<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;Where were youp> <p class="poetry">when I laid the foundation<n id="1" /> of the earth?p> <p class="poetry">Tell me,<n id="2" /> if you possess understanding!p>

<p class="poetry">For you are my deliverer;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">under your wings<n id="2" /> I rejoice.p>

Furthermore, remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and so be careful to observe these statutes.p>

<p class="poetry">Indeed,<n id="1" /> you are<n id="2" /> my shelter,p> <p class="poetry">a strong tower that protects me from the enemy.<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A prayer of Moses, the man of God.p> <p class="poetry">O Lord, you have been our protector<n id="2" /> through all generations!p>

<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc> our God, you answered them.p> <p class="poetry">They found you to be a forgiving God,p> <p class="poetry">but also one who punished their sinful deeds.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The traders among the peoples hiss at you;p> <p class="poetry">you have become a horror, and will be no more.&#8217;&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">All who know you among the peoples are shocked at you;p> <p class="poetry">you have become terrified and will be no more.&#8217;&#8221;p>

Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the <sc>Lordsc> your God redeemed you; therefore, I am commanding you to do this thing today.

You must not hate an Edomite, for he is your relative;<n id="1" /> you must not hate an Egyptian, for you lived as a foreigner<n id="2" /> in his land.

Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the <sc>Lordsc> your God redeemed you from there; therefore I am commanding you to do all this.

Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt; therefore, I am commanding you to do all this.p>

Now Boaz, with whose female servants you worked, is our close relative.<n id="1" /> Look, tonight he is winnowing barley at the threshing floor.<n id="2" />

You made Israel your very own people for all time.<n id="1" /> You, O <sc>Lordsc>, became their God.

You made Israel your very own nation for all time.<n id="1" /> You, O <sc>Lordsc>, became their God.

<p class="poetry">You have taken notice,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">for<n id="2" /> you always see<n id="3" /> one who inflicts pain and suffering.<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you;<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">you deliver<n id="6" /> the fatherless.<n id="7" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not reject me!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Do not push your servant away in anger!p> <p class="poetry">You are my deliverer!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Do not forsake or abandon me,p> <p class="poetry">O God who vindicates me!p>

<p class="poetry">As for me, I will sing about your strength;p> <p class="poetry">I will praise your loyal love in the morning.p> <p class="poetry">For you are my refuge<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and my place of shelter when I face trouble.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For you are a protector for the poor,p> <p class="poetry">a protector for the needy in their distress,p> <p class="poetry">a shelter from the rainstorm,p> <p class="poetry">a shade from the heat.p> <p class="poetry">Though the breath of tyrants<n id="1" /> is like a winter rainstorm,<n id="2" />p>

And with all your abominable practices and prostitution you did not remember the days of your youth when you were naked and bare, kicking around in your blood.p>