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41 He split open a rock and water gushed forth,
    flowing through the wilderness like a river.[a]
42 For he remembered the sacred promise
    that he had made to Abraham, his servant.
43 He led forth his people with rejoicing,
    his chosen ones with exultation.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 105:41 The psalmist concludes his account of God’s saving deeds for Israel with one of the most admired of them: creating a river of water from a rock in the wilderness (see Ps 114:8; Isa 43:19f).
  2. Psalm 105:43 An allusion to the song of victory of Ex 15.

41 He opened the rock,(A) and water gushed out;
    it flowed like a river in the desert.

42 For he remembered his holy promise(B)
    given to his servant Abraham.
43 He brought out his people with rejoicing,(C)
    his chosen ones with shouts of joy;

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