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Then he led forth Israel with silver and gold, and there was none among his tribes who stumbled.
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Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon it.
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He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light by night.
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They asked, and he brought quails, and gave them bread from heaven in abundance.
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He opened the rock, and water gushed forth; it flowed through the desert like a river.
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For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
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So he led forth his people with joy, his chosen ones with singing.
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And he gave them the lands of the nations; and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples' toil,
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to the end that they should keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise the LORD!
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version)