50. He sent his anger in full force;he did not spare them from death;he handed their lives over to destruction.
51. He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt,the firstfruits of their reproductive power in the tents of Ham.
52. Yet he brought out his people like sheep;he led them through the wilderness like a flock.
53. He guided them safely along,while the sea covered their enemies.
54. He brought them to the border of his holy land,to this mountainous land which his right hand acquired.
55. He drove the nations out from before them;he assigned them their tribal allotmentsand allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.
56. Yet they challenged and defied the sovereign God,and did not obey his commands.
57. They were unfaithful and acted as treacherously as their ancestors;they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow.
58. They made him angry with their pagan shrines,and made him jealous with their idols.
59. God heard and was angry;he completely rejected Israel.