The LORDis highaboveallnations;His gloryis abovethe heavens.
"But will Godindeeddwellon the earth?Behold,heavenand the highestheavencannotcontainYou, howmuchlessthishousewhichI have built!
Let them praisethe nameof the LORD,For His namealoneis exalted;His gloryis aboveearthand heaven.
O LORD,our Lord,Howmajesticis Your namein allthe earth,Whohave displayedYour splendorabovethe heavens!
For You are the LORDMostHighoverallthe earth;You are exaltedfaraboveallgods.
The LORDis greatin Zion,And He is exaltedaboveallthe peoples.
Behold,the nationsare like a dropfrom a bucket,And are regardedas a speckof duston the scales;Behold,He liftsup the islandslike finedust.
Allthe nationsare as nothingbeforeHim, They are regardedby Him as lessthannothingand meaningless.
It is He who sitsabovethe circleof the earth,And its inhabitantsare like grasshoppers,Who stretchesout the heavenslike a curtainAnd spreadsthem out like a tentto dwellin.
Thussaysthe LORD,"Heavenis My throneand the earthis My footstool.Wherethenis a houseyou could buildfor Me? And whereis a placethat I may rest?