Thus says the LORD, your redeemer,
who formed you from the womb:
I am the LORD, who made all things,
who alone stretched out the heavens;
when I spread out the earth, who was with me?
I am the LORD and there is no other,
there is no God besides me.
I AM A JEALOUS GOD
I am the LORD, there is no other;
I formed the light, and create the darkness,
I make well-being and create woe;
I, the LORD, do all these things.
Let justice descend, O heavens, like dew from above,
like gentle rain let the skies drop it down.
Let the earth open and salvation bud forth;
let justice also spring up!
I, the LORD, have created this.
I AM A JEALOUS GOD
It was I who made the earth and created mankind upon it;
It was my hands that stretched out the heavens;
I gave the order to all their host.
It was I who stirred up one for the triumph of justice;
all his ways I make level.
He shall rebuild my city and let my exiles go free
Without price or ransom, says the LORD of host.
I AM A JEALOUS GOD
For thus says the LORD,
The creator of the heavens, who is God,
The designer and maker of the earth who established it,
Not creating it to be a waste, but designing it to be lived in:
I am the LORD, and there is no other.
Turn to me and be safe, all you ends of the earth,
for I am God; there is no other!
I AM A JEALOUS GOD
I am God, there is no other;
I am God, there is none like me.
At the beginning I foretell the outcome;
in advance, things not yet done.
I say that my plan shall stand,
I accomplish my every purpose.
I AM A JEALOUS GOD
Thus says the LORD:
Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
nor the strong man glory in his strength,
nor the rich man glory in his riches;
But rather, let him who glories, glory in this,
that in his prudence he knows me,
Knows that I, the LORD, bring about kindness,
justice and uprightness on the earth;
For with such am I pleased, says the LORD.
Mr. Barbaro,
I really like this poem, very much so.
Amen!
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