Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is with every generation
Who will declare the powers of the Lord? Who make a hearing for all his praises
Blessed are those who keep judgment and who do justice at all times
Remember us, O Lord, with good will for your people. Visit us with your salvation
so that we may see the goodness of your elect, so that we may rejoice in the joy of your nation, so that you may be praised along with your inheritance
We have sinned, as have our fathers. We have acted unjustly; we have wrought iniquity
Our fathers did not understand your miracles in Egypt. They did not remember the multitude of your mercies. And they provoked you, while going up to the sea, even the Red Sea
And he saved them for the sake of his name, so that he might make known his power
And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up. And he led them into the abyss, as if into a desert
And he saved them from the hand of those who hated them. And he redeemed them from the hand of the enemy
And the water covered those who troubled them. Not one of them remained
And they believed his words, and they sang his praises
As soon as they had finished, they forgot his works, and they would not endure his counsel
And they coveted their desire in the desert, and they tempted God in a waterless place
And he granted to them their request, and he sent abundance into their souls
And they provoked Moses in the camp, and Aaron, the holy one of the Lord
The earth opened and swallowed Dathan, and it covered the congregation of Abiram
And a fire broke out in their congregation. A flame burned up the sinners
And they fashioned a calf at Horeb, and they adored a graven image
And they exchanged their glory for the likeness of a calf that eats hay
They forgot God, who saved them, who did great things in Egypt
miracles in the land of Ham, terrible things at the Red Sea
And he said that he would destroy them, yet Moses, his elect, stood firm before him in the breach, in order to avert his wrath, lest he destroy them
And they held the desirable land to be nothing. They did not trust in his word
And they murmured in their tabernacles. They did not heed the voice of the Lord
And he lifted up his hand over them, in order to prostrate them in the desert
and in order to cast their offspring among the nations, and to scatter them among the regions
And they were initiated into Baal of Peor, and they ate the sacrifices of the dead
And they provoked him with their inventions, and ruination was multiplied in them
Then Phinehas stood up and placated him: and so the violent disturbance ceased
And it was reputed to him unto justice, from generation to generation, even forever
And they provoked him at the Waters of Contradiction, and Moses was afflicted because of them
for they exasperated his spirit. And so he divided them with his lips
They did not destroy the nations, about which the Lord had spoken to them
And they were mixed among the Gentiles. And they learned their works
and they served their graven images, and it became a scandal to them
And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons
And they shed innocent blood: the blood of their sons and of their daughters, which they sacrificed to the graven images of Canaan. And the land was infected with bloodshed
and was contaminated with their works. And they fornicated according to their own inventions
And the Lord became furiously angry with his people, and he abhorred his inheritance
And he delivered them into the hands of the nations. And those who hated them became rulers over them
And their enemies afflicted them, and they were humbled under their hands
Many times, he delivered them. Yet they provoked him with their counsel, and they were brought low by their iniquities
And he saw that they were in tribulation, and he heard their prayer
And he was mindful of his covenant, and he repented according to the multitude of his mercies
And he provided for them with mercies, in the sight of all those who had seized them
Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from the nations, so that we may confess your holy name and glory in your praise
Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, from ages past, even to all ages. And let all the people say: Amen. Amen