“Is not God on high in heaven? And see the lofty stars, how high they are!

Surely then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and will lift up your face toward God.

From the city the dying groan, and the wounded cry out for help, but God charges no one with wrongdoing.

For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

Now in this, you are not right – I answer you, for God is greater than a human being.

He entreats God, and God delights in him, he sees God’s face with rejoicing, and God restores to him his righteousness.

Indeed, who is God besides the Lord? Who is a protector besides our God?

Carefully consider this, you who reject God! Otherwise I will rip you to shreds and no one will be able to rescue you.

Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land.

A psalm of praise, by David. I will extol you, my God, O king! I will praise your name continually!

They sacrificed to demons, not God, to gods they had not known; to new gods who had recently come along, gods your ancestors had not known about.

the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their sons in the fire as an offering to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

and reveal to you the secrets of wisdom – for true wisdom has two sides – so that you would know that God has forgiven some of your sins.

Don’t panic! Don’t be afraid! Did I not tell you beforehand and decree it? You are my witnesses! Is there any God but me? There is no other sheltering rock; I know of none.

He will not respect the gods of his fathers – not even the god loved by women. He will not respect any god; he will elevate himself above them all.

He will attack mighty fortresses, aided by a foreign deity. To those who recognize him he will grant considerable honor. He will place them in authority over many people, and he will parcel out land for a price.

God comes from Teman, the sovereign one from Mount Paran. Selah. His splendor covers the skies, his glory fills the earth.

They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. You did not abandon them,

Now don’t let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you like this. Don’t believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to rescue his people from my power or the power of my predecessors. So how can your gods rescue you from my power?’”