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I trampled down the peoples in my anger;
    I crushed them in my wrath
    and sent their blood streaming forth over the ground.”

A Plea for Deliverance[a]

I will recount the favors of the Lord,
    the glorious deeds of the Lord,
because of all that the Lord has done for us
    and the great kindness he has shown
    to the house of Israel.
He has favored us with his mercy
    and the abundance of his steadfast love.
For he said, “These are indeed my people,
    children who will not betray me,”
    and he became their Savior.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:7 This moving prayer, a psalm of desolation, was uttered on the morrow of the collapse of 587 B.C. or, in any case, at the beginning of the Exile.

I trampled(A) the nations in my anger;
    in my wrath I made them drunk(B)
    and poured their blood(C) on the ground.”

Praise and Prayer

I will tell of the kindnesses(D) of the Lord,
    the deeds for which he is to be praised,
    according to all the Lord has done for us—
yes, the many good things(E)
    he has done for Israel,
    according to his compassion(F) and many kindnesses.
He said, “Surely they are my people,(G)
    children who will be true to me”;
    and so he became their Savior.(H)

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