But then one passes by, and suddenly they have disappeared! I looked for them, but they could not be found.

Their prosperity causes them to do wrong; their thoughts are sinful.

God heard and was angry; he completely rejected Israel.

He delivered his people over to the sword, and was angry with his chosen nation.

Your anger overwhelms me; your terrors destroy me.

Turn my eyes away from what is worthless! Revive me with your word!

The raging water would have overwhelmed us.

and led Israel through its midst, for his loyal love endures,

People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.

the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea and everything that moves through the currents of the seas.

From the brightness in front of him came hail and fiery coals.

For look, the kings assemble; they advance together.

He divided the sea and led them across it; he made the water stand in a heap.

Why did you break down its walls, so that all who pass by pluck its fruit?

It said: “I removed the burden from his shoulder; his hands were released from holding the basket.

But you have spurned and rejected him; you are angry with your chosen king.

All who pass by have robbed him; he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors.

You set up a boundary for them that they could not cross, so that they would not cover the earth again.

Take away the insults that I dread! Indeed, your regulations are good.

The water would have overpowered us; the current would have overwhelmed us.