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Dominion and dread are his
    who brings about harmony in his heavens.
Is there any numbering of his troops?[a]
    Yet on which of them does his light not rise?
How can anyone be in the right against God,(A)
    or how can any born of woman be innocent?

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Footnotes

  1. 25:3 His troops: the heavenly host, or army, the stars (cf. Jgs 5:20), later understood as angels.

“Dominion and awe belong to God;(A)
    he establishes order in the heights of heaven.(B)
Can his forces be numbered?
    On whom does his light not rise?(C)
How then can a mortal be righteous before God?
    How can one born of woman be pure?(D)

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