2 I will go before youand will level the mountains;I will break down gates of bronzeand cut through bars of iron.
3 I will give you hidden treasures,riches stored in secret places,so that you may know that I am the Lord,the God of Israel, who summons you by name.
4 For the sake of Jacob my servant,of Israel my chosen,I summon you by nameand bestow on you a title of honour,though you do not acknowledge me.
5 I am the Lord, and there is no other;apart from me there is no God.I will strengthen you,though you have not acknowledged me,
6 so that from the rising of the sunto the place of its settingpeople may know there is none besides me.I am the Lord, and there is no other.
7 I form the light and create darkness,I bring prosperity and create disaster;I, the Lord, do all these things.
8 ‘You heavens above, rain down my righteousness;let the clouds shower it down.Let the earth open wide,let salvation spring up,let righteousness flourish with it;I, the Lord, have created it.