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If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,

If I sinned, You would take note, and would not acquit me of my iniquity.

If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.

If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.

If only I had never come to be, but had been carried from the womb to the grave.

But if only God would speak and open His lips against you,

If He comes along to imprison you, or convenes a court, who can stop Him?

Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?

As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,

…if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,

If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.

If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.

If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!

Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.

Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die.

For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.

If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,

If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me!

If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me!

If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware.

If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware.

If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,

If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,

I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.

Even if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I hold back, how will it go away?

Even if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I hold back, how will it go away?

If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.

If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,

If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,

Even if I have truly gone astray, my error concerns me alone.

If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my disgrace against me,

If you say, ‘Let us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him,’

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’

Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?

If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents

If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents

If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.

If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.

If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.

If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?”

If even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,

If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.

If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,

If my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has followed my eyes, or if impurity has stuck to my hands,

If my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has followed my eyes, or if impurity has stuck to my hands,

If my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has followed my eyes, or if impurity has stuck to my hands,

If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,

If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,

If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,

…if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless—

…if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,

…if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,

…if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,

If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,

…if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,

…if I have beheld the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,

If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—

…if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—

…if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,

…if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,

…if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,

Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me.

Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,

But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you.

But if not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”

If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,

If you have understanding, hear this; listen to my words.

Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.’

If only Job were tried to the utmost for answering like a wicked man.

If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?

If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?

If you are righteous, what do you give Him, or what does He receive from your hand?

And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,

If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.

But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.

Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.

Have you surveyed the extent of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.

She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain.

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

O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,

O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,

…if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,

…if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,

If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.

If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.

The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.

Of David. To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.

Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us—none can compare to You—if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.

If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,

If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is Mine, and the fullness thereof.

God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.

God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.

They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.

Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.

Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!

If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,

If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,