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For I brought you up from the land of Egypt,
    I redeemed you from the place of slavery,
and I sent as your leaders
    Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
My people, remember the plan
    that Balak, the king of Moab, devised,
    and what Balaam, the son of Beor, answered him.
Recall also your journey from Shittim[a] to Gilgal
    so that you may know the saving justice of the Lord.

True Religion

With what will I come before the Lord
    when I bow down before God on high?
Will I come before him with burnt offerings,
    with calves a year old?

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:5 Balak wanted Balaam to curse the Israelites, but God made Balaam change the curse into a blessing (see Num 22–24). Shittim and Gilgal recall the entrance into the Promised Land (see Jos 3–4).