2 Israel, I will teach you.My words will be like gentle rainon tender young plants,or like dew on the grass.
3 Join with me in praisingthe wonderful nameof the Lord our God.
4 The Lord is a mighty rock,and he never does wrong.God can always be trustedto bring justice.
5 But you lie and cheatand are unfaithful to him.You have disgraced yourselvesand are no longer worthyto be his children.
6 Israel, the Lord is your Father,the one who created you,but you repaid himby being foolish.
7 Think about past generations.Ask your parentsor any of your elders.They will tell you
8 that God Most Highgave land to every nation.He assigned a guardian angelto each of them,