For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this immense wilderness. The Lord your God has been with you this past 40 years, and you have lacked nothing.’

or the form of any beast on the earth, any winged creature that flies in the sky,

Remember the days of old;
consider the years long past.
Ask your father, and he will tell you,
your elders, and they will teach you.

with the best products of the ancient mountains
and the bounty of the eternal hills;

He chose the best part for himself,
because a ruler’s portion was assigned there for him.
He came with the leaders of the people;
he carried out the Lord’s justice
and His ordinances for Israel.

How happy you are, Israel!
Who is like you,
a people saved by the Lord?
He is the shield that protects you,
the sword you boast in.
Your enemies will cringe before you,
and you will tread on their backs.