And because the midwives feared God, he made households for them.

God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord.

“Whoever sacrifices to a god other than the Lord alone must be utterly destroyed.

“You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.

I will reside among the Israelites, and I will be their God,

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘I am the Lord your God!

“‘You must sanctify yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God.

You must not rule over him harshly, but you must fear your God.

Then Moses cried to the Lord, “Heal her now, O God.”

And God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?”

However, through all this you did not have confidence in the Lord your God,

The Lord our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.

Listen, Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord is one!

The Lord alone was guiding him, no foreign god was with him.

Then Joshua built an altar for the Lord God of Israel on Mount Ebal,

That day God humiliated King Jabin of Canaan before the Israelites.

The one true God is my mighty refuge; he removes the obstacles in my way.

The one true God completely vindicates me; he makes nations submit to me.

He is the Lord our God; he carries out judgment throughout the earth.

Now, our God, we give thanks to you and praise your majestic name!