¹⁷ They refused to listen
and did not remember your wonders
which you performed among them.^(A)
They became stiff-necked and appointed a leader
to return to their slavery in Egypt.^[a](B)
But you are a forgiving God,
gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and abounding in faithful love,^(C)
and you did not abandon them.

⁴ Light shines in the darkness for the upright.^(A)
He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.^(B)