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,
9 but the Lord himselftakes care of Israel.
10 Israel, the Lord discovered youin a barren desertfilled with howling winds.God became your fortress,protecting you as thoughyou were his own eyes.