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that I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory in your heritage.
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Both we and our ancestors have sinned; we have committed iniquity, have done wickedly.
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Our ancestors, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wonderful works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea.
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Yet he saved them for his name's sake, so that he might make known his mighty power.
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He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry; he led them through the deep as through a desert.
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So he saved them from the hand of the foe, and delivered them from the hand of the enemy.
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The waters covered their adversaries; not one of them was left.
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Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.
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But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.
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But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert;
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he gave them what they asked, but sent a wasting disease among them.