in Your Who keeps covenant and mercy:
great goodness.
Do not let all the trouble seem small
26 “Nevertheless they were disobedient before You

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