Then you came down to Mount Sinai.\par You spoke to them from heaven.\par You gave them good laws.\par You gave them true teachings.\par You gave them laws and commands that were very good!\par
Deuteronomy 4:8 - Easy To Read Version And no other nation is great enough to have laws and rules as good as the teachings I give you today. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And what large and important nation has statutes and ordinances so upright and just as all this law which I set before you today? American Standard Version (1901) And what great nation is there, that hath statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day? Common English Bible Or does any great nation have regulations and case laws as righteous as all this Instruction that I am setting before you today? Catholic Public Domain Version For what other nation is there so renowned as to have ceremonies, and just judgments, and the entire law that I will set forth today before your eyes? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For what other nation is there so renowned that hath ceremonies, and just judgments, and all the law, which I will set forth this day before your eyes? |
Then you came down to Mount Sinai.\par You spoke to them from heaven.\par You gave them good laws.\par You gave them true teachings.\par You gave them laws and commands that were very good!\par
You gave us good laws in the Agreement. {\cf2\super [603]} \par We can really trust them.\par
Your Agreement is good forever.\par Help me understand it so I can live.\par
From the very beginning,\par all your words could be trusted, Lord.\par And your good law will last forever.\par
Lord, people can trust all of your commands.\par Those people are wrong to persecute me.\par Help me!\par
Your kingdom is built on truth and justice.\par Love and faithfulness are servants\par before your throne.\par
Thick dark clouds surround the Lord.\par Goodness and justice make his kingdom strong.\par
The Lord wants his servant to be good.\par The Lord wants him to honor\par his wonderful teachings. {\cf2\super [384]} \par
Even if I wrote 10,000 laws for Ephraim,\par he would treat them like they were\par for some stranger.\par
Yes, the Jews have many special things. The most important thing is this: God trusted the Jews with his teachings.
The Lord will make you greater than all the nations he made. He will give you praise, fame, and honor. And you will be his own special people—just like he promised.”