A Godgreatlyfearedin the councilof the holyones,And awesomeaboveallthose who are aroundHim?
Whois like the LORDour God,Who is enthronedon high,
Ascribeto the LORD,O sonsof the mighty,Ascribeto the LORDgloryand strength.
For the LORDMostHighis to be feared,A greatKingoverallthe earth.
Thereis noonelikeYou among the gods,O Lord,Norare thereany workslike Yours.
To whomthen will you likenGod?Or whatlikenesswill you comparewith Him?
"To whomthen will you likenMe That I would be [his] equal?"saysthe HolyOne.
"For My handmadeallthesethings,Thus allthesethingscameinto being,"declaresthe LORD."But to thisoneI will look,To him whois humbleand contriteof spirit,and whotremblesat My word.
But the LORDis the true God;He is the livingGodand the everlastingKing.At His wraththe earthquakes,And the nationscannotendureHis indignation.
Whowould not fearYou, O Kingof the nations?Indeedit is Your due!For among allthe wisemenof the nationsAnd in alltheir kingdoms,Thereis nonelikeYou.
Then Mosessaidto Aaron,"It is whatthe LORDspoke,saying,By those who comenearMe I will be treatedas holy,And beforeallthe peopleI will be honored.'"So Aaron,therefore, keptsilent.
"Do not fearthosewho killthe bodybut are unableto killthe soul;but ratherfearHim who is ableto destroybothsouland bodyin hell.
And greatfearcameoverthe wholechurch,and overallwho heardof these things.
