Againand again they temptedGod,And painedthe HolyOneof Israel.
Whomhave you reproachedand blasphemed?And againstwhomhave you raised[your] voice,And haughtilyliftedup your eyes?Againstthe HolyOneof Israel!
For our shieldbelongs to the LORD,And our kingto the HolyOneof Israel.
Alas,sinfulnation,Peopleweigheddownwith iniquity,Offspringof evildoers,Sonswho actcorruptly!They have abandonedthe LORD,They have despisedthe HolyOneof Israel,They have turnedawayfrom Him.
"Surelyallthe menwho have seenMy gloryand My signswhichI performedin Egyptand in the wilderness,yet have putMe to the testthesetentimesand have not listenedto My voice,
So they saidto oneanother,"Let us appointa leaderand returnto Egypt."
"Our fatherswere unwillingto be obedientto him, but repudiatedhim and in their heartsturned backto Egypt,
"You shall not putthe LORDyour Godto the test,as you tested[Him] at Massah.
