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But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”

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

He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.

He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.

He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.

…to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them.

You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.

Their descendants are established around them, and their offspring before their eyes.

Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them.

How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?

But together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.

The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:

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

For to them, deep darkness is their morning; surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!

The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.

The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.

He gives them a sense of security, but His eyes are on their ways.

The dead tremble—those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.

His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them.

After my words, they spoke no more; my speech settled on them like dew.

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

What use to me was the strength of their hands, since their vigor had left them?

And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them.

They tear up my path; they profit from my destruction, with no one to restrain them.

Did not He who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same One form us in the womb?

Job’s friends are dismayed, with no more to say; words have escaped them.

He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings

Therefore, He recognizes their deeds; He overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.

He strikes them for their wickedness in full view,

He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.

He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.

…then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.

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

He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.

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

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

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.

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

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

One scale is so near to another that no air can pass between them.

So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer.

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.

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:

You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”

You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”

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

Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.

Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.

Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against 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.

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 surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.

Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.

The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.

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

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

Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,

Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,

He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.

I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.

I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.

They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.

I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.

I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.

By them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.

By them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.

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.

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.

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 You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.

For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.

In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.

They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.

The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.

Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.

Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.

Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.

Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.

Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.

Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.

Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.

O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.

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

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

Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.

…to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

…to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.

But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.

The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.

He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken.

May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.

May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.

May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.