3. There is joy for those who deal justly with othersand always do what is right.
4. Remember me, lord, when you show favor to your people;come near and rescue me.
5. Let me share in the prosperity of your chosen ones.Let me rejoice in the joy of your people;let me praise you with those who are your heritage.
6. Like our ancestors, we have sinned.We have done wrong! We have acted wickedly!
7. Our ancestors in Egyptwere not impressed by the lord’s miraculous deeds.They soon forgot his many acts of kindness to them.Instead, they rebelled against him at the Red Sea.
8. Even so, he saved them—to defend the honor of his nameand to demonstrate his mighty power.
9. He commanded the Red Sea to dry up.He led Israel across the sea as if it were a desert.
10. So he rescued them from their enemiesand redeemed them from their foes.
11. Then the water returned and covered their enemies;not one of them survived.
12. Then his people believed his promises.Then they sang his praise.
13. Yet how quickly they forgot what he had done!They wouldn’t wait for his counsel!
14. In the wilderness their desires ran wild,testing God’s patience in that dry wasteland.
15. So he gave them what they asked for,but he sent a plague along with it.
16. The people in the camp were jealous of Mosesand envious of Aaron, the lord’s holy priest.