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15 Behold, he smote the rock and thence 19 In heav'n he made the east wind blow,

Came streams of water great; But can he give his people bread And send them flesh to eat?

16 Jehovah heard, his wrath arose
And kindled to a flame;

On Jacob, yea, on Israel
His indignation came.

The south wind owned his hand.
As dust he rained down flesh on them,
Winged fowl as ocean's sand.

20 He let it fall amid their camp

And all their lust supplied,

So they did eat and well were filled;
Their greed he satisfied.

21 They from their lust were not estranged;
While flesh their mouth supplied

The wrath of God against them rose,
The flower of Isr'el died.

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22 But still they sinned, nor yet believed 27 For he remembered that they were His wondrous works and ways.

With terror he consumed their years,

In vanity their days.

But dust and mortal men,

A breath that passeth soon away

And cometh not again.

23 But when he slew them then they did 28 How oft they grieved him in the wilds;;

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25 Yet with their mouth they flattered him 30 How he in Egypt wonders wrought

And with their tongue they lied;
Their heart was not sincere with him
His cov'nant they denied.

26 But their perverseness he forgave,
In mercy would not slay;
Nor stirred up all his wrath, but oft
His anger turned away.

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32 He killed their tender vines with hail, 34 Their sycamores with frost; [bolts, He smote their flocks with thunder

Mid hail their herds were lost.

He did not spare their soul from death, But for his wrath made way;

And over to the pestilence

He gave their life a prey.

33 He poured upon them all his wrath; 35 And over Egypt's land he smote

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36 But his own people forth like sheep 38 He brought them to the sacred place,

He brought with guiding hand, And led his people like a flock Across the desert land.

37 He led them safely on the way; No fear could them confound; But in the overwhelming sea Their enemies were drowned.

The border of his land,

The holy mountain which for them Was gotten by his hand.

39 For them he drove the nations out; The tribes of Israel

Received inheritance by lot

In Canaan's tents to dwell.

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PSALM LXXVIII

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40. And yet they tempt-ed God Most High, Rebelled a

The testimonies he pro- claimed They

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40 And yet they tempted God Most 43
Rebelled against his will; [High,

The testimonies he proclaimed
They disregarded still.

God heard in wrath and much ab-
His people Isr'el then; [horred

And even Shiloh's tent forsook
Which he had placed with men.

41 They like their fathers backward turned 44 And he his strength delivered up

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47. Then waked the Lord as one from sleep, As one whom wine doth

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he backward drove and smote With end less shame and fear.

47 Then waked the Lord as one from sleep,
As one whom wine doth cheer;

His foes he backward drove and smote

With endless shame and fear.

48 The tent of Joseph he refused,

Nor Ephr'im's tribe approved;

But made his choice of Judah's tribe,
The Zion Mount he loved.

49 And he his sanctuary built

Even like a palace high;

And like the earth which he did found

To perpetuity.

50 Of David his own servant then
He also choice did make;

And even from the folds of sheep
He called and did him take.

51 From waiting on the ewes with lambs
He brought him forth to feed

His Israel, his heritage,

His people, Jacob's seed.

52 So with integrity of heart
He did them rule and feed;
And by his skilfulness of hand
He did them safely lead.

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