1. Earth and Sky,listen to what I say!
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.
44-45. Moses spoke the words of the song so that all the Israelites could hear, and Joshua helped him. When Moses had finished,