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The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its hills stand out like the folds of a garment.

The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its hills stand out like the folds of a garment.

Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt,

Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt,

…to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,

…to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,

Does the rain have a father? Who has begotten the drops of dew?

Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?

…when the dust hardens into a mass and the clods of earth stick together?

Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions

He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver.

Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?

She forgets that a foot may crush them, or a wild animal may trample them.

She forgets that a foot may crush them, or a wild animal may trample them.

Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?

Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting?

A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and lance.

A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and lance.

He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.

He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.

“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.

Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?

His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.

Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?

“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?

“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?

Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?

Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?

Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life?

Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life?

Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens?

Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens?

If you lay a hand on him, you will remember the battle and never repeat it!

Who can strip off his outer coat? Who can approach him with a bridle?

Smoke billows from his nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.

His chest is as hard as a rock, as hard as a lower millstone!

His chest is as hard as a rock, as hard as a lower millstone!

A club is regarded as straw, and he laughs at the sound of the lance.

His undersides are jagged potsherds, spreading out the mud like a threshing sledge.

He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron; he makes the sea like a jar of ointment.

He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron; he makes the sea like a jar of ointment.

He leaves a glistening wake behind him; one would think the deep had white hair!

Nothing on earth is his equal—a creature devoid of fear!

So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”

All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.

All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.

He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.

A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!

But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.

For the choirmaster, to be accompanied by flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.

For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.

For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.

A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,

A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,

…or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.

God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.

He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.

He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.

For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.

You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.

The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.

He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.

For the choirmaster. Of David. In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!

On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.

For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.

They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?

…who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,

…who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.

A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.

A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it comes from lips free of deceit.

…like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.

…like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.

He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.

He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.

For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.

As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.

He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.

Without speech or language, without a sound to be heard,

…their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun.

Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course,

Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course,

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!

For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.

You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?