Deuteronomy - 33

1 - And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses - the man of God blessed the children of Israel - before his death.

2 - And he said, The LORD came from Sinai - , and rose up from Seir - unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran - , and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.

3 - Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.

4 - Moses - commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob - .

5 - And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel - were gathered together.

6 - Let Reuben - live, and not die; and let not his men be few.

7 - And this is the blessing of Judah - : and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah - , and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.

8 - And of Levi - he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah - ;

9 - Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.

10 - They shall teach Jacob - thy judgments, and Israel - thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.

11 - Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.

12 - And of Benjamin - he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.

13 - And of Joseph - he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,

14 - And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,

15 - And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,

16 - And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph - , and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.

17 - His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim - , and they are the thousands of Manasseh - .

18 - And of Zebulun - he said, Rejoice, Zebulun - , in thy going out; and, Issachar - , in thy tents.

19 - They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.

20 - And of Gad - he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad - : he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.

21 - And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel - .

22 - And of Dan - he said, Dan - is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.

23 - And of Naphtali - he said, O Naphtali - , satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.

24 - And of Asher - he said, Let Asher - be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.

25 - Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.

26 - There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.

27 - The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.

28 - Israel - then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob - shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.

29 - Happy art thou, O Israel - : who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.