⁷ All who worship images^(R) are put to shame,^(S)
    those who boast in idols^(T)—
    worship him,^(U) all you gods!^(V)

⁸ Zion hears and rejoices
    and the villages of Judah are glad^(W)
    because of your judgments,^(X) Lord.
⁹ For you, Lord, are the Most High^(Y) over all the earth;^(Z)
    you are exalted^(AA) far above all gods.
¹⁰ Let those who love the Lord hate evil,^(AB)
    for he guards^(AC) the lives of his faithful ones^(AD)
    and delivers^(AE) them from the hand of the wicked.^(AF)
11 Light shines^[a](AG) on the righteous^(AH)
    and joy on the upright in heart.^(AI)
12 Rejoice in the Lord,^(AJ) you who are righteous,
    and praise his holy name.^(AK)

⁴ Shout for joy^(M) to the Lord, all the earth,
    burst into jubilant song with music;
⁵ make music to the Lord with the harp,^(N)
    with the harp and the sound of singing,^(O)
6 with trumpets^(P) and the blast of the ram’s horn^(Q)—
    shout for joy^(R) before the Lord, the King.^(S)

⁷ Let the sea^(T) resound, and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it.^(U)
8 Let the rivers clap their hands,^(V)
    let the mountains^(W) sing together for joy;
⁹ let them sing before the Lord,
    for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
    and the peoples with equity.^(X)

⁴ Enter his gates with thanksgiving^(H)
    and his courts^(I) with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.^(J)
5 For the Lord is good^(K) and his love endures forever;^(L)
    his faithfulness^(M) continues through all generations.

¹² Who has measured the waters^(A) in the hollow of his hand,^(B)
    or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?^(C)
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
    or weighed the mountains on the scales
    and the hills in a balance?^(D)
13 Who can fathom the Spirit^[a](E) of the Lord,
    or instruct the Lord as his counselor?^(F)
14 Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him,
    and who taught him the right way?
Who was it that taught him knowledge,^(G)
    or showed him the path of understanding?^(H)

¹⁵ Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
    they are regarded as dust on the scales;^(I)
    he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.^(J)
16 Lebanon^(K) is not sufficient for altar fires,
    nor its animals^(L) enough for burnt offerings.
¹⁷ Before him all the nations^(M) are as nothing;^(N)
    they are regarded by him as worthless
    and less than nothing.^(O)

¹⁸ With whom, then, will you compare God?^(P)
    To what image^(Q) will you liken him?
¹⁹ As for an idol,^(R) a metalworker casts it,
    and a goldsmith^(S) overlays it with gold^(T)
    and fashions silver chains for it.
²⁰ A person too poor to present such an offering
    selects wood^(U) that will not rot;
they look for a skilled worker
    to set up an idol^(V) that will not topple.^(W)

²¹ Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?^(X)
Has it not been told^(Y) you from the beginning?^(Z)
    Have you not understood^(AA) since the earth was founded?^(AB)
22 He sits enthroned^(AC) above the circle of the earth,
    and its people are like grasshoppers.^(AD)
He stretches out the heavens^(AE) like a canopy,^(AF)
    and spreads them out like a tent^(AG) to live in.^(AH)
23 He brings princes^(AI) to naught
    and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.^(AJ)
24 No sooner are they planted,
    no sooner are they sown,
    no sooner do they take root^(AK) in the ground,
than he blows^(AL) on them and they wither,^(AM)
    and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.^(AN)

²⁵ “To whom will you compare me?^(AO)
    Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.^(AP)
26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:^(AQ)
    Who created^(AR) all these?
He who brings out the starry host^(AS) one by one
    and calls forth each of them by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,^(AT)
    not one of them is missing.^(AU)