He is the Lord our God; he carries out judgment throughout the earth.

When all your people Israel pray and ask for help, as they acknowledge their intense pain and spread out their hands toward this temple,

and built up Baalath, all the storage cities that belonged to him, and all the cities where chariots and horses were kept. He built whatever he wanted in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout his entire kingdom.

Solomon acquired horses from Egypt and from all the lands.

Josiah removed all the detestable idols from all the areas belonging to the Israelites and encouraged all who were in Israel to worship the Lord their God. Throughout the rest of his reign they did not turn aside from following the Lord God of their ancestors.

You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, along with all their multitude of stars, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You impart life to them all, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.

“I have heard many things like these before. What miserable comforters are you all!

Surely now he has worn me out, you have devastated my entire household.

My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.

He puts my feet in shackles; he watches closely all my paths.’

See my pain and suffering! Forgive all my sins!

O God, rescue Israel from all their distress!

to give you thanks, and to tell about all your amazing deeds.

Then I will tell others about your justice, and praise you all day long.

All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed.

I praise you constantly and speak of your splendor all day long.

I suffer all day long, and am punished every morning.”

I will think about all you have done; I will reflect upon your deeds!”

As for the singers, as well as the pipers – all of them sing within your walls.

Tell the nations about his splendor! Tell all the nations about his amazing deeds!