6. You alone are the Lord.You made heaven, the highest heaven, with all its armies.You made the earth and everything on it,the seas and everything in them.You give life to them all, and the armies of heaven worship you.
7. You are the Lord, the God who chose Abramand took him from Ur of the Chaldeansand gave him the name Abraham.
8. You found that his heart was faithful to you.You made a promise to him to give the land of the Canaanites, Hittites,Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites to his descendants.You kept your promise because you are fair.
9. You saw how our ancestors suffered in Egypt,and you heard them crying at the Red Sea.
10. You performed miraculous signs and did amazing things to Pharaohand all his servants and all the people in his landbecause you knew how arrogantlythey were treating our ancestors.You made a name for yourself, a name which remains to this day.
11. You divided the sea in front of themso that they could walk through the sea on dry ground.You threw into deep water those who pursued your peopleas someone throws a stone into raging water.
12. You led them during the day by a column of smokeand during the night by a column of fire to give them lightto see the way they should go.
13. You came from heaven to Mount Sinaiand spoke with them from heaven.You gave them fair rules, trustworthy teachings,and good laws and commandments.
14. You taught them about your holy day of worship.You gave them commandments, laws, and teachingsthrough your servant Moses.
15. You gave them bread from heaven to satisfy their hungerand made water flow from a rock to quench their thirst.You told them to take possession of the landthat you swore you would give them.
16. But they—our own ancestors—acted arrogantly.They became stubborn and wouldn’t obey your commands.
17. They refused to listen.They forgot the miracles you performed for them.They became stubborn and appointed a leaderto take them back to slavery ⌊in Egypt⌋.But you are a forgiving God,one who is compassionate, merciful, patient,and always ready to forgive.You never abandoned them,
18. even when they made a metal statue of a calf for themselvesand said, ‘This is your god who took you out of Egypt.’They committed outrageous sins.
19. But because of your endless compassion,you didn’t abandon them in the desert.The column of smoke didn’t leave them during the day,but it led them on their way.The column of fire didn’t leave them during the night,but it gave them light to see the way they should go.
20. You gave them your good Spirit to teach them.You didn’t keep your manna to yourself.You gave them water to quench their thirst.
21. You provided for them in the desert for 40 years,and they had everything they needed.Their clothes didn’t wear out, and their feet didn’t swell.
22. You gave kingdoms and nations to the Israelitesand assigned them their boundaries.So they took possession of the land of Sihon,the land of the king of Heshbon,and the land of King Og of Bashan.