Praise the Lord, all that he has made, in all the regions of his kingdom! Praise the Lord, O my soul!

How many living things you have made, O Lord! You have exhibited great skill in making all of them; the earth is full of the living things you have made.

The Lord avenges me. O Lord, your loyal love endures. Do not abandon those whom you have made!

I will give you thanks because your deeds are awesome and amazing. You knew me thoroughly;

I recall the old days; I meditate on all you have done; I reflect on your accomplishments.

I reflected on everything that is accomplished by man on earth, and I concluded: Everything he has accomplished is futile – like chasing the wind!

Consider the work of God: For who can make straight what he has bent?

Their land is full of worthless idols; they worship the product of their own hands, what their own fingers have fashioned.

They say, “Let him hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see; let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take shape and come to pass, then we will know it!”

Egypt will not be able to do a thing, head or tail, shoots and stalk.

O Lord, you make us secure, for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us.

Fairness will produce peace and result in lasting security.

All of your people will be godly; they will possess the land permanently. I will plant them like a shoot; they will be the product of my labor, through whom I reveal my splendor.

Yet, Lord, you are our father. We are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the product of your labor.

So, now the Lord says, ‘You have not listened to me. But you have made me angry by the things that you have done. Thus you have brought harm on yourselves.’

The exiles from Judah will say, ‘The Lord has brought about a great deliverance for us! Come on, let’s go and proclaim in Zion what the Lord our God has done!’

ב (Bet) The precious sons of Zion were worth their weight in gold – Alas! – but now they are treated like broken clay pots, made by a potter.

Edom was your trade partner because of the abundance of your goods; they exchanged turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your products.

Damascus was your trade partner because of the abundance of your goods and of all your wealth: wine from Helbon, white wool from Zahar,

The Lord confirms this oath by the arrogance of Jacob: “I swear I will never forget all you have done!