1 Listen, you heavens, and I will speak;

hear, you earth, the words of my mouth.

2 Let my teaching fall like rain

and my words descend like dew,

like showers on new grass,

like abundant rain on tender plants.

3 I will proclaim the name of the Lord.

Oh, praise the greatness of our God!

4 He is the Rock, his works are perfect,

and all his ways are just.

A faithful God who does no wrong,

upright and just is he.

5 They are corrupt and not his children;

to their shame they are a warped and crooked generation.

6 Is this the way you repay the Lord,

you foolish and unwise people?

Is he not your Father, your Creator,

who made you and formed you?

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

And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain,

My speech shall distil as the dew,

As the small rain upon the tender herb,

And as the showers upon the grass:

3 Because I will publish the name of the Lord:

Ascribe ye greatness unto our God.

4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect:

For all his ways are judgment:

A God of truth and without iniquity,

Just and right is he.

5 They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children:

They are a perverse and crooked generation.

6 Do ye thus requite the Lord,

O foolish people and unwise?

Is not he thy father that hath bought thee?

Hath he not made thee, and established thee?

1 “Listen, O heavens, and I will speak!

Hear, O earth, the words that I say!

2 Let my teaching fall on you like rain;

let my speech settle like dew.

Let my words fall like rain on tender grass,

like gentle showers on young plants.

3 I will proclaim the name of the Lord;

how glorious is our God!

4 He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect.

Everything he does is just and fair.

He is a faithful God who does no wrong;

how just and upright he is!

5 “But they have acted corruptly toward him;

when they act so perversely,

are they really his children?

They are a deceitful and twisted generation.

6 Is this the way you repay the Lord,

you foolish and senseless people?

Isn’t he your Father who created you?

Has he not made you and established you?

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

And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

2 Let my teaching drop as the rain,

My speech distill as the dew,

As raindrops on the tender herb,

And as showers on the grass.

3 For I proclaim the name of the Lord:

Ascribe greatness to our God.

4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect;

For all His ways are justice,

A God of truth and without injustice;

Righteous and upright is He.

5 “They have corrupted themselves;

They are not His children,

Because of their blemish:

A perverse and crooked generation.

6 Do you thus deal with the Lord,

O foolish and unwise people?

Is He not your Father, who bought you?

Has He not made you and established you?

1 Hear, heavens, and I will speak.

Listen, earth, to what I say.

2 My teaching will drop like rain;

my words will fall like dew.

They will be like showers on the grass;

they will pour down like rain on young plants.

3 I will announce the name of the Lord.

Praise God because he is great!

4 He is like a rock; what he does is perfect,

and he is always fair.

He is a faithful God who does no wrong,

who is right and fair.

5 They have done evil against him.

To their shame they are no longer his children;

they are an evil and lying people.

6 This is not the way to repay the Lord,

you foolish and unwise people.

He is your Father and Maker,

who made you and formed you.

1 Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak;

And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain;

My speech shall distil as the dew,

As the small rain upon the tender grass,

And as the showers upon the herb.

3 For I will proclaim the name of Jehovah:

Ascribe ye greatness unto 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 not his children, it is their blemish;

They are a perverse and crooked generation.

6 Do ye thus requite Jehovah,

O foolish people and unwise?

Is not he thy father that hath bought thee?

He hath made thee, and established thee.

1 Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth! 2 My doctrine shall drop as rain, My speech flow down as dew, As small rain upon the tender herb, And as showers on the grass. 3 For the name of Jehovah will I proclaim: Ascribe greatness unto our God! 4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect, For all his ways are righteousness; A •God of faithfulness without deceit, Just and right is he. 5 They have dealt corruptly with him; Not his children’s is their spot: —A crooked and perverted generation! 6 Do ye thus requite Jehovah, Foolish and unwise people? Is not he thy father that hath bought thee? Hath he not made thee and established thee?

1 Listen, heaven, and I will speak. 

Earth, hear the words from my mouth. 

2 Let my teachings come down like raindrops. 

Let my words drip like dew, 

like gentle rain on grass, 

like showers on green plants. 

3 I will proclaim the name of the Lord. 

Give our God the greatness he deserves! 

4 He is a rock. 

What he does is perfect. 

All his ways are fair. 

He is a faithful God, who does no wrong. 

He is honorable and reliable. 

5 He recognizes that his people are corrupt. 

To their shame they are no longer his children. 

They are devious and scheming. 

6 Is this how you repay the Lord, 

you foolish and silly people? 

Isn’t he your Father and Owner, 

who made you and formed you? 

1 Pay attention, heavens, and I will speak;

listen, earth, to the words of my mouth.

2 Let my teaching fall like rain

and my word settle like dew,

like gentle rain on new grass

and showers on tender plants.

3 For I will proclaim Yahweh’s name.

Declare the greatness of our God!

4 The Rock —His work is perfect;

all His ways are entirely just.

A faithful God, without prejudice,

He is righteous and true.

5 His people have acted corruptly toward Him;

this is their defect —they are not His children

but a devious and crooked generation.

6 Is this how you repay the Lord,

you foolish and senseless people?

Isn’t He your Father and Creator?

Didn’t He make you and sustain you?

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

let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

2 May my teaching drop like the rain,

my speech condense like the dew;

like gentle rain on grass,

like showers on new growth.

3 For I will proclaim the name of the Lord;

ascribe greatness to our God!

4 The Rock, his work is perfect,

and all his ways are just.

A faithful God, without deceit,

just and upright is he;

5 yet his degenerate children have dealt falsely with him,

a perverse and crooked generation.

6 Do you thus repay the Lord,

O foolish and senseless people?

Is not he your father, who created you,

who made you and established you?

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

and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

2 May my teaching trickle like the dew,

my words like rain showers on tender grass,

and like spring showers on new growth.

3 For I will proclaim the name of Yahweh;

ascribe greatness to our God!

4 The Rock, his work is perfect,

for all his ways are just;

he is a faithful God, and without injustice;

righteous and upright is he.

5 They have behaved corruptly toward him;

they are not his children; this is their flaw,

a generation crooked and perverse.

6 Like this do you treat Yahweh,

foolish and unwise people?

Has he not, your father, created you?

He made you, and he established you.

1 Heavens, listen to me. Then I will speak.

Earth, hear the words of my mouth.

2 Let my teaching fall like rain.

Let my words come down like dew.

Let them be like raindrops on new grass.

Let them be like rain on tender plants.

3 I will make known the name of the Lord.

Praise God! How great he is!

4 He is the Rock. His works are perfect.

All of his ways are right.

He is faithful. He doesn’t do anything wrong.

He is honest and fair.

5 Israel, you have sinned against him very much.

It’s too bad for you that you aren’t his children anymore.

You have become a twisted and evil nation.

6 Is that how you thank the Lord?

You aren’t wise. You are foolish.

Remember, he’s your Father. He’s your Creator.

He made you. He formed you.

1 “Give ear, O heavens, and let me speak;

And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

2 “Let my teaching drop as the rain,

My speech distill as the dew,

As the droplets on the fresh grass

And as the showers on the herb.

3 “For I proclaim the name of the Lord;

Ascribe greatness to our God!

4 “The Rock! His work is perfect,

For all His ways are just;

A God of faithfulness and without injustice,

Righteous and upright is He.

5 “They have acted corruptly toward Him,

They are not His children, because of their defect;

But are a perverse and crooked generation.

6 “Do you thus repay the Lord,

O foolish and unwise people?

Is not He your Father who has bought you?

He has made you and established you.