Otherwise, I would speak without being terrified of him, because I'm not like that inside myself."

""Woe to me if I'm guilty! If I'm innocent, I cannot lift my head, because I am filled with disgrace. Look at my affliction!

You'll be secure, because there is hope; you'll see that you're at rest and safe.

Because your sin dictates your speech, you have chosen the language of the crafty.

"Because you're the one who closed their hearts to compassion; therefore, you won't let them triumph.

You're tearing yourself to pieces in your anger. Will the land be abandoned because of you, or the rock be moved from its place?"

"Be gracious to me, be gracious to me, my friends, because God's hand has struck me.

"Therefore my anxious thoughts cause me to answer because I'm agitated within me.

Whenever I hear an insulting rebuke, I respond from my spirit because I understand."

because he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house that he didn't build.

Because nothing was left for him to devour, therefore his prosperity won't last.

Will he acquit you just because you fear him, and render a verdict on your behalf?

"I'm still complaining bitterly today; my hand is heavy because of groaning.

Because he knows the road on which I travel, when he had tested me, I'll come out like gold.

Nevertheless, I haven't been silenced because of the darkness, even when thick darkness obscures my vision."

because I delivered the poor who were crying for help, along with orphans who had no one to help them.

because something as lascivious as that is an iniquity that should be judged.

No stranger ever spent the night in the street, because I opened my doors to travelers."

These three men stopped responding to Job, because he was claiming to be righteous, in his own opinion.

But then Barachel's son Elihu from Buz, one of Ram's descendants, got really angry. He was furious with Job because he had been declaring himself righteous instead of vindicating God.

Furthermore, he was furious with his three friends because they had not answered Job, but instead had condemned him.

Barachel's son Elihu from Buz responded and said: "I'm younger than you are. Because you're older, I was terrified to tell you what I know.

because I'm filled with things to say, and my spirit within me compels me to speak.

If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, because I'd be happy to vindicate you.

Because he says, "There's no profit for a man to find joy with God.'"

because he repays a person for his behavior; and according to a person's conduct, he lets it happen to him.

because they've abandoned their pursuit of him and had no respect for any of his ways.

because he has been adding rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us, and keeps on ranting against God."

"They cry out because they have many oppressors; they cry for help because the powerful are abusing them.

"They cry out there, but he doesn't answer because of the arrogance of those who practice evil.

because what I have to say isn't deceptive, and the one who has perfect knowledge is with you."

Be careful! Don't turn to evil, because of this you will be tried by more than affliction.

Will you trust him because of his great strength and entrust your labor to him?

because God didn't grant her wisdom and never gave her understanding.

So Eliphaz from Teman, Bildad from Shuah, and Zophar from Naamath did precisely as the LORD had spoken to them, because the LORD showed favor to Job.

I lie down and sleep, I wake up, because the LORD sustains me.

But I, because of the abundance of your gracious love, may come into your house. In awe of you, I will worship in your holy Temple.

LORD, lead me in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your path straight before me.

Declare them guilty, God! Let them fall by their own schemes. Drive them away because of their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against you.

Be gracious to me, LORD, because I am fading away. Heal me, because my body is distressed.

Return, LORD, save my life! Deliver me, because of your gracious love.

My eyesight has faded because of grief, it has dimmed because of all my enemies.

As for all my enemies, they will be put to shame; they will be greatly frightened and suddenly turn away ashamed. A Davidic psalm, which he sang to the LORD, because of the words of Cush the descendant of Benjamin.

Get up, LORD, in your anger! Rise up, because of the fury of my enemies; Arouse yourself for me; you have ordained justice.

Be gracious to me, LORD, take note of my affliction, because of those who hate me. You snatch me away from the gates of death,

"Because the poor are being oppressed, because the needy are sighing, I will now arise," says the LORD, "I will establish in safety those who yearn for it."

There they are seized with terror, because God is with those who are righteous.

I have set the LORD before me continuously; because he stands at my right hand, I will stand firm.

Because my steps have held fast to your paths, my footsteps have not faltered.

The world shook and trembled; the foundations of the mountains quaked, they shook because he was angry.

Then the channels of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were uncovered because of your rebuke, LORD, because of the blast from the breath of your nostrils.

He delivered me from my strong enemies, from those who hated me because they were stronger than I.

The LORD will reward me because I am righteous; because my hands are clean he will restore me;

because I have kept the ways of the LORD, and I have not wickedly departed from my God;

because all his judgments were always before me, and I did not cast off his statutes.

So the LORD restored me according to my righteousness, because my hands were clean in his sight.

His glory is great because of your deliverance, you have given him honor and majesty.

The king trusts in the LORD; because of the gracious love of the Most High, he will stand firm.

Rise up, LORD, because you are strong; we will sing and praise your power. To the Director: To the tune of "Doe of the Dawn".A Davidic Psalm.

My praise in the great congregation is because of you; I will pay my vows before those who fear you.

Even when I walk through a valley of deep darkness, I will not be afraid because you are with me. Your rod and your staff they comfort me.

My eyes look to the LORD continuously, because he's the one who releases my feet from the trap.

Preserve my life and deliver me; do not let me be ashamed, because I take refuge in you.

Integrity and justice will preserve me, because I wait on you.

Vindicate me, LORD, because I have walked in integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

Teach me your way, LORD, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.

Because they do not understand the deeds of the LORD or the work of his hands, He will tear them down and never build them up.

In you, LORD, I have taken refuge. Let me never be ashamed. Because you are righteous, deliver me!

My life is consumed by sorrow, my years with groaning. My strength has faltered because of my iniquity; my bones have been consumed.

because he spoke and it came to be, because he commanded, it stood firm.

Indeed, our heart will rejoice in him, because we have placed our trust in his holy name.

Don't be angry because of those who do evil, do not be jealous because of those who commit iniquity.

Be silent in the LORD's presence and wait patiently for him. Don't be angry because of the one whose way prospers or the one who implements evil schemes.

But the Lord laughs at him because he sees that his day is coming!

The LORD helps and delivers them; he will deliver them from the wicked, and he will save them because they have sought refuge in him. A Davidic Psalm: As a Reminder.

because your arrows have sunk deep into me, and your hand has come down hard on me.

My wounds have putrefied and festered because of my foolishness.

I am weak and utterly crushed; I cry out in distress because of my heart's anguish.

Because I have placed my hope in you, LORD, you will answer, Lord, my God.

They reward my good with evil, opposing me because I seek to do good.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will praise him once again, since his presence saves me and he is my God. To the Director: An instruction of the Sons of Korah.

It was not with their sword that they inherited the land, nor did their own arm deliver them. But it was by your power, your strength, and by the light of your face; because you were pleased with them.

because of the voice of the one who mocks and reviles, because of the enemy and the avenger.

and the king will greatly desire your beauty. Because he is your lord, you should bow in respect before him.

Mount Zion will be glad; the towns of Judah will rejoice because of your judgments.

I do not rebuke you because of your sacrifices; indeed, your burnt offerings are continuously before me.

These things you did, and I kept silent, because you assumed that I was like you. But now I am going to rebuke you, and I will set forth my case before your very own eyes."

Therefore I will praise you forever because of what you did; I will proclaim that your name is good in the midst of your faithful ones. To the Director: Upon . A Davidic instruction.

With a free will offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, LORD, because it is good,

because of the voice of the enemy, and because of the oppression of the wicked. They bring down evil upon me, and in anger they hate me.

Confound them, Lord, and confuse their speech, because I have seen violence and strife in the city.

God, who is enthroned from long ago, will hear me and humble them. Interlude Because they do not repent, they do not fear God.

Have mercy on me, God, because men have harassed me. Those who oppress me have fought against me all day long.

Cast them away because of their wickedness. In wrath, God, cast down these people!

My enemies will retreat when I call on you. This has been my experience, because God is with me.

Look, they lie in ambush for my life; these violent men gather together against me, but not because of any transgression or sin of mine, LORD.

You made the earth quake; you broke it open. Repair its fractures, because it has shifted.

Also to you, Lord, belongs gracious love, because you reward each person according to what he does. A Davidic Psalm, while he was in the Judean wilderness.

Because your gracious love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you.

But as for the king, he will rejoice in God. Indeed, everyone who swears by God will exult, because the mouths of liars will be silenced. To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.