1 “Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak;

and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

2 May my teaching drop as the rain,

my speech distil as the dew,

as the gentle rain upon the tender grass,

and as the showers upon the herb.

3 For I will proclaim the name of the Lord.

Ascribe greatness to our God!

4 “The Rock, his work is perfect;

for all his ways are justice.

A God of faithfulness and without iniquity,

just and right is he.

5 They have dealt corruptly with him,

they are no longer his children because of their blemish;

they are a perverse and crooked generation.

6 Do you thus requite the Lord,

you foolish and senseless people?

Is not he your father, who created you,

who made you and established you?