2. May my teaching drop as the rain,my speech distill as the dew,like gentle rain upon the tender grass,and like 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 upright is he.
5. They have dealt corruptly with him;they are no longer his children because they are blemished;they are a crooked and twisted generation.
6. Do you thus repay the Lord,you foolish and senseless people?Is not he your father, who created you,who made you and established you?
7. Remember the days of old;consider the years of many generations; ask your father, and he will show you,your elders, and they will tell you.