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A Hymn of Praise to God

12 The Lord made the earth by his power;
    by his wisdom he created the world
    and stretched out the heavens.
13 At his command the waters above the sky[a] roar;
    he brings clouds from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning flash in the rain
    and sends the wind from his storeroom.
14 At the sight of this, people feel stupid and senseless;
    those who make idols are disillusioned,
    because the gods they make are false and lifeless.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 10:13 See Gn 1.6-8.

12 But God made(A) the earth(B) by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom(C)
    and stretched out the heavens(D) by his understanding.
13 When he thunders,(E) the waters in the heavens roar;
    he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning(F) with the rain(G)
    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(H)

14 Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;
    every goldsmith is shamed(I) by his idols.
The images he makes are a fraud;(J)
    they have no breath in them.

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