1 Give ear, you heavens, and I will speak. Let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
2 My doctrine will drop as the rain. My speech will condense as the dew, as the misty rain on the tender grass, as the showers on the herb.
3 For I will proclaim Yahweh’s name. Ascribe greatness to our God!
4 The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A God of faithfulness who does no wrong, just and right is he.
5 They have dealt corruptly with him. They are not his children, because of their defect. They are a perverse and crooked generation.
6 Is this the way you repay Yahweh, foolish and unwise people? Isn’t he your father who has bought you? He has 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.