God

In the desert they gave way to insatiable greed; in the wastelands they put God to the test.

He gave them what they wanted but sent meagerness into their souls.

In the camp they were jealous of Moshe and Aharon, ADONAI's holy one.

They forgot God, who had saved them, who had done great things in Egypt,

Therefore he said that he would destroy them, [and he would have,] had not Moshe his chosen one stood before him in the breach to turn back his destroying fury.

Next, they rejected the beautiful land, they didn't trust his promise;

and they complained in their tents, they didn't obey ADONAI.

Therefore, raising his hand, he swore to them that he would strike them down in the desert

Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds, so that a plague broke out among them.

They angered him at the M'rivah Spring, and Moshe suffered on their account;

They failed to destroy the peoples, as ADONAI had ordered them to do,

For this ADONAI's fury blazed up against his people, and he detested his heritage.

He handed them over to the power of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them.

Many times [God] rescued them, but they kept making plans to rebel. Thus they were brought low by their own wrongdoing.

Still he took pity on their distress whenever he heard their cry.

For their sakes he kept in mind his covenant and in his limitless grace relented,

Save us, ADONAI our God! Gather us from among the nations, so that we can thank your holy name and glory in praising you.

Blessed be ADONAI, the God of Isra'el, from eternity past to eternity future. Now let all the people say, "Amen! Halleluyah!"

Give thanks to ADONAI; for he is good, for his grace continues forever.

Let those redeemed by ADONAI say it, those he redeemed from the power of the foe.

In their trouble they cried to ADONAI, and he rescued them from their distress.

He led them by a direct path to a city where they could live.

Let them give thanks to ADONAI for his grace, for his wonders bestowed on humanity!

For he has satisfied the hungry, filled the starving with good.

because they defied God's word, scorned the counsel of the Most High.