O God, arrogant men attack me; a gang of ruthless men, who do not respect you, seek my life.

For the Lord is a great God, a great king who is superior to all gods.

For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise; he is more awesome than all gods.

All who worship idols are ashamed, those who boast about worthless idols. All the gods bow down before him.

For you, O Lord, are the sovereign king over the whole earth; you are elevated high above all gods.

Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

A song, a psalm of David. I am determined, O God! I will sing and praise you with my whole heart.

Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!

God has spoken in his sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem, the valley of Succoth I will measure off.

Yes, I know the Lord is great, and our Lord is superior to all gods.

O God, I will sing a new song to you! Accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, I will sing praises to you,

I have observed the burden that God has given to people to keep them occupied.

and also that everyone should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all his toil, for these things are a gift from God.

I am the Lord, I have no peer, there is no God but me. I arm you for battle, even though you do not recognize me.

Remember what I accomplished in antiquity! Truly I am God, I have no peer; I am God, and there is none like me,

But he lifted up our illnesses, he carried our pain; even though we thought he was being punished, attacked by God, and afflicted for something he had done.

“‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Because you think you are godlike,

Will you still say, “I am a god,” before the one who kills you – though you are a man and not a god – when you are in the power of those who wound you?

In the womb he attacked his brother; in his manly vigor he struggled with God.

The prophets will be ashamed; the omen readers will be humiliated. All of them will cover their mouths, for they will receive no divine oracles.”