“I have been inactive for a long time; I kept quiet and held back. Like a woman in labor I groan; I pant and gasp.

Remember what I accomplished in antiquity! Truly I am God, I have no peer; I am God, and there is none like me,

We existed from ancient times, but you did not rule over them, they were not your subjects.

For you are our father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not recognize us. You, Lord, are our father; you have been called our protector from ancient times.