5 They are upright, like a palm tree,And they cannot speak;They must be carried,Because they cannot go by themselves.Do not be afraid of them,For they cannot do evil,Nor can they do any good.”
6 Inasmuch as there is none like You, O Lord(You are great, and Your name is great in might),
7 Who would not fear You, O King of the nations?For this is Your rightful due.For among all the wise men of the nations,And in all their kingdoms,There is none like You.
8 But they are altogether dull-hearted and foolish;A wooden idol is a worthless doctrine.
9 Silver is beaten into plates;It is brought from Tarshish,And gold from Uphaz,The work of the craftsmanAnd of the hands of the metalsmith;Blue and purple are their clothing;They are all the work of skillful men.
10 But the Lord is the true God;He is the living God and the everlasting King.At His wrath the earth will tremble,And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation.
11 Thus you shall say to them: “The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.”