He planted a witness in Jacob,set his Word firmly in Israel,Then commanded our parentsto teach it to their childrenSo the next generation would know,and all the generations to come—Know the truth and tell the storiesso their children can trust in God,Never forget the works of Godbut keep his commands to the letter.Heaven forbid they should be like their parents,bullheaded and bad,A fickle and faithless bunchwho never stayed true to God.