But the LORD made the earth by his power,
and he preserves it by his wisdom.
With his own understanding
he stretched out the heavens.
When he speaks in the thunder,
the heavens roar with rain.
He causes the clouds to rise over the earth.
He sends the lightning with the rain
and releases the wind from his storehouses.
This is what the LORD says:
“Be just and fair to all.
Do what is right and good,
for I am coming soon to rescue you
and to display my righteousness among you.
Blessed are all those
who are careful to do this.
Blessed are those who honor my Sabbath days of rest
and keep themselves from doing wrong.”
Isaiah 56:1-2
How precious is your unfailing love, O God!
All humanity finds shelter
in the shadow of your wings.
You feed them from the abundance of your own house,
letting them drink from your river of delights.
For you are the fountain of life,
the light by which we see.
Then this message came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
“I am the LORD,
the God of all the peoples of the world.
Is anything too hard for me?”
Oh, that you would burst from the heavens and come down!
How the mountains would quake in your presence!
When you came down long ago,
you did awesome deeds beyond our highest expectations.
And oh, how the mountains quaked!
For since the world began,
no ear has heard
and no eye has seen a God like you,
who works for those who wait for him!
Look, God is greater than we can understand.
His years cannot be counted.
He draws up the water vapor
and then distills it into rain.
The rain pours down from the clouds,
and everyone benefits.
Who can understand the spreading of the clouds
and the thunder that rolls forth from heaven?
See how he spreads the lightning around him
and how it lights up the depth of the sea.
The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,
“The day of judgment is coming,
burning like a furnace.
On that day the arrogant and the wicked
will be burned up like straw.
They will be consumed—roots, branches, and all.
“But for you who fear my name,
the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings.
And you will go free,
leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.”
“I am the LORD, and I do not change…
…Now return to me, and I will return to you,”
says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
Praise the LORD!
I will thank the LORD with all my heart
as I meet with his godly people.
How amazing are the deeds of the LORD!
All who delight in him should ponder them.
Everything he does reveals his glory and majesty.
His righteousness never fails.
He causes us to remember his wonderful works.
How gracious and merciful is our LORD!
He gives food to those who fear him;
he always remembers his covenant.
