Rebellion and Idolatry in the Wilderness

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Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he delivered them out of their distresses.

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And he brought them out of darkness, and the shadow of death; and broke their bonds in sunder.

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Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

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Because he hath broken gates of brass, and burst iron bars.

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He took them out of the way of their iniquity: for they were brought low for their injustices.

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Their soul abhorred all manner of meat: and they drew nigh even to the gates of death.

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And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he delivered them out of their distresses.

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He sent his word, and healed them: and delivered them from their destructions.

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Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men.

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And let them sacrifice the sacrifice of praise: and declare his works with joy.

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They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in the great waters:

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These have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

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He said the word, and there arose a storm of wind: and the waves thereof were lifted up.

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They mount up to the heavens, and they go down to the depths: their soul pined away with evils.

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They were troubled, and reeled like a drunken man; and all their wisdom was swallowed up.

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And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he brought them out of their distresses.

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And he turned the storm into a breeze: and its waves were still.

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And they rejoiced because they were still: and he brought them to the haven which they wished for.

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Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

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And let them exalt him in the church of the people: and praise him in the chair of the ancients.

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He hath turned rivers into a wilderness: and the sources of waters into dry ground: