27.2 Hymn To The Creator

(Jeremiah 51: 15-19)

The Lord made the earth by his power;
by his wisdom he created the world
and stretched out the heavens.
At his command the waters above the sky roar;
he brings clouds from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning flash in the rain
and sends the wind from his storeroom.
At the sight of this, men feel stupid and senseless;
those who make idols are disillusioned
because the gods they make are false and lifeless.
They are worthless and should be despised;
they will be destroyed when the
Lord comes to deal with them.
The God of Jacob is not like them.
he is the one who made everything,
and he has chosen Israel to be his very own people.
The Lord Almighty is his name.