1 Heaven! Pay attention and I will speak;Earth! Listen to the words of my mouth.
2 My teaching will fall like raindrops;my speech will settle like dew—like gentle rains on grass,like spring showers on all that is green—
3 because I proclaim the Lord’s name:Give praise to our God!
4 The rock: his acts are perfection!No doubt about it: all his ways are right!He’s the faithful God, never deceiving;altogether righteous and true is he.
5 But children who weren’t his ownsinned against him with their defects;they are a twisted and perverse generation.
6 Is this how you thank the Lord, you stupid, senseless people?Isn’t he your father, your creator?Didn’t he make you and establish you?
7 Remember the days long past;consider the years long gone.Ask your father, he will tell you about it;ask your elders, they will give you the details: