I have blotted out,
as a thick cloud,
thy transgressions,
and, as a cloud,
thy sins:
return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
Sing, O ye heavens;
Thus saith the LORD,
---thy redeemer,
------and he that formed thee from the womb,
I am the LORD that maketh all things;
that stretcheth forth the heavens alone;
that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
as a thick cloud,
thy transgressions,
and, as a cloud,
thy sins:
return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
Sing, O ye heavens;
for the LORD hath done it:
shout, ye lower parts of the earth:
break forth into singing, ye mountains,
O forest, and every tree therein:
Thus saith the LORD,
---thy redeemer,
------and he that formed thee from the womb,
I am the LORD that maketh all things;
that stretcheth forth the heavens alone;
that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
...that turneth wise men backward,
and maketh their knowledge foolish;
That confirmeth the word of his servant,
and performeth the counsel of his messengers...
Isaiah 44:22-26