Deuteronomy 33
1This is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. 2He said,“The LORD came from Sinai,
And rose from Seir to them.
He shone forth from Mount Paran.
He came from the ten thousands of holy ones.
At his right hand was a fiery law for them.
Yes, he loves the people.
All his holy ones are in your hand.
They sat down at your feet;
each receives your words.
All his holy ones are in your hand.
They sat down at your feet;
each receives your words.
Moses commanded us a law,
An inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.
An inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.
He was king in Jeshurun,
When the heads of the people were gathered,
All the tribes of Israel together.
When the heads of the people were gathered,
All the tribes of Israel together.
“Let Reuben live, and not die;
Nor let his men be few.”
7This is for Judah. He said, Nor let his men be few.”
“Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah.
Bring him in to his people.
With his hands he contended for himself.
You shall be a help against his adversaries.”
“Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one,
whom you proved at Massah,
with whom you strove at the waters of Meribah;
who said of his father, and of his mother, ‘I have not seen him;’
Neither did he acknowledge his brothers,
Nor did he know his own children:
Neither did he acknowledge his brothers,
Nor did he know his own children:
For they have observed your word,
and keep your covenant.
They shall teach Jacob your ordinances,
and Israel your law.
and Israel your law.
They shall put incense before you,
and whole burnt offering on your altar.
LORD, bless his substance.
Accept the work of his hands.
Accept the work of his hands.
Strike through the hips of those who rise up against him,
of those who hate him, that they not rise again.”
“The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him.
He covers him all the day long.
He dwells between his shoulders.”
“His land is blessed by the LORD,
for the precious things of the heavens, for the dew,
for the deep that couches beneath,
for the precious things of the fruits of the sun,
for the precious things of the growth of the moons,
for the precious things of the growth of the moons,
for the chief things of the ancient mountains,
for the precious things of the everlasting hills,
for the precious things of the everlasting hills,
for the precious things of the earth and its fullness,
the good will of him who lived in the bush ▼
the good will of him who lived in the bush ▼
▼i. e. the burning bush of Exodus 3:3-4.
.Let this come on the head of Joseph,
on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.
The firstborn of his herd, majesty is his.
His horns are the horns of the wild ox.
With them he shall push all of the peoples, to the ends of the earth:
His horns are the horns of the wild ox.
With them he shall push all of the peoples, to the ends of the earth:
They are the ten thousands of Ephraim.
They are the thousands of Manasseh.”
“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out;
and Issachar, in your tents.
They shall call the peoples to the mountain.
There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness,
There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness,
for they shall draw out the abundance of the seas,
the hidden treasures of the sand.”
“He who enlarges Gad is blessed.
He dwells as a lioness,
and tears the arm, yes, the crown of the head.
He provided the first part for himself,
for there was the lawgiver’s portion reserved.
for there was the lawgiver’s portion reserved.
He came with the heads of the people.
He executed the righteousness of the LORD,
His ordinances with Israel.”
“Dan is a lion’s cub
that leaps out of Bashan.”
“Naphtali, satisfied with favor,
full of the blessing of the LORD,
Possess the west and the south.”
“Asher is blessed with children.
Let him be acceptable to his brothers.
Let him dip his foot in oil.
Your bars shall be iron and brass.
As your days, so your strength will be.
As your days, so your strength will be.
“There is none like God, Jeshurun,
who rides on the heavens for your help,
In his excellency on the skies.
who rides on the heavens for your help,
In his excellency on the skies.
The eternal God is your dwelling place.
Underneath are the everlasting arms.
Underneath are the everlasting arms.
He thrust out the enemy from before you,
and said, ‘Destroy!’
Israel dwells in safety;
the fountain of Jacob alone,
the fountain of Jacob alone,
In a land of grain and new wine.
Yes, his heavens drop down dew.
You are happy, Israel.
Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD,
the shield of your help,
the sword of your excellency!
Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD,
the shield of your help,
the sword of your excellency!
Your enemies shall submit themselves to you.
You shall tread on their high places.”
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