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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.

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

The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.

They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.

God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.

Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?

Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.

For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.

The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.

Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.

Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?

Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.

Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.

The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.

The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.

Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”

…when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,

In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,

Have you journeyed to the vents of the sea or walked in the trenches of the deep?

…which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle?

In which direction is the lightning dispersed, or the east wind scattered over the earth?

Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear and her cubs?

Who has put wisdom in the heart or given understanding to the mind?

…when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket?

…when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket?

…when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket?

Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return.

Can you trust him to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor?

For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand.

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

He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.

He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.

Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.

Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.

See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.

The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.

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

Strength resides in his neck, and dismay leaps before him.

Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes.”

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.

No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers.

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.

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.

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.

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.

Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury:

Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury:

Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.

Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.

Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.

Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.

I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.

In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.

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

The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity.

But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.

Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.

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.

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.

Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.

For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?

All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.

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,

…then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah

Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.

My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

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.

When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!

I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

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

Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.

…that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.

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

Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.

Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?

In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.

In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.

For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.

He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

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.

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!