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There was a time when you came and did terrifying things that we did not expect; the mountains saw you and shook with fear. (A)No one has ever seen or heard of a God like you, who does such deeds for those who put their hope in him. You welcome those who find joy in doing what is right, those who remember how you want them to live. You were angry with us, but we went on sinning; in spite of your great anger we have continued to do wrong since ancient times.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 64:5 Probable text in spite of … ancient times; Hebrew unclear.

For when you did awesome(A) things that we did not expect,
    you came down, and the mountains trembled(B) before you.
Since ancient times no one has heard,
    no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides you,(C)
    who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.(D)
You come to the help of those who gladly do right,(E)
    who remember your ways.
But when we continued to sin against them,
    you were angry.(F)
    How then can we be saved?

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