52. But he led his own people out like sheepand guided them like a flock through the wilderness.
53. He led them safely.They had no fear while the sea covered their enemies.
54. He brought them into his holy land,to this mountain that his power had won.
55. He forced nations out of their wayand gave them the land of the nations as their inheritance.He settled the tribes of Israel in their own tents.
56. They tested God Most High and rebelled against him.They did not obey his written instructions.
57. They were disloyal and treacherous like their ancestors.They were like arrows shot from a defective bow.
58. They made him angry because of their illegal worship sites.They made him furious because they worshiped idols.
59. When God heard, he became furious.He completely rejected Israel.
60. He abandoned his dwelling place in Shiloh,the tent where he had lived among humans.