As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle.

Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction.

Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.

Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.

Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;

Come against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left.