1 “Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak,

and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

2 May my teaching drop as the rain,

my speech distill as the dew,

like gentle rain upon the tender grass,

and like showers upon the herb.

3 For I will proclaim the name of the Lord;

ascribe greatness to our God!

4 “The Rock, his work is perfect,

for all his ways are justice.

A God of faithfulness and without iniquity,

just and upright is he.

1 Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak;

And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain,

My speech shall distil as the dew,

As the small rain upon the tender herb,

And as the showers upon the grass:

3 Because I will publish the name of the Lord:

Ascribe ye greatness unto our God.

4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect:

For all his ways are judgment:

A God of truth and without iniquity,

Just and right is he.

1 “Listen, O heavens, and I will speak!

Hear, O earth, the words that I say!

2 Let my teaching fall on you like rain;

let my speech settle like dew.

Let my words fall like rain on tender grass,

like gentle showers on young plants.

3 I will proclaim the name of the Lord;

how glorious is our God!

4 He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect.

Everything he does is just and fair.

He is a faithful God who does no wrong;

how just and upright he is!

1 “Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak;

And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

2 Let my teaching drop as the rain,

My speech distill as the dew,

As raindrops on the tender herb,

And as showers on the grass.

3 For I proclaim the name of the Lord:

Ascribe greatness to our God.

4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect;

For all His ways are justice,

A God of truth and without injustice;

Righteous and upright is He.

1 Hear, heavens, and I will speak.

Listen, earth, to what I say.

2 My teaching will drop like rain;

my words will fall like dew.

They will be like showers on the grass;

they will pour down like rain on young plants.

3 I will announce the name of the Lord.

Praise God because he is great!

4 He is like a rock; what he does is perfect,

and he is always fair.

He is a faithful God who does no wrong,

who is right and fair.

1 Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak;

And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain;

My speech shall distil as the dew,

As the small rain upon the tender grass,

And as the showers upon the herb.

3 For I will proclaim the name of Jehovah:

Ascribe ye greatness unto our God.

4 The Rock, his work is perfect;

For all his ways are justice:

A God of faithfulness and without iniquity,

Just and right is he.

1 Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth! 2 My doctrine shall drop as rain, My speech flow down as dew, As small rain upon the tender herb, And as showers on the grass. 3 For the name of Jehovah will I proclaim: Ascribe greatness unto our God! 4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect, For all his ways are righteousness; A •God of faithfulness without deceit, Just and right is he.

1 Listen, heaven, and I will speak. 

Earth, hear the words from my mouth. 

2 Let my teachings come down like raindrops. 

Let my words drip like dew, 

like gentle rain on grass, 

like showers on green plants. 

3 I will proclaim the name of the Lord. 

Give our God the greatness he deserves! 

4 He is a rock. 

What he does is perfect. 

All his ways are fair. 

He is a faithful God, who does no wrong. 

He is honorable and reliable. 

1 Pay attention, heavens, and I will speak;

listen, earth, to the words of my mouth.

2 Let my teaching fall like rain

and my word settle like dew,

like gentle rain on new grass

and showers on tender plants.

3 For I will proclaim Yahweh’s name.

Declare the greatness of our God!

4 The Rock —His work is perfect;

all His ways are entirely just.

A faithful God, without prejudice,

He is righteous and true.

1 Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak;

let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

2 May my teaching drop like the rain,

my speech condense like the dew;

like gentle rain on grass,

like showers on new growth.

3 For I will proclaim the name of the Lord;

ascribe greatness to our God!

4 The Rock, his work is perfect,

and all his ways are just.

A faithful God, without deceit,

just and upright is he;

1 “Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak,

and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

2 May my teaching trickle like the dew,

my words like rain showers on tender grass,

and like spring showers on new growth.

3 For I will proclaim the name of Yahweh;

ascribe greatness to our God!

4 The Rock, his work is perfect,

for all his ways are just;

he is a faithful God, and without injustice;

righteous and upright is he.

1 Heavens, listen to me. Then I will speak.

Earth, hear the words of my mouth.

2 Let my teaching fall like rain.

Let my words come down like dew.

Let them be like raindrops on new grass.

Let them be like rain on tender plants.

3 I will make known the name of the Lord.

Praise God! How great he is!

4 He is the Rock. His works are perfect.

All of his ways are right.

He is faithful. He doesn’t do anything wrong.

He is honest and fair.

1 “Give ear, O heavens, and let me speak;

And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

2 “Let my teaching drop as the rain,

My speech distill as the dew,

As the droplets on the fresh grass

And as the showers on the herb.

3 “For I proclaim the name of the Lord;

Ascribe greatness to our God!

4 “The Rock! His work is perfect,

For all His ways are just;

A God of faithfulness and without injustice,

Righteous and upright is He.

44 Moses came and recited all the words of this song in the hearing of the people, he and Joshua the son of Nun. 45 And when Moses had finished speaking all these words to all Israel, 46 he said to them, “Take to heart all the words by which I am warning you today, that you may command them to your children, that they may be careful to do all the words of this law. 47 For it is no empty word for you, but your very life, and by this word you shall live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess.”

44 And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun. 45 And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel: 46 And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law. 47 For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

44 So Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and recited all the words of this song to the people.

45 When Moses had finished reciting all these words to the people of Israel, 46 he added: “Take to heart all the words of warning I have given you today. Pass them on as a command to your children so they will obey every word of these instructions. 47 These instructions are not empty words—they are your life! By obeying them you will enjoy a long life in the land you will occupy when you cross the Jordan River.”

44 So Moses came with Joshua the son of Nun and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people. 45 Moses finished speaking all these words to all Israel, 46 and he said to them: “Set your hearts on all the words which I testify among you today, which you shall command your children to be careful to observe—all the words of this law. 47 For it is not a futile thing for you, because it is your life, and by this word you shall prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess.”

44 Moses came with Joshua son of Nun, and they spoke all the words of this song for the people to hear. 45 When Moses finished speaking these words to all Israel, 46 he said to them: “Pay careful attention to all the words I have said to you today, and command your children to obey carefully everything in these teachings. 47 These should not be unimportant words for you, but rather they mean life for you! By these words you will live a long time in the land you are crossing the Jordan River to take as your own.”

44 And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun. 45 And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel; 46 And he said unto them, Set your heart unto all the words which I testify unto you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, even all the words of this law. 47 For it is no vain thing for you; because it is your life, and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over the Jordan to possess it.

44 And Moses came and spoke all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he and Hoshea the son of Nun. 45 And when Moses had ended speaking all these words to all Israel, 46 he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words that I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to take heed to do, all the words of this law. 47 For it is no vain word for you, but it is your life, and through this word ye shall prolong your days on the land whereunto ye pass over the Jordan to possess it.

44 Moses came with Hoshea,son of Nun, and recited all the words of this song as the people listened. 45 When Moses had finished reciting all these words to Israel, 46 he said to them, “Pay attention to all these warnings I’ve given you today. Then you will command your children to faithfully obey every word of these teachings. 47 Don’t think these words are idle talk. They are your life! By these words you will be able to live for a long time in the land that you are going to take possession of when you cross the Jordan River.” 

44 Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and recited all the words of this song in the presence of the people. 45 After Moses finished reciting all these words to all Israel, 46 he said to them, “Take to heart all these words I am giving as a warning to you today, so that you may command your children to carefully follow all the words of this law. 47 For they are not meaningless words to you but they are your life, and by them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”

44 Moses came and recited all the words of this song in the hearing of the people, he and Joshua son of Nun. 45 When Moses had finished reciting all these words to all Israel, 46 he said to them: “Take to heart all the words that I am giving in witness against you today; give them as a command to your children, so that they may diligently observe all the words of this law. 47 This is no trifling matter for you, but rather your very life; through it you may live long in the land that you are crossing over the Jordan to possess.”

44 And Moses came, and he spoke all the words of this song in the ears of the people; that is, he and Joshua the son of Nun. 45 And when Moses finished speaking all these words to all Israel, 46 then he said to them, “Take to heart all the words that I am admonishing against you today concerning which you should instruct them with respect to your children so that they will observe diligently all the words of this law, 47 for it is not a trifling matter among you, but it is your life, and through this word you will live long in the land that you are about to cross the Jordan to get there to take possession of it.”

44 I spoke all of the words of that song to the people. Joshua, the son of Nun, was with me. 45 I finished speaking all of those words to all of the people of Israel.

46 Then I said to the people, “Think carefully about all of the words I have announced to you today. I want you to command your children to be careful to obey all of the words of this law. 47 They aren’t just useless words for you. They are your very life. If you obey them, you will live in the land for a long time. It’s the land you are going across the Jordan River to take as your own.”

44 Then Moses came and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people, he, with Joshua the son of Nun.

45 When Moses had finished speaking all these words to all Israel,

46 he said to them, “Take to your heart all the words with which I am warning you today, which you shall command your sons to observe carefully, even all the words of this law.

47 “For it is not an idle word for you; indeed it is your life. And by this word you will prolong your days in the land, which you are about to cross the Jordan to possess.”