Deuteronomy 33:8-10

New Living Translation

“O Lord, you have given your Thummim and Urim—the sacred lots—
    to your faithful servants the Levites.^[a]
You put them to the test at Massah
    and struggled with them at the waters of Meribah.
⁹ The Levites obeyed your word
    and guarded your covenant.
They were more loyal to you
    than to their own parents.
They ignored their relatives
    and did not acknowledge their own children.
¹⁰ They teach your regulations to Jacob;
    they give your instructions to Israel.
They present incense before you
    and offer whole burnt offerings on the altar.