Psalms 106:1-6, 7, 13, 19-21, 43, 47-48

Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD because he is good, because his mercy endures forever. Who can speak about all the mighty things the LORD has done? Who can announce all the things for which he is worthy of praise? Blessed are those who defend justice and do what is right at all times. Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people. Come to help me with your salvation so that I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, find joy in our people’s happiness, and brag with the people who belong to you. We have sinned, and so did our ancestors. We have done wrong. We are guilty.

When our ancestors were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles. They did not remember your numerous acts of mercy, so they rebelled at the sea, the Red Sea.

They quickly forgot what he did. They did not wait for his advice.

At Mount Horeb they made ⌞a statue of⌟ a calf. They worshiped an idol made of metal. They traded their glorious God  for the statue of a bull that eats grass. They forgot God, their savior, the one who did spectacular things in Egypt

He rescued them many times, but they continued to plot rebellion against him and to sink deeper because of their sin.

Rescue us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations so that we may give thanks to your holy name and make your praise our glory. Thanks be to the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say amen.