8. You found him to be faithful before you,and you made a covenant with him.You promised to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites,the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites.And you have kept your promise because you are righteous.
9. You saw the affliction of our ancestors in Egyptand heard their cry at the Reed Sea.
10. You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh,all his servants, and the people of his land.You knew that they had acted arrogantly against our ancestors.You made a name for yourself, a name that is famous even today.
11. You divided the sea before them so that they went through it on dry land.But you cast their pursuers into the depths,as a stone into the mighty waters.
12. With a pillar of cloud you led them by dayand with a column of lightning by night;they lit the way in which the people should go.
13. You came down upon Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven.You gave them proper judgments and true Instruction,good statutes and commandments.
14. You made known to them your holy Sabbath,and gave them commandments, statutes, and Instruction through your servant Moses.
15. When they were hungry, you gave them bread from heaven;when they were thirsty, you brought water out of the rock for them.You told them to go in to possess the land that you had sworn to give them.
16. But our ancestors acted arrogantly.They were stubborn and wouldn’t obey your commandments.
17. They refused to obey,and didn’t remember the wonders that you accomplished in their midst.They acted arrogantly and decided to return to their slavery in Egypt.But you are a God ready to forgive, merciful and compassionate,very patient, and truly faithful.You didn’t forsake them.
18. Even when they had cast an image of a calf for themselves,saying, "This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,"and holding you in great contempt,
19. you, in your great mercy, didn’t abandon them in the wilderness.The column of cloud continued to guide them on their journey during the day,and the column of lightning lit their path during the night.
20. You gave your good spirit to teach them.You didn’t withhold your manna from them,and you gave them water for their thirst.