I said, “There is no one like you, Lord. You are great. And you are renowned for your power.

Your eyes have seen the great judgments, those signs and mighty wonders.

I will build a great temple, for our God is greater than all gods.

For the Lord is a great God, a great king who is superior to all gods.

“The Lord who rules over all says, ‘I am very much concerned for Zion; indeed, I am so concerned for her that my rage will fall on those who hurt her.’

Let them praise your great and awesome name! He is holy!

They rejected the God who delivered them, the one who performed great deeds in Egypt,

The Lord’s deeds are great, eagerly awaited by all who desire them.

He will bless his loyal followers, both young and old.

to the one who made the great lights, for his loyal love endures,

to the one who struck down great kings, for his loyal love endures,

“For a short time I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will gather you.

Cries of anguish will arise in Horonaim, ‘Oh, the ruin and great destruction!’

The noise of battle can be heard in the land of Babylonia. There is the sound of great destruction.

God made two great lights – the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night. He made the stars also.

because the slayer should have stayed in his town of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest, the slayer may return to the land of his possessions.

Listen, Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan so you can dispossess the nations there, people greater and stronger than you who live in large cities with extremely high fortifications.

Your territory will extend from the wilderness in the south to Lebanon in the north. It will extend all the way to the great River Euphrates in the east (including all of Syria) and all the way to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.

All Jerusalem was terrified because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai and all its men were warriors.

I was with you wherever you went, and I defeated all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth.