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Israel, I will teach you.
My words will be like gentle rain
    on tender young plants,
    or like dew on the grass.

Join with me in praising
the wonderful name
    of the Lord our God.
The Lord is a mighty rock,[a]
    and he never does wrong.
God can always be trusted
    to bring justice.

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Footnotes

  1. 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.

Let my teaching fall like rain(A)
    and my words descend like dew,(B)
like showers(C) on new grass,
    like abundant rain on tender plants.

I will proclaim(D) the name of the Lord.(E)
    Oh, praise the greatness(F) of our God!
He is the Rock,(G) his works are perfect,(H)
    and all his ways are just.
A faithful God(I) who does no wrong,
    upright(J) and just is he.(K)

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