9. “You saw how our ancestors suffered in Egypt;you heard their call for help at the Red Sea.
10. You worked amazing miracles against the king,against his officials and the people of his land,because you knew how they oppressed your people.You won then the fame you still have today.
11. Through the sea you made a path for your peopleand led them through on dry ground.Those who pursued them drowned in deep water,as a stone sinks in the raging sea.
12. With a cloud you led them in daytime,and at night you lighted their way with fire.
13. At Mount Sinai you came down from heaven;you spoke to your peopleand gave them good laws and sound teachings.
14. You taught them to keep your Sabbaths holy,and through your servant Moses you gave them your laws.
15. “When they were hungry, you gave them bread from heaven,and water from a rock when they were thirsty.You told them to take control of the landwhich you had promised to give them.
16. But our ancestors grew proud and stubbornand refused to obey your commands.
17. They refused to obey; they forgot all you did;they forgot the miracles you had performed.In their pride they chose a leaderto take them back to slavery in Egypt.But you are a God who forgives;you are gracious and loving, slow to be angry.Your mercy is great; you did not forsake them.
18. They made an idol in the shape of a bull calfand said it was the god who led them from Egypt!How much they insulted you, Lord!
19. But you did not abandon them there in the desert,for your mercy is great.You did not take away the cloud or the firethat showed them the path by day and night.
20. In your goodness you told them what they should do;you fed them with manna and gave them water to drink.