2. No one can describe how great the Lord really is. No one can praise him enough.
3. Those who obey his commands are happy. They do good things all the time.
4. Lord, remember me when you show kindness to your people. Remember to save me too!
5. Let me share in the good things that you do for your chosen people. Let me rejoice with your nation. Let me join with your people in praise.
6. We sinned just as our ancestors did. We were wrong; we did bad things!
7. Lord, our ancestors learned nothing from the miracles you did in Egypt. They forgot your kindness at the Red Sea and rebelled against you.
8. But the Lord saved our ancestors for the honor of his name. He saved them to show his great power.
9. He gave the command, and the Red Sea became dry. He led them through the deep sea on land as dry as the desert.
10. He saved our ancestors and rescued them from their enemies.
11. He covered their enemies with the sea. Not one of them escaped!
12. Then our ancestors believed what he had said. They sang praises to him.
13. But they quickly forgot about what he did. They did not listen to his advice.
14. They became hungry in the desert, and they tested him in the wilderness.
15. He gave them what they asked for, but he also gave them a terrible disease.