2 My teaching will fall like drops of rainand form on the earth like dew.My words will fall like showers on young plants,like gentle rain on tender grass.
3 I will praise the name of the Lord,and his people will tell of his greatness.
4 “The Lord is your mighty defender,perfect and just in all his ways;Your God is faithful and true;he does what is right and fair.
5 But you are unfaithful, unworthy to be his people,a sinful and deceitful nation.
6 Is this the way you should treat the Lord,you foolish, senseless people?He is your father, your Creator,he made you into a nation.
7 “Think of the past, of the time long ago;ask your parents to tell you what happened,ask the old people to tell of the past.
8 The Most High assigned nations their lands;he determined where peoples should live.He assigned to each nation a heavenly being,