Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak
And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
Let my teaching drop as the rain
My speech distill as the dew
As raindrops on the tender herb
And as showers on the grass
For I proclaim the name of the Lord
Ascribe greatness to our God.
He is the Rock; His work is perfect.
For all His ways are justice
A God of truth, and without injustice
Righteous and upright is He.
They have corrupted themselves
They are not His sons because of their blemish
A perverse and crooked generation.
Do you thus deal with the Lord
O foolish and unwise people?
Is He not your Father who bought you?
Has He not made you and established you?
Remember the days of old
Consider the years of many generations
Ask your father, and he will show you
Your elders, and they will tell you.
When the Most High divided their inheritance to the nations
When He separated the sons of Adam,
He set the boundaries of the people
According to the number of the children of Israel.
For the Lord's portion is His people
Jacob is the place of His inheritance.
(Deuteronomy 32:1-9)