Men

On the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, the Jews in Susa came together again and put to death three hundred men there, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.

In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men,

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

Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side—men much older than your father.

…what was declared by wise men and was not concealed from their fathers,

God has delivered me to unjust men; He has thrown me to the clutches of the wicked.

Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?

When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.

Men move boundary stones; they pasture stolen flocks.

From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.

Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.

…the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.

…the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.

Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.

“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.

They were banished from among men, shouted at like thieves,

…then may my own wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her.

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

So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

But when he saw that the three men had no further reply, his anger was kindled.

In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,

Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.

“Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of learning.

“Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of learning.

He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men.

Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.

…that godless men should not rule or lay snares for the people.

Men of understanding will declare to me, and the wise men who hear me will say:

Men of understanding will declare to me, and the wise men who hear me will say:

Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.

There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.

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

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

All mankind has seen it; men behold it from afar.

He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.

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

How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah

Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah

…to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.

The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.

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.

The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.

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

As for the deeds of men—by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.

…from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.

…from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.

…who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.

You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.

But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.

For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.

I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.

Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,

How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!

You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.

The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men.

How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.

My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.

You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.

For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.

Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper—

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

For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life—men with no regard for God. Selah

For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life—men with no regard for God. Selah

But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.

My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts—with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?

Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.

Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.

See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.

Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.

You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.

They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.

…like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees

The valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep. No men of might could lift a hand.

God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel.

He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men.

Fire consumed His young men, and their maidens were left without wedding songs.

The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life; they have no regard for You.

Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.

In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”

…if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.

O God, that You would slay the wicked—away from me, you bloodthirsty men—

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,

Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.

Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.

…to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.

…young men and maidens, old and young together.