And the Levites H3881, Jeshua H3091, Kadmiel H6934, Bani H1137, Hashabneiah H2813, Sherebiah H8274, Hodiah H1941, Shebaniah H7645, and Pethahiah H6611, said H559, “Rise H6965 up H6965, bless H1288 Yahweh H3068 your God H430 from everlasting H4480 H5769 to everlasting H5769!
O may Your glorious H3519 name H8034 be blessed H1288
And exalted H7311 above H5921 all H3605 blessing H1293 and praise H8416!
“You alone H905 are Yahweh H3068.
You have made H6213 the heavens H8064,
The heaven H8064 of heavens H8064 with all H3605 their host H6635,
The earth H776 and all H3605 that is on it,
The seas H3220 and all H3605 that is in them.
You give H2421 life H2421 to all H3605 of them
And the heavenly H8064 host H6635 bows H2331 down H2331 to You.
“You found H4672 his heart H3824 faithful H539 before H6440 You,
And cut H3772 a covenant H1285 with him
To give H5414 him the land H776 of the Canaanite H3669,
Of the Hittite H2850 and the Amorite H567,
Of the Perizzite H6522, the Jebusite H2983, and the Girgashite H1622—
To give H5414 it to his seed H2233.
And You have established H6965 Your promise H1697,
For You are righteous H6662.
“Then You performed H5414 signs H226 and wonders H4159 against Pharaoh H6547,
Against all H3605 his servants H5650 and all H3605 the people H5971 of his land H776;
For You knew H3045 that they acted H2102 presumptuously H2102 toward H5921 them,
And made H6213 a name H8034 for Yourself as it is this H2088 day H3117.
“You gave H5414 bread H3899 from heaven H8064 for them for their hunger H7458,
You brought H3318 forth H3318 water H4325 from a rock H5553 for them for their thirst H6772,
And You said H559 to them to enter H935 in order to possess H3423
The land H776 which H834 You [fn]swore H5375 H3027 to give H5414 them.
“They refused H3985 to listen H8085,
And did not remember H2142 Your wondrous H6381 deeds H6381 which H834 You did H6213 among H5973 them;
So they became H7185 H6203 stiff-necked H7185 H6203 and gave H5414 themselves a chief H7218 to return H7725 to their slavery H5659 [fn]in Egypt H4714.
But You are a God H433 of lavish H5547 forgiveness H5547,
Gracious H2587 and compassionate H7349,
Slow H750 to anger H639 and abounding H7227 in lovingkindness H2617;
And You did not forsake H5800 them.
But You, in Your abundant H7227 compassion H7356,
Did not forsake H5800 them in the wilderness H4057;
The pillar H5982 of cloud H6051 did not depart H5493 H4480 H5921 from them by day H3119,
To lead H5148 them on their way H1870,
Nor H3808 the pillar H5982 of fire H784 by night H3915,
To light H215 for them the way H1870 in which H834 they were to go H1980.
“They captured H3920 fortified H1219 cities H5892 and a [fn]rich H8082 [fn]land H127.
They took H3423 possession H3423 of houses H1004 full H4392 of every H3605 good H2898 thing H2898,
Hewn H2672 cisterns H953, vineyards H3754, olive H2132 groves H2132,
Trees H6086 for food H3978 in abundance H7230.
So they ate H398, were filled H7646, and grew H8080 fat H8080,
“But they became H4784 disobedient H4784 and rebelled H4775 against You,
And cast H7993 Your law H8451 behind H310 their backs H1458
And killed H2026 Your prophets H5030 who H834 had testified H5749 to them
So that they might return H7725 to You,
And they [fn]committed H6213 great H1419 [fn]blasphemies H5007.
“Therefore You gave H5414 them into the hand H3027 of the ones who distressed H6862 them, and they afflicted H6887 them with distress H6887,
But at the time H6256 of their distress H6869 they cried H6817 to You,
And You listened H8085 from heaven H8064, and according to Your abundant H7227 compassion H7356
You gave H5414 them saviors H3467 and they saved H3467 them from the hand H3027 of the ones that distressed H6862 them.
“But as soon as they had H5117 rest H5117, they returned H7725 to do H6213 evil H7451 before H6440 You;
Therefore You forsook H5800 them in the hand H3027 of their enemies H340, so they had dominion H7287 over them.
Then they returned H7725 and cried H2199 to You. And You listened H8085 from heaven H8064,
And many H7227 times H6256 You delivered H5337 them according to Your compassion H7356,
And testified H5749 to them in order to turn H7725 them back H7725 to Your law H8451.
Yet they acted H2102 presumptuously H2102 and did not listen H8085 to Your commandments H4687 but sinned H2398 against Your judgments H4941,
By which H834 if a man H120 does H6213 them, he shall live H2421.
And they gave H5414 a stubborn H5637 shoulder H3802 and stiffened H7185 their neck H6203, and would not listen H8085.
“So now H6258, our God H430, the great H1419, the mighty H1368, and the awesome H3372 God H410, who keeps H8104 covenant H1285 and lovingkindness H2617,
Do not let all H3605 the hardship H8513 seem H4591 insignificant H4591 before H6440 You,
Which H834 has found H4672 us, our kings H4428, our princes H8269, our priests H3548, our prophets H5030, our fathers H1, and all H3605 Your people H5971,
From the days H3117 of the kings H4428 of Assyria H804 to this H2088 day H3117.
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