1Povo meu, escute o meu ensino; incline os ouvidos para o que eu tenho a dizer.2Em parábolas abrirei a minha boca, proferirei enigmas do passado;3o que ouvimos e aprendemos, o que nossos pais nos contaram.4Não os esconderemos dos nossos filhos; contaremos à próxima geração os louváveis feitos do SENHOR, o seu poder e as maravilhas que fez.5Ele decretou estatutos para Jacó, e em Israel estabeleceu a lei, e ordenou aos nossos antepassados que a ensinassem aos seus filhos,6de modo que a geração seguinte a conhecesse, e também os filhos que ainda nasceriam, e eles, por sua vez, contassem aos seus próprios filhos.7Então eles porão a confiança em Deus; não esquecerão os seus feitos e obedecerão aos seus mandamentos.8Eles não serão como os seus antepassados, obstinados e rebeldes, povo de coração desleal para com Deus, gente de espírito infiel.9Os homens de Efraim, flecheiros armados, viraram as costas no dia da batalha;10não guardaram a aliança de Deus e se recusaram a viver de acordo com a sua lei.11Esqueceram o que ele tinha feito, as maravilhas que lhes havia mostrado.12Ele fez milagres diante dos seus antepassados, na terra do Egito, na região de Zoã.13Dividiu o mar para que pudessem passar; fez a água erguer-se como um muro.14Ele os guiou com a nuvem de dia e com a luz do fogo de noite.15Fendeu as rochas no deserto e deu-lhes tanta água como a que flui das profundezas;16da pedra fez sair regatos e fluir água como um rio.17Mas contra ele continuaram a pecar, revoltando-se no deserto contra o Altíssimo.18Deliberadamente puseram Deus à prova, exigindo o que desejavam comer.19Duvidaram de Deus, dizendo: “Poderá Deus preparar uma mesa no deserto?20Sabemos que, quando ele feriu a rocha, a água brotou e jorrou em torrentes. Mas conseguirá também dar-nos de comer? Poderá suprir de carne o seu povo?”21O SENHOR os ouviu e enfureceu-se; com fogo atacou Jacó, e sua ira levantou-se contra Israel,22pois eles não creram em Deus nem confiaram no seu poder salvador.23Contudo, ele deu ordens às nuvens e abriu as portas dos céus;24fez chover maná para que o povo comesse, deu-lhe o pão[1] dos céus.25Os homens comeram o pão dos anjos; enviou-lhes comida à vontade.26Enviou dos céus o vento oriental e pelo seu poder fez avançar o vento sul.27Fez chover carne sobre eles como pó, bandos de aves como a areia da praia.28Levou-as a cair dentro do acampamento, ao redor das suas tendas.29Comeram à vontade, e assim ele satisfez o desejo deles.30Mas, antes de saciarem o apetite, quando ainda tinham a comida na boca,31acendeu-se contra eles a ira de Deus; e ele feriu de morte os mais fortes dentre eles, matando os jovens de Israel.32A despeito disso tudo, continuaram pecando; não creram nos seus prodígios.33Por isso ele encerrou os dias deles como um sopro e os anos deles em repentino pavor.34Sempre que Deus os castigava com a morte, eles o buscavam; com fervor se voltavam de novo para ele.35Lembravam-se de que Deus era a sua Rocha, de que o Deus Altíssimo era o seu Redentor.36Com a boca o adulavam, com a língua o enganavam;37o coração deles não era sincero; não foram fiéis à sua aliança.38Contudo, ele foi misericordioso; perdoou-lhes as maldades e não os destruiu. Vez após vez conteve a sua ira, sem despertá-la totalmente.39Lembrou-se de que eram meros mortais, brisa passageira que não retorna.40Quantas vezes mostraram-se rebeldes contra ele no deserto e o entristeceram na terra solitária!41Repetidas vezes puseram Deus à prova; irritaram o Santo de Israel.42Não se lembravam da sua mão poderosa, do dia em que os redimiu do opressor,43do dia em que mostrou os seus prodígios no Egito, as suas maravilhas na região de Zoã,44quando transformou os rios e os riachos dos egípcios em sangue, e eles não mais conseguiam beber das suas águas,45e enviou enxames de moscas que os devoraram, e rãs que os devastaram;46quando entregou as suas plantações às larvas, a produção da terra aos gafanhotos,47e destruiu as suas vinhas com a saraiva e as suas figueiras bravas com a geada;48quando entregou o gado deles ao granizo, os seus rebanhos aos raios;49quando os atingiu com a sua ira ardente, com furor, indignação e hostilidade, com muitos anjos destruidores.50Abriu caminho para a sua ira; não os poupou da morte, mas os entregou à peste.51Matou todos os primogênitos do Egito, as primícias do vigor varonil das tendas de Cam.52Mas tirou o seu povo como ovelhas e o conduziu como a um rebanho pelo deserto.53Ele os guiou em segurança, e não tiveram medo; e os seus inimigos afundaram-se no mar.54Assim os trouxe à fronteira da sua terra santa, aos montes que a sua mão direita conquistou.55Expulsou nações que lá estavam, distribuiu-lhes as terras por herança e deu suas tendas às tribos de Israel para que nelas habitassem.56Mas eles puseram Deus à prova e foram rebeldes contra o Altíssimo; não obedeceram aos seus testemunhos.57Foram desleais e infiéis, como os seus antepassados, confiáveis como um arco defeituoso.58Eles o irritaram com os altares idólatras; com os seus ídolos lhe provocaram ciúmes.59Sabendo-o Deus, enfureceu-se e rejeitou totalmente Israel;60abandonou o tabernáculo de Siló, a tenda onde habitava entre os homens.61Entregou o símbolo do seu poder ao cativeiro e o seu esplendor nas mãos do adversário.62Deixou que o seu povo fosse morto à espada, pois enfureceu-se com a sua herança.63O fogo consumiu os seus jovens, e as suas moças não tiveram canções de núpcias;64os sacerdotes foram mortos à espada! As viúvas já nem podiam chorar!65Então o Senhor despertou como que de um sono, como um guerreiro despertado do domínio do vinho.66Fez retroceder a golpes os seus adversários e os entregou a permanente humilhação.67Também rejeitou as tendas de José e não escolheu a tribo de Efraim;68ao contrário, escolheu a tribo de Judá e o monte Sião, o qual amou.69Construiu o seu santuário como as alturas; como a terra o firmou para sempre.70Escolheu o seu servo Davi e o tirou do aprisco das ovelhas,71do pastoreio de ovelhas, para ser o pastor de Jacó, seu povo, de Israel, sua herança.72E de coração íntegro Davi os pastoreou; com mãos experientes os conduziu.
1A Maskil[1] of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth! (Sl 49:1; Sl 50:1; Sl 50:7; Is 51:4)2I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old, (Nm 21:27; Sl 49:4; Mt 13:35)3things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us. (Sl 44:1)4We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done. (Ex 12:26; Ex 13:8; Ex 13:14; Dt 11:19; Js 4:6; Jó 15:18; Sl 78:11; Sl 78:32; Jl 1:3)5He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children, (Sl 19:7; Sl 81:5; Sl 147:19)6that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children, (Sl 78:4; Sl 102:18)7so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments; (Sl 77:12; Sl 105:45)8and that they should not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not steadfast, whose spirit was not faithful to God. (Ex 32:9; Ex 33:3; Dt 9:7; Dt 9:24; Dt 31:27; 2 Rs 17:14; 2 Cr 30:7; Jó 11:13; Sl 78:37; Jr 5:23; Ez 20:18)9The Ephraimites, armed with[2] the bow, turned back on the day of battle. (Sl 78:57)10They did not keep God’s covenant, but refused to walk according to his law. (2 Rs 17:15)11They forgot his works and the wonders that he had shown them. (Sl 78:4; Sl 106:13)12In the sight of their fathers he performed wonders in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan. (Nm 13:22; Sl 72:18; Sl 78:43; Is 19:11; Is 19:13; Ez 30:14)13He divided the sea and let them pass through it, and made the waters stand like a heap. (Ex 14:21; Ex 15:8; Sl 136:13)14In the daytime he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a fiery light. (Sl 105:39)15He split rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink abundantly as from the deep. (Ex 17:6; Sl 78:20; Sl 105:41; Sl 114:8; Is 48:21)16He made streams come out of the rock and caused waters to flow down like rivers. (Nm 20:8; Nm 20:10)17Yet they sinned still more against him, rebelling against the Most High in the desert. (Dt 9:22; Sl 78:40; Sl 78:56; Is 63:10)18They tested God in their heart by demanding the food they craved. (Dt 6:16; Sl 78:41; Sl 78:56; Sl 95:9; Sl 106:14; 1 Co 10:9)19They spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a table in the wilderness? (Ex 16:3; Nm 11:4; Nm 20:3; Nm 21:5; Sl 23:5)20He struck the rock so that water gushed out and streams overflowed. Can he also give bread or provide meat for his people?” (Sl 78:15)21Therefore, when the Lord heard, he was full of wrath; a fire was kindled against Jacob; his anger rose against Israel, (Nm 11:1)22because they did not believe in God and did not trust his saving power. (Sl 78:8; Sl 78:32; Sl 78:37)23Yet he commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven, (Gn 7:11; Ml 3:10)24and he rained down on them manna to eat and gave them the grain of heaven. (Ex 16:4; Sl 105:40; Jo 6:31)25Man ate of the bread of the angels; he sent them food in abundance. (Sl 78:29; Sl 103:20)26He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens, and by his power he led out the south wind; (Nm 11:31)27he rained meat on them like dust, winged birds like the sand of the seas; (Gn 13:16; Gn 22:17)28he let them fall in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings. (Ex 16:13; Nm 11:31)29And they ate and were well filled, for he gave them what they craved. (Nm 11:4; Nm 11:19; Nm 11:34)30But before they had satisfied their craving, while the food was still in their mouths, (Nm 11:33; Jó 20:23)31the anger of God rose against them, and he killed the strongest of them and laid low the young men of Israel. (Sl 78:63; Is 10:16)32In spite of all this, they still sinned; despite his wonders, they did not believe. (Nm 14:11; Sl 78:22)33So he made their days vanish like[3] a breath,[4] and their years in terror. (Nm 14:29; Nm 14:35; Nm 26:64; Sl 39:5)34When he killed them, they sought him; they repented and sought God earnestly. (Os 5:15)35They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God their redeemer. (Ex 15:13; Dt 32:4; Dt 32:15; Dt 32:31; Sl 74:2)36But they flattered him with their mouths; they lied to him with their tongues. (Is 29:13; Is 57:11; Ez 33:31)37Their heart was not steadfast toward him; they were not faithful to his covenant. (Sl 51:10; Sl 78:8)38Yet he, being compassionate, atoned for their iniquity and did not destroy them; he restrained his anger often and did not stir up all his wrath. (Ex 34:6; Nm 14:20)39He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes and comes not again. (Gn 6:3; Jó 7:7; Jó 10:9; Sl 103:14)40How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the desert! (Sl 78:17; Sl 78:56; Sl 106:14; Sl 107:11; Ef 4:30)41They tested God again and again and provoked the Holy One of Israel. (Sl 71:22; Sl 78:18)42They did not remember his power[5] or the day when he redeemed them from the foe, (Jz 8:34)43when he performed his signs in Egypt and his marvels in the fields of Zoan. (Ex 4:21; Ex 7:3; Ex 11:9; Sl 78:12; Sl 105:27; Sl 106:22; At 7:36)44He turned their rivers to blood, so that they could not drink of their streams. (Ex 7:17)45He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them, and frogs, which destroyed them. (Ex 8:2; Ex 8:21)46He gave their crops to the destroying locust and the fruit of their labor to the locust. (Ex 10:12)47He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamores with frost. (Ex 9:23)48He gave over their cattle to the hail and their flocks to thunderbolts. (Ex 9:19)49He let loose on them his burning anger, wrath, indignation, and distress, a company of destroying angels. (Ex 12:13; Ex 12:23; 2 Sm 24:16)50He made a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death, but gave their lives over to the plague.51He struck down every firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their strength in the tents of Ham. (Ex 12:29; Sl 105:23; Sl 105:27; Sl 105:36; Sl 106:22; Sl 135:8; Sl 136:10)52Then he led out his people like sheep and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. (Sl 77:20)53He led them in safety, so that they were not afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. (Ex 14:13; Ex 14:19; Ex 14:27; Ex 15:10)54And he brought them to his holy land, to the mountain which his right hand had won. (Ex 15:17; Sl 68:16; Sl 74:2; Is 11:9; Is 57:13)55He drove out nations before them; he apportioned them for a possession and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents. (Js 23:4; Sl 44:2; Sl 135:12; Sl 136:21; At 13:19)56Yet they tested and rebelled against the Most High God and did not keep his testimonies, (Jz 2:11; Sl 78:18; Sl 78:40)57but turned away and acted treacherously like their fathers; they twisted like a deceitful bow. (Sl 78:9; Os 7:16)58For they provoked him to anger with their high places; they moved him to jealousy with their idols. (Lv 26:30; Nm 25:11; Dt 7:5; Dt 7:25; Dt 12:2; Dt 12:3; Dt 31:29; Dt 32:16; Dt 32:21; Jz 2:12; 1 Rs 11:7; 1 Rs 12:31; Ez 20:28)59When God heard, he was full of wrath, and he utterly rejected Israel. (Dt 3:26; Sl 78:62; Sl 106:40)60He forsook his dwelling at Shiloh, the tent where he dwelt among mankind, (Js 18:1; 1 Sm 4:11; Jr 7:12; Jr 7:14; Jr 26:6)61and delivered his power to captivity, his glory to the hand of the foe. (1 Sm 4:21; Sl 63:2; Sl 96:6; Sl 132:8)62He gave his people over to the sword and vented his wrath on his heritage. (1 Sm 4:10; Sl 78:59)63Fire devoured their young men, and their young women had no marriage song. (Sl 79:5; Sl 89:46; Jr 7:34)64Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows made no lamentation. (1 Sm 4:11; Jó 27:15)65Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a strong man shouting because of wine. (Sl 35:23; Sl 73:20)66And he put his adversaries to rout; he put them to everlasting shame. (Sl 40:14)67He rejected the tent of Joseph; he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim, (Sl 80:1; Sl 81:5)68but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loves. (Sl 87:2)69He built his sanctuary like the high heavens, like the earth, which he has founded forever.70He chose David his servant and took him from the sheepfolds; (1 Sm 16:12)71from following the nursing ewes he brought him to shepherd Jacob his people, Israel his inheritance. (1 Sm 10:1; 2 Sm 5:2; 2 Sm 7:8; Sl 28:9)72With upright heart he shepherded them and guided them with his skillful hand. (1 Rs 9:4; Sl 77:20; Sl 101:2)