²⁵ I fell down in the Lord’s presence for 40 days and nights, because the Lord said he was ready to destroy you. ²⁶ So I prayed to the Lord and said, ‘Oh Lord my God, don’t destroy your people and your inheritance whom you redeemed by your power.^[a] You brought them out from Egypt in a powerful way. ²⁷ Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Don’t pay attention to the stubbornness, wickedness, and sinfulness of this people. ²⁸ Otherwise, the people of the land from which you brought us will say, “The Lord wasn’t able to bring them into the land that he had promised them. So he brought them out to kill them in the desert because he hated them.” ²⁹ But they are your people and inheritance, whom you brought out by your mighty strength^[b] and awesome power.’”