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New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Nehemiah 9
⁷ "You are the Lord God, Who chose Abram And brought him out from Ur of the Chaldees, And gave him the name Abraham.
⁸ "You found his heart faithful before You, And made a covenant with him To give him the land of the Canaanite, Of the Hittite and the Amorite, Of the Perizzite, the Jebusite and the Girgashite- To give it to his descendants. And You have fulfilled Your promise, For You are righteous.
⁹ "You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And heard their cry by the Red Sea.
¹⁰ "Then You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, Against all his servants and all the people of his land; For You knew that they acted arrogantly toward them, And made a name for Yourself as it is this day.
¹¹ "You divided the sea before them, So they passed through the midst of the sea on dry ground; And their pursuers You hurled into the depths, Like a stone into raging waters.
¹² "And with a pillar of cloud You led them by day, And with a pillar of fire by night To light for them the way In which they were to go.
¹³ "Then You came down on Mount Sinai, And spoke with them from heaven; You gave them just ordinances and true laws, Good statutes and commandments.
¹⁴ "So You made known to them Your holy sabbath, And laid down for them commandments, statutes and law, Through Your servant Moses.
¹⁵ "You provided bread from heaven for them for their hunger, You brought forth water from a rock for them for their thirst, And You told them to enter in order to possess The land which You swore to give them.
¹⁶ "But they, our fathers, acted arrogantly; They became stubborn and would not listen to Your commandments.
¹⁷ "They refused to listen, And did not remember Your wondrous deeds which You had performed among them; So they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But You are a God of forgiveness, Gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness; And You did not forsake them.