"IfI calledand He answeredme, I could not believethat He was listeningto my voice.
"Then call,and I will answer;Orlet me speak,then replyto me.
"I smiledon them when they did not believe,And the lightof my facethey did not castdown.
"For thoughI were right,I could not answer;I would have to implorethe mercyof my judge.
"For He bruisesme with a tempestAnd multipliesmy woundswithoutcause.
When the LORDbroughtbackthe captiveones of Zion,We were like those who dream.
In my distressI calledupon the LORD,And criedto my Godfor help;He heardmy voiceout of His temple,And my cryfor helpbeforeHim cameinto His ears.
So Mosesspokethusto the sonsof Israel,but they did not listento Moseson accountof [their] despondencyand cruelbondage.
While they stillcould not believe[it] becauseof their joyand amazement,He saidto them, "Haveyou anythinghereto eat?"
Then Gideonsaidto him, "Omy lord,if the LORDis with us, whythen has allthishappenedto us? And whereare allHis miracleswhichour fatherstoldus about, saying,'Did not the LORDbringus up from Egypt?'But nowthe LORDhas abandonedus and givenus into the handof Midian."
