17 They refused to obey ^fand were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt.¹ But you are a God ready to forgive, ^ggracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them.

19 you ^jin your great mercies did not forsake them in the wilderness. ^kThe pillar of cloud to lead them in the way did not depart from them by day, ^knor the pillar of fire by night to light for them the way by which they should go.

27 ^dTherefore you gave them into the hand of their enemies, who made them suffer. ^eAnd in the time of their suffering they cried out to you and you heard them from heaven, and according to your great mercies you gave them ^fsaviors who saved them from the hand of their enemies.

28 ^gBut after they had rest they did evil again before you, and you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, so that they had dominion over them. Yet when they turned and cried to you, you heard from heaven, ^hand many times you delivered them according to your mercies.

31 Nevertheless, ^rin your great mercies ^syou did not make an end of them or forsake them, ^tfor you are a gracious and merciful God.