⁸ When Jacob went into Egypt and the Egyptians oppressed them,^[a] then your ancestors cried to the Lord, and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, who brought forth your ancestors out of Egypt and settled them in this place.^(A)

¹⁴ Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he said, “What of your brother Aaron, the Levite? I know that he can speak well; even now he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you his heart will be glad.^{(A) 15} You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth, and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you what you shall do.^{(B) 16} He indeed shall speak for you to the people; he shall serve as a mouth for you, and you shall serve as God for him.

²³ After a long time the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their slavery and cried out. Their cry for help rose up to God from their slavery.^{(A) 24} God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.^(B)

¹⁵ so Jacob went down to Egypt. He himself died there as well as our ancestors,^(A)

Psalm 44

National Lament and Prayer for Help

To the leader. Of the Korahites. A Maskil.

⁶ Samuel said to the people, “The Lord is witness, who^[a] appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your ancestors up out of the land of Egypt.^(A)

¹⁸ and said to the Israelites, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’^(A)