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They served their idols, Which became a snare to them.
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They even sacrificed their sons And their daughters to demons,
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And shed innocent blood, The blood of their sons and daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with blood.
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Thus they were defiled by their own works, And played the harlot by their own deeds.
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Therefore the wrath of the Lord was kindled against His people, So that He abhorred His own inheritance.
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And He gave them into the hand of the Gentiles, And those who hated them ruled over them.
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Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand.
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Many times He delivered them; But they rebelled in their counsel, And were brought low for their iniquity.
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Nevertheless He regarded their affliction, When He heard their cry;
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And for their sake He remembered His covenant, And relented according to the multitude of His mercies.
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He also made them to be pitied By all those who carried them away captive.
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Save us, O Lord our God, And gather us from among the Gentiles, To give thanks to Your holy name, To triumph in Your praise.
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Blessed be the Lord God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the Lord!