34. God gave the command,and more grasshoppers camethan could be counted.
35. They ate every green plantand all the crops that grewin the land of Egypt.
36. Then God took the lifeof every firstborn son.
37. When God led Israel from Egypt,they took silver and gold,and no one was left behind.
38. The Egyptians were afraidand gladly let them go.
39. God hid them under a cloudand guided them by fireduring the night.
40. When they asked for food,he sent more birdsthan they could eat.
41. God even split open a rock,and streams of watergushed into the desert.
42. God never forgothis sacred promiseto his servant Abraham.
43. When the Lord rescuedhis chosen people from Egypt,they celebrated with songs.
44. The Lord gave them the landand everything elsethe nations had worked for.
45. He did this so that his peoplewould obey all his laws.Shout praises to the Lord!