(for they will hearof Your greatnameand Your mightyhand,and of Your outstretchedarm);when he comesand praystowardthishouse,
"Alsoconcerningthe foreignerwhois not of Your peopleIsrael,when he comesfrom a farcountryfor Your name'ssake
"But the LORD,whobroughtyou up from the landof Egyptwith greatpowerand with an outstretchedarm,Him you shall fear,and to Him you shall bowyourselves down,and to Him you shall sacrifice.
"Now,O LORDour God,I pray,deliverus from his handthat allthe kingdomsof the earthmay knowthat You alone,O LORD,are God."
Even[in the matter of] the envoysof the rulersof Babylon,who sentto him to inquireof the wonderthat had happenedin the land,Godlefthim [alone only] to testhim, that He might knowallthat was in his heart.
With a stronghandand an outstretchedarm,For His lovingkindnessis everlasting.
You have a strongarm;Your handis mighty,Your righthandis exalted.
"And it shall be whenyour sonasksyou in timeto come,saying,'Whatis this?'then you shall sayto him, 'With a powerfulhandthe LORDbroughtus out of Egypt,from the houseof slavery.
Mosessaidto the people,"Rememberthisdayin whichyou wentout from Egypt,from the houseof slavery;for by a powerfulhandthe LORDbroughtyou out from thisplace. And nothingleavenedshall be eaten.
"The peopleshave heard,they tremble;Anguishhas grippedthe inhabitantsof Philistia.
"But I knowthat the kingof Egyptwill not permityou to go,exceptunder compulsion.
"Say,therefore,to the sonsof Israel,I am the LORD,and I will bringyou out from underthe burdensof the Egyptians,and I will deliveryou from their bondage.I will also redeemyou with an outstretchedarmand with greatjudgments.
"For [if by] nowI had putforthMy handand struckyou and your peoplewith pestilence,you would then have been cutofffrom the earth.
Awake,awake,puton strength,O armof the LORD;Awakeas in the daysof old,the generationsof longago.Was it not You who cutRahabin pieces,Who piercedthe dragon?
Who caused His gloriousarmto goat the righthandof Moses,Who dividedthe watersbeforethem to makefor Himself an everlastingname,
"I have madethe earth,the menand the beastswhichare on the faceof the earthby My greatpowerand by My outstretchedarm,and I will giveit to the one whois pleasingin My sight.
"Then I said,'HowI would setyou among My sonsAnd giveyou a pleasantland,The mostbeautifulinheritanceof the nations!'And I said,'You shall callMe, My Father,And not turnawayfrom followingMe.'
For the LORDhas ransomedJacobAnd redeemedhim from the handof him whowas strongerthanhe.
AhLordGOD!Behold,You have madethe heavensand the earthby Your greatpowerand by Your outstretchedarm!Nothingis toodifficultfor You,
"As I live,"declaresthe LordGOD,"surelywith a mightyhandand with an outstretchedarmand with wrathpouredout, I shall be kingoveryou.
"But I actedfor the sakeof My name,that it should not be profanedin the sightof the nationsamongwhomthey [lived], in whosesightI madeMyself knownto them by bringingthem out of the landof Egypt.
The kingansweredDanieland said,"Surelyyour Godis a Godof godsand a Lordof kingsand a revealerof mysteries,sinceyou have beenableto revealthismystery."
Nebuchadnezzarrespondedand said,"Blessedbe the Godof Shadrach,Meshachand Abed-nego,whohas sentHis angeland deliveredHis servantswhoputtheir trustin Him, violatingthe king'scommand,and yieldedup their bodiessoas not to serveor worshipanygodexcepttheir own God.
"NowI, Nebuchadnezzar,praise,exaltand honorthe Kingof heaven,for allHis worksare true and His waysjust,and He is ableto humblethose whowalkin pride."
Then it will comeabout that anywho are leftof allthe nationsthat wentagainstJerusalemwill goup from yearto yearto worshipthe King,the LORDof hosts,and to celebratethe Feastof Booths.
Ifan aliensojournswith you, orone whomay be amongyou throughout your generations,and he [wishes to] makean offeringby fire,as a soothingaromato the LORD,justas you dosohe shall do.
Sohe gotup and went;and there was an Ethiopianeunuch,a court officialof Candace,queenof the Ethiopians,whowas in chargeof allher treasure;and he had cometo Jerusalemto worship,
O LordGOD,You have begunto showYour servantYour greatnessand Your stronghand;for whatgodis there in heavenor on earthwhocan dosuch worksand mightyactsas Yours?
"Orhas a godtriedto goto takefor himself a nationfrom within[another] nationby trials,by signsand wondersand by warand by a mightyhandand by an outstretchedarmand by greatterrors,as the LORDyour Goddidfor you in Egyptbefore your eyes?
"So keepand do[them], for that is your wisdomand your understandingin the sightof the peopleswhowill hearallthesestatutesand say,'Surelythisgreatnationis a wiseand understandingpeople.'
that allthe peoplesof the earthmay knowthat the handof the LORDis mighty,sothat you may fearthe LORDyour Godforever."
"For the Canaanitesand allthe inhabitantsof the landwill hearof it, and they will surroundus and cutoffour namefrom the earth.And whatwill You dofor Your greatname?"
