52. Then he led Israel like a shepherd. He led his people like sheep into the desert.
53. He guided them safely. They had nothing to fear. He drowned their enemies in the sea.
54. He led his people to his holy land, to the mountain he took with his own power.
55. He forced the other nations out before them and gave each family its share of the land. He gave each tribe of Israel a place to live.
56. But they tested God Most High and made him very sad. They didn’t obey his commands.
57. They turned against him and were unfaithful just like their ancestors. They changed directions like a boomerang.
58. They built high places and made God angry. They built statues of false gods and made him jealous.
59. God heard what they were doing and became very angry. So he rejected Israel completely!
60. He abandoned his place at Shiloh, the Holy Tent where he lived among the people.