14. With whom does God consultin order to know and understandand to learn how things should be done?
15. To the Lord the nations are nothing,no more than a drop of water;the distant islands are as light as dust.
16. All the animals in the forests of Lebanonare not enough for a sacrifice to our God,and its trees are too few to kindle the fire.
17. The nations are nothing at all to him.
18. To whom can God be compared?How can you describe what he is like?
19. He is not like an idol that workmen make,that metalworkers cover with goldand set in a base of silver.
20. The man who cannot afford silver or goldchooses wood that will not rot.He finds a skilful craftsmanto make an image that won't fall down.
21. Do you not know?Were you not told long ago?Have you not heard how the world began?
22. It was made by the one who sits on his throneabove the earth and beyond the sky;the people below look as tiny as ants.He stretched out the sky like a curtain,like a tent in which to live.
23. He brings down powerful rulersand reduces them to nothing.
24. They are like young plants,just set out and barely rooted.When the Lord sends a wind,they dry up and blow away like straw.
25. To whom can the holy God be compared?Is there anyone else like him?
26. Look up at the sky!Who created the stars you see?The one who leads them out like an army,he knows how many there areand calls each one by name!His power is so great —not one of them is ever missing!