1 “Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak,and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
2 May my teaching drop as the rain,my speech distill as the dew,like gentle rain upon the tender grass,and like showers upon the herb.
3 For I will proclaim the name of the Lord;ascribe greatness to our God!
4 “The Rock, his work is perfect,for all his ways are justice.A God of faithfulness and without iniquity,just and upright is he.
5 They have dealt corruptly with him;they are no longer his children because they are blemished;they are a crooked and twisted generation.
6 Do you thus repay the Lord,you foolish and senseless people?Is not he your father, who created you,who made you and established you?
7 Remember the days of old;consider the years of many generations; ask your father, and he will show you,your elders, and they will tell you.