The Rock and The Witness

Listen, heavens—I will speak;

hear, earth, the words I say.

Let my teaching fall like rain,

like dew upon the grass.

I will proclaim the name of the Lord—

give greatness to our God!

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Chorus

He is the Rock—His work is perfect,

all His ways are just.

Faithful God, without wrong,

righteous and upright is He.

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Verse 2

They acted corruptly toward Him,

not like His children anymore—

a crooked and twisted generation.

Is this how you repay the Lord,

foolish and unwise people?

Is He not your Father, your Creator,

the One who made and formed you?

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Verse 3

Remember the days long past,

consider generations before you.

Ask your father—he will tell you,

your elders—they will explain.

The Lord’s portion is His people,

Jacob His treasured inheritance.

He found him in a desert land,

in a barren, howling wilderness;

He shielded him and cared for him,

guarded him like the apple of His eye.

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Chorus

He is the Rock—His work is perfect,

all His ways are just.

Faithful God, without wrong,

righteous and upright is He.

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Verse 4

But they grew strong and turned away—

they abandoned the God who made them,

rejected the Rock who saved them.

They stirred His anger with foreign gods,

provoked Him with idols.

They forgot the God who gave them life,

the One who brought them forth.

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Bridge (God Speaks)

“I will hide My face from them,

see what their end will be.

They are a faithless generation,

children with no loyalty.

I will provoke them in return,

make them jealous with those not a people;

I will stir them to anger

with a foolish nation.”

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Verse 5

Disaster piles upon disaster;

trouble comes like fire.

Outside the sword brings death,

inside there is only fear.

Yet I would not completely destroy them—

I would not erase their name.

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Breakdown

Where are their gods now?

The rock they trusted in—

let them rise and help you,

let them give you shelter.

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Final Chorus

See now—I alone am He;

there is no god besides Me.

I bring death and I give life,

I wound and I heal.

No one can deliver

out of My hand.

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Outro (Restoration)

Rejoice, nations, with His people—

He will avenge His servants’ blood.

He will repay His enemies

and cleanse His land and His people.