17 They refused to obey,
And^{1 a}they were not mindful of Your wonders
That You did among them.
But they hardened their necks,
And in their rebellion
They appointed ^ba leader
To return to their bondage.
But You are God,
Ready to pardon,
^cGracious and merciful,
Slow to anger,
Abundant in kindness,
And did not forsake them. ‡

18 “Even ^awhen they made a molded calf for themselves,
And said, ‘This is your god
That brought you up out of Egypt,’
And worked great provocations, ‡

21 ^aForty years You sustained them in the wilderness;
They lacked nothing;
Their ^bclothes did not wear out
And their feet did not swell. ‡

22 “Moreover You gave them kingdoms and nations,
And divided them into¹ districts.
So they took possession of the land of ^aSihon,
¹The land of the king of Heshbon,
And the land of Og king of Bashan. ‡