Deut 31:21 "Then it shall come about, when many evils and troubles have come upon them, that this song will testify before them as a witness (for it shall not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants); for I know their intent which they are developing today, before I have brought them into the land which I swore."
Deut 31:22 So Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it to the sons of Israel.
Deut 31:23 ¶ Then He commissioned Joshua the son of Nun, and said, "Be strong and courageous, for you shall bring the sons of Israel into the land which I swore to them, and I will be with you."
Deut 31:24 ¶ It came about, when Moses finished writing the words of this law in a book until they were complete,
Deut 31:25 that Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,
Deut 31:26 "Take this book of the law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may remain there as a witness against you.
Deut 31:27 "For I know your rebellion and your stubbornness; behold, while I am still alive with you today, you have been rebellious against the LORD; how much more, then, after my death?
Deut 31:28 "Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, that I may speak these words in their hearing and call the heavens and the earth to witness against them.
Deut 31:29 "For I know that after my death you will act corruptly and turn from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days, for you will do that which is evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of your hands."
Deut 31:30 ¶ Then Moses spoke in the hearing of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were complete:
Deut 32:1 "Give ear, O heavens, and let me speak; And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
Deut 32:2 "Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As the droplets on the fresh grass And as the showers on the herb.
Deut 32:3 "For I proclaim the name of the LORD; Ascribe greatness to our God!
Deut 32:4 "The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He.
Deut 32:5 "They have acted corruptly toward Him, They are not His children, because of their defect; But are a perverse and crooked generation.
Deut 32:6 "Do you thus repay the LORD, O foolish and unwise people? Is not He your Father who has bought you? He has made you and established you.
Deut 32:7 "Remember the days of old, Consider the years of all generations. Ask your father, and he will inform you, Your elders, and they will tell you.
Deut 32:8 "When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, When He separated the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples According to the number of the sons of Israel.
Deut 32:9 "For the LORD'S portion is His people; Jacob is the allotment of His inheritance.
Deut 32:10 "He found him in a desert land, And in the howling waste of a wilderness; He encircled him, He cared for him, He guarded him as the pupil of His eye.