if I have seen the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor,

"If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him;

When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.

In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, in slumbering on the bed;

When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? Alike whether to a nation, or to a man,

How much less when you say you don't see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!

"But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They don't cry for help when he binds them.

Don't desire the night, when people are cut off in their place.

After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty. He doesn't hold back anything when his voice is heard.

You whose clothing is warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind?

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

when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

"Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth from the womb,

when I made clouds its garment, and wrapped it in thick darkness,

The waters become hard like stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen.

when the dust runs into a mass, and the clods of earth stick together?

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

Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?

"Do you know the time when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears fawns?

Can you number the months that they fulfill? Or do you know the time when they give birth?

When she lifts up herself on high, she scorns the horse and his rider.

Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?

When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid. They retreat before his thrashing.

Yahweh turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before.

Give sincere homage to the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him. A Psalm by David, when he fled from Absalom his son.

Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.

But know that Yahweh has set apart for himself him who is godly: Yahweh will hear when I call to him.

You have put gladness in my heart, more than when their grain and their new wine are increased.

When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;

When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish in your presence.

He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless, when he draws him in his net.

The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

Lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed against him;" Lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall.

Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When Yahweh restores the fortunes of his people, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. A Psalm by David.

In whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear Yahweh; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn't change;

As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form. For the Chief Musician. By David the servant of Yahweh, who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said,

Save, Yahweh! Let the King answer us when we call! For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

For you will make them turn their back, when you aim drawn bows at their face.

For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.

When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

Hear, Yahweh, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me.

When you said, "Seek my face," my heart said to you, "I will seek your face, Yahweh."

When my father and my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will take me up.

Hear the voice of my petitions, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.

You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.

As for me, I said in my haste, "I am cut off from before your eyes." Nevertheless you heard the voice of my petitions when I cried to you.

When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you. By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom.

Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

For I said, "Don't let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips."

When you rebuke and correct man for iniquity, You consume his wealth like a moth. Surely every man is but a breath." Selah.

My enemies speak evil against me: "When will he die, and his name perish?"

If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?

Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

Don't be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.

For when he dies he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not descend after him.

Though while he lived he blessed his soul -- and men praise you when you do well for yourself --

When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have participated with adulterers.

Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and prepares his way so that I will show God's salvation to him." For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

Against you, and you only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight; that you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.

Then you will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offerings and in whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar. For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, "David has come to Abimelech's house."

Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, "Isn't David hiding himself among us?"

But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Silent Dove in Distant Lands." A poem by David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.

For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

Let them vanish as water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.

The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;

so that men shall say, "Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth." For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.

To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "The Lily of the Covenant." A teaching poem by David, when he fought with Aram Naharaim and with Aram Zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

From the end of the earth, I will call to you, when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work. A Psalm by David, when he was in the desert of Judah.

when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in the night watches.

which my lips promised, and my mouth spoke, when I was in distress.

God, when you went forth before your people, when you marched through the wilderness... Selah.

You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance, when it was weary.

When the Almighty scattered kings in her, it snowed on Zalmon.

When I wept and I fasted, that was to my reproach.

When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.

Don't reject me in my old age. Don't forsake me when my strength fails.

Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don't forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.

For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper.

For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

When I tried to understand this, it was too painful for me;

As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.

When I choose the appointed time, I will judge blamelessly.

You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?

when God arose to judgment, to save all the afflicted ones of the earth. Selah.

when the anger of God went up against them, killed some of the fattest of them, and struck down the young men of Israel.

When he killed them, then they inquired after him. They returned and sought God earnestly.

They didn't remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;

When God heard this, he was angry, and greatly abhorred Israel;

He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn't know.

Yahweh will count, when he writes up the peoples, "This one was born there." Selah.

You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.

For a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday when it is past, like a watch in the night.

Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise?