Psalm 106:42-44

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^41-42 That is why he let the heathen nations crush them. They were ruled by those who hated them and oppressed by their enemies.

⁴³ Again and again he delivered them from their slavery, but they continued to rebel against him and were finally destroyed by their sin. ⁴⁴ Yet, even so, he listened to their cries and heeded their distress;