Nehemiah 9:9–15

⁹You saw the oppression of our ancestors in Egypt^ai

and heard their cry at the Red Sea.

¹⁰You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh,

all his officials, and all the people of his land,^aj

for you knew how arrogantly they treated our ancestors.

You made a name for yourself

that endures to this day.

¹¹You divided the sea before them,

and they crossed through it on dry ground.^ak

You hurled their pursuers into the depths

like a stone into raging water.^al

¹²You led them with a pillar of cloud by day,

and with a pillar of fire by night,

to illuminate the way they should go.^am

¹³You came down on Mount Sinai,^an

and spoke to them from heaven.

You gave them impartial ordinances, reliable instructions,

and good statutes and commands.

¹⁴You revealed your holy Sabbath to them,

and gave them commands, statutes, and instruction

through your servant Moses.^a

¹⁵You provided bread from heaven^b for their hunger;

you brought them water from the rock^c for their thirst.

You told them to go in and possess the land

you had sworn^C to give them.^d