(Nehemiah 9:5-15)
The following Levites gave a call to worship:
Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah,
Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah. They said:
"Stand up and praise the Lord your God;
praise him forever and ever!
Let everyone praise his glorious name,
although no human praise is great enough."
And then the people of Israel prayed this prayer;
'You Lord, you alone are Lord;
you made the heavens and the stars of the sky.
You made land and sea and everything in them;
you gave life to all.
The heavenly powers bow down and worship you.
You, Lord God, chose Abram
and led him out of Ur in Babylonia;
you changed his name to Abraham.
You found that he was faithful to you,
and you made a covenant with him.
You promised to give him the land of Canaanites,
the land of Hittites and Amorites,
the land of Perizzites, Jebusites, Girgashites,
to be a land where his descendants would live.
You kept your promise, because you are faithful.
"You saw how our ancestors suffered in Egypt;
you heard their call for help at the Red Sea.
You worked amazing miracles against the king,
against his officials and the people of his land,
because you knew how they oppressed your people.
You won then the fame you still have today.
Through the sea you made a path for your people
and led them through on dry ground.
Those who pursued them drowned in deep water,
as a stone sinks in the raging sea.
With a cloud you led them in daytime,
and at night you lighted their way with fire.
At Mount Sinai you came down from heaven;
you spoke to your people and gave them good laws
and sound teachings.
You taught them to keep your Sabbath holy,
and through your servant Moses you gave them your laws.
"When they were hungry, you gave them bread from heaven,
and water from a rock when they were thirsty.
You told them to take control of the land
which you had promised to give them."
The following Levites gave a call to worship:
Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah,
Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah. They said:
"Stand up and praise the Lord your God;
praise him forever and ever!
Let everyone praise his glorious name,
although no human praise is great enough."
And then the people of Israel prayed this prayer;
'You Lord, you alone are Lord;
you made the heavens and the stars of the sky.
You made land and sea and everything in them;
you gave life to all.
The heavenly powers bow down and worship you.
You, Lord God, chose Abram
and led him out of Ur in Babylonia;
you changed his name to Abraham.
You found that he was faithful to you,
and you made a covenant with him.
You promised to give him the land of Canaanites,
the land of Hittites and Amorites,
the land of Perizzites, Jebusites, Girgashites,
to be a land where his descendants would live.
You kept your promise, because you are faithful.
"You saw how our ancestors suffered in Egypt;
you heard their call for help at the Red Sea.
You worked amazing miracles against the king,
against his officials and the people of his land,
because you knew how they oppressed your people.
You won then the fame you still have today.
Through the sea you made a path for your people
and led them through on dry ground.
Those who pursued them drowned in deep water,
as a stone sinks in the raging sea.
With a cloud you led them in daytime,
and at night you lighted their way with fire.
At Mount Sinai you came down from heaven;
you spoke to your people and gave them good laws
and sound teachings.
You taught them to keep your Sabbath holy,
and through your servant Moses you gave them your laws.
"When they were hungry, you gave them bread from heaven,
and water from a rock when they were thirsty.
You told them to take control of the land
which you had promised to give them."
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