2. I will go before youand will level the mountains;I will break down gates of bronzeand cut through bars of iron.
3. I will give you hidden treasures,riches stored in secret places,so that you may know that I am the Lord,the God of Israel, who summons you by name.
4. For the sake of Jacob my servant,of Israel my chosen,I summon you by nameand bestow on you a title of honour,though you do not acknowledge me.
5. I am the Lord, and there is no other;apart from me there is no God.I will strengthen you,though you have not acknowledged me,
6. so that from the rising of the sunto the place of its settingpeople may know there is none besides me.I am the Lord, and there is no other.
7. I form the light and create darkness,I bring prosperity and create disaster;I, the Lord, do all these things.
8. ‘You heavens above, rain down my righteousness;let the clouds shower it down.Let the earth open wide,let salvation spring up,let righteousness flourish with it;I, the Lord, have created it.