“Will the wild ox consent to serve you,
Or will he spend the night at your manger?

“Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes,
Or will he harrow the valleys after you?

“Will you trust him because his strength is great
And leave your labor to him?

“Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain
And gather it from your threshing floor?

And she forgets that a foot may crush them,
Or that a wild beast may trample them.

“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
Let him who reproves God answer it.”

“Once I have spoken, and I will not answer;
Even twice, and I will add nothing more.”

“Now gird up your loins like a man;
I will ask you, and you instruct Me.

“Will you really annul My judgment?
Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?

“Then I will also confess to you,
That your own right hand can save you.

“Will he make many supplications to you,
Or will he speak to you soft words?

“Will he make a covenant with you?
Will you take him for a servant forever?

“Will you play with him as with a bird,
Or will you bind him for your maidens?

“Will the traders bargain over him?
Will they divide him among the merchants?

“Lay your hand on him;
Remember the battle; you will not do it again!

“Behold, your expectation is false;
Will you be laid low even at the sight of him?

“I will not keep silence concerning his limbs,
Or his mighty strength, or his orderly frame.

‘Hear, now, and I will speak;
I will ask You, and You instruct me.’

Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves, and My servant Job will pray for you. For I will accept him so that I may not do with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.”

He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers.

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

For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked will perish.

Then He will speak to them in His anger
And terrify them in His fury, saying,

“I will surely tell of the decree of the Lord:
He said to Me, ‘You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.

‘Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance,
And the very ends of the earth as Your possession.

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people
Who have set themselves against me round about.

O sons of men, how long will my honor become a reproach?
How long will you love what is worthless and aim at deception? Selah.

Many are saying, “Who will show us any good?”
Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, O Lord!

In peace I will both lie down and sleep,
For You alone, O Lord, make me to dwell in safety.

In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice;
In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.

But as for me, by Your abundant lovingkindness I will enter Your house,
At Your holy temple I will bow in reverence for You.

For there is no mention of You in death;
In Sheol who will give You thanks?

All my enemies will be ashamed and greatly dismayed;
They shall turn back, they will suddenly be ashamed.

Or he will tear my soul like a lion,
Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver.

If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword;
He has bent His bow and made it ready.

His mischief will return upon his own head,
And his violence will descend upon his own pate.

I will give thanks to the Lord according to His righteousness
And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

For the choir director; on Muth-labben. A Psalm of David.
I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart;
I will tell of all Your wonders.

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

And He will judge the world in righteousness;
He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity.

The Lord also will be a stronghold for the oppressed,
A stronghold in times of trouble;

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You,
For You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

The wicked will return to Sheol,
Even all the nations who forget God.

For the needy will not always be forgotten,
Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.

He says to himself, “I will not be moved;
Throughout all generations I will not be in adversity.”

He says to himself, “God has forgotten;
He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”

Why has the wicked spurned God?
He has said to himself, “You will not require it.”

O Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear

To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed,
So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.

Upon the wicked He will rain snares;
Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.

For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness;
The upright will behold His face.

Who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?”

“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.”

You, O Lord, will keep them;
You will preserve him from this generation forever.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?

How long shall I take counsel in my soul,
Having sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,

And my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”
And my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken.

I will sing to the Lord,
Because He has dealt bountifully with me. Cross references: Psalm 13:1 : Ps 44:24 Psalm 13:1 : Job 13:24; Ps 89:46 Psalm 13:2 : Ps 42:4 Psalm 13:2 : Ps 42:9 Psalm 13:3 : Ps 5:1 Psalm 13:3 : 1 Sam 14:29; Ezra 9:8; Job 33:30; Ps 18:28 Psalm 13:3 : Jer 51:39 Psalm 13:4 : Ps 12:4 Psalm 13:4 : Ps 25:2; 38:16 Psalm 13:5 : Ps 52:8 Psalm 13:5 : Ps 9:14 Psalm 13:6 : Ps 96:1, 2 Psalm 13:6 : Ps 116:7; 119:17; 142:7 end of crossrefs

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord restores His captive people,
Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.

He does not put out his money at interest,
Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things will never be shaken.

The sorrows of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied;
I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
Nor will I take their names upon my lips.

I will bless the Lord who has counseled me;
Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night.

I have set the Lord continually before me;
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will dwell securely.

For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol;
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.

You will make known to me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.

You have tried my heart;
You have visited me by night;
You have tested me and You find nothing;
I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.

I have called upon You, for You will answer me, O God;
Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.

As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness;
I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake.

Therefore I will give thanks to You among the nations, O Lord,
And I will sing praises to Your name.

Also keep back Your servant from presumptuous sins;
Let them not rule over me;
Then I will be blameless,
And I shall be acquitted of great transgression.

We will sing for joy over your victory,
And in the name of our God we will set up our banners.
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.

Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed;
He will answer him from His holy heaven
With the saving strength of His right hand.

Some boast in chariots and some in horses,
But we will boast in the name of the Lord, our God.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
O Lord, in Your strength the king will be glad,
And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice!

For the king trusts in the Lord,
And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he will not be shaken.

Your hand will find out all your enemies;
Your right hand will find out those who hate you.

You will make them as a fiery oven in the time of your anger;
The Lord will swallow them up in His wrath,
And fire will devour them.

Their offspring You will destroy from the earth,
And their descendants from among the sons of men.

Though they intended evil against You
And devised a plot,
They will not succeed.

For You will make them turn their back;
You will aim with Your bowstrings at their faces.

Be exalted, O Lord, in Your strength;
We will sing and praise Your power.

Save me from the lion’s mouth;
From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.

I will tell of Your name to my brethren;
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.
Let your heart live forever!

All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord,
And all the families of the nations will worship before You.

All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship,
All those who go down to the dust will bow before Him,
Even he who cannot keep his soul alive.

Posterity will serve Him;
It will be told of the Lord to the coming generation.

They will come and will declare His righteousness
To a people who will be born, that He has performed it.

Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed;
Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.

Who is the man who fears the Lord?
He will instruct him in the way he should choose.

His soul will abide in prosperity,
And his descendants will inherit the land.

The secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him,
And He will make them know His covenant.

My eyes are continually toward the Lord,
For He will pluck my feet out of the net.

I do not sit with deceitful men,
Nor will I go with pretenders.

I hate the assembly of evildoers,
And I will not sit with the wicked.

I shall wash my hands in innocence,
And I will go about Your altar, O Lord,

Though a host encamp against me,
My heart will not fear;
Though war arise against me,
In spite of this I shall be confident.