With your own arm you rescued your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.
LORD God of Israel, we praise you. Only you can work miracles.
Remember the people you rescued long ago, the tribe you chose to be your very own. Think of Mount Zion, your home;
The people you rescued were led by your powerful love to your holy place.
Here is my message for Israel: “I am the LORD! And with my mighty power I will punish the Egyptians and free you from slavery.
It troubled the LORD to see them in trouble, and his angel saved them. The LORD was truly merciful, so he rescued his people. He took them in his arms and carried them all those years.
All went well for Daniel while Darius was king, and even when Cyrus the Persian ruled.
and I prayed: Our LORD, please don't wipe out your people. You used your great power to rescue them from Egypt and to make them your very own.
But you, our LORD, chose the people of Israel to be your own, and with your mighty power you rescued them from Egypt.
Joshua told the people, “Make yourselves acceptable to worship the LORD, because he is going to do some amazing things for us.”