6. Lord, no one is like you!You are great,and great is your mighty name.
7. Who wouldn’t fear you,king of the nations?That is your due;among all the wise of the nationsand in all their countries,there is no one like you!
8. But they are both foolish and silly;they offer nothingbecause they are mere wood.
9. Covered with silver from Tarshishand gold from Uphaz,they are the work of a craftsmanand the hands of a goldsmith.Clothed in blue and purple,all of them nothing more than the work of artisans.
10. But the Lord is the true God!He’s the living God and the everlasting king!When he’s angry, the earth quakes;the nations can’t endure his rage.
11. Tell them this: The gods who didn’t make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.
12. But God made the earth by his might;he shaped the world by his wisdom,crafted the skies by his knowledge.
13. At the sound of his voice,the heavenly waters roar.He raises the clouds from the ends of the earth.He sends the lightning with the rain,the wind from his treasuries.
14. Everyone is too foolish to understand;every goldsmith is dishonored by his idols,for their images are shams;they aren’t alive.
15. They are a delusion, a charade;at the appointed time they will vanish!
16. Jacob’s portion is utterly differentbecause God has formed all things,including Israel, his very own people—the Lord of heavenly forces is his name!
17. Pack your bags and get ready to leave,you who live under siege.
18. The Lord proclaims:I’m going to eject those who live in the land at this time;I will badger them until they leave.