"As for God,His wayis blameless;The wordof the LORDis tested;He is a shieldto allwho takerefugein Him.
"The Rock!His workis perfect,For allHis waysare just;A Godof faithfulnessand withoutinjustice,Righteousand uprightis He.
Everywordof Godis tested;He is a shieldto those who takerefugein Him.
As for God,His wayis blameless;The wordof the LORDis tried;He is a shieldto allwho takerefugein Him.
"Thereforeyou are to be perfect,as your heavenlyFatheris perfect.
Your wordis verypure,Therefore Your servantlovesit.
The wordsof the LORDare purewords;As silvertriedin a furnaceon the earth,refinedseventimes.
My God,my rock,in whom I takerefuge,My shieldand the hornof my salvation,my strongholdand my refuge;My savior,You saveme from violence.
Takeholdof bucklerand shieldAnd riseup for my help.
He will coveryou with His pinions,And underHis wingsyou may seekrefuge;His faithfulnessis a shieldand bulwark.
Beholdour shield,O God,And lookupon the faceof Your anointed.
And they sangthe songof Moses,the bond-servantof God,and the songof the Lamb,saying,"Greatand marvelousare Your works,O LordGod,the Almighty;Righteousand true are Your ways,Kingof the nations!
"NowI, Nebuchadnezzar,praise,exaltand honorthe Kingof heaven,for allHis worksare true and His waysjust,and He is ableto humblethose whowalkin pride."
"I will surelytellof the decreeof the LORD:He saidto Me, 'You are My Son,TodayI have begottenYou.
"You foundhis heartfaithfulbeforeYou, And madea covenantwith him To give[him] the landof the Canaanite,Of the Hittiteand the Amorite,Of the Perizzite,the Jebusiteand the Girgashite--To give[it] to his descendants.And You have fulfilledYour promise,For You are righteous.
"Therefore,listento me, you menof understanding.Farbe it from Godto do wickedness,And from the Almightyto do wrong.
The LORDis righteousin allHis waysAnd kindin allHis deeds.
I knowthat everythingGoddoeswill remainforever;thereis nothingto addto it and thereis nothingto takefrom it, for Godhas [so] workedthat men should fearHim.
"But at the endof that period,I, Nebuchadnezzar,raisedmy eyestoward heavenand my reasonreturnedto me, and I blessedthe MostHighand praisedand honoredHim wholivesforever;For His dominionis an everlastingdominion,And His kingdom[endures] from generationto generation.
