32Inquire concerning the days of antiquity, which were before you, from the day when God created man upon the earth, from one end of heaven to another, if anything similar has ever occurred, or whether any such thing has ever been known, 33that a people would hear the voice of God, speaking from the midst of fire, just as you have heard it, and live, 34whether God has acted so as to enter and take for himself a nation from the midst of the nations, by means of tests, signs, and wonders, by means of fighting, and a strong hand, and an outstretched arm, and terrible visions, in accord with all the things which the Lord your God has accomplished for you in Egypt, in the sight of your eyes. 35So may you know that the Lord himself is God, and there is no other beside him. 36He has caused you to hear his voice from heaven, so that he might teach you. And he showed you his exceedingly great fire on earth, and you heard his words from the midst of the fire. 37For he loved your fathers, and he chose their offspring after them. And he led you away from Egypt, advancing before you with his great power, 38so as to wipe away, upon your arrival, nations, very great and stronger than you, and so as to lead you in, and to present to you their land as a possession, just as you discern in the present day. 39Therefore, know on this day and consider in your heart, that the Lord himself is God in heaven above, and on earth below, and there is no other. 40Keep his precepts and commandments, which I am teaching to you, so that it may be well with you, and with your sons after you, and so that you may remain for a long time upon the land, which the Lord your God will give to you.”
4For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are in faith. 5He loves mercy and judgment. The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord. 6By the word of the Lord, the heavens were established, and all their power, by the Spirit of his mouth: 7gathering together the waters of the sea, as if in a container, placing the depths in storage. 8Let all the earth fear the Lord, and may all the inhabitants of the world quake before him. 9For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created. 10The Lord scatters the counsels of the nations. Moreover, he reproves the thoughts of the people, and he rejects the counsels of the leaders. 11But the counsel of the Lord remains for eternity, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation. 12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his inheritance. 13The Lord has looked down from heaven. He has seen all the sons of men. 14From his well-prepared dwelling place, he has gazed upon all who dwell on the earth. 15He has formed the hearts of each one of them; he understands all their works. 16The king is not saved by great power, nor will the giant be saved by his many powers. 17The horse is false safety; for he will not be saved by the abundance of his powers. 18Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him and on those who hope in his mercy, 19so as to rescue their souls from death and to feed them during famine. 20Our soul remains with the Lord. For he is our helper and protector. 21For in him, our heart will rejoice, and in his holy name, we have hoped. 22Let your mercy be upon us, O Lord, just as we have hoped in you.
14For all those who are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God. 15And you have not received, again, a spirit of servitude in fear, but you have received the Spirit of the adoption of sons, in whom we cry out: “Abba, Father!” 16For the Spirit himself renders testimony to our spirit that we are the sons of God. 17But if we are sons, then we are also heirs: certainly heirs of God, but also co-heirs with Christ, yet in such a way that, if we suffer with him, we shall also be glorified with him.