“‘For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them,...

“‘For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy. O Lord, hear; O Lord,...

“‘Now therefore write this song and teach it to the people of Israel. Put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me...

“God saw the people of Israel—and God knew” (Exodus 2:25). The people of Israel were in Egyptian slavery for several centuries before God...