Deuteronomy 32:4-6

Contemporary English Version

⁴The Lord is a mighty rock,^[a]
    and he never does wrong.
God can always be trusted
    to bring justice.
⁵But you lie and cheat
    and are unfaithful to him.
You have disgraced yourselves
and are no longer worthy
    to be his children.^[b]
⁶Israel, the Lord is your Father,
    the one who created you,
but you repaid him
    by being foolish.

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Footnotes

32.4 mighty rock: The Hebrew text has “rock,” which is sometimes used in poetry to compare the Lord to a mountain where his people can run for protection from their enemies.
32.5 and are unfaithful … children: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.