"Get ready for a difficult task like a man. I will question you and you will inform me!

Would you indeed annul my justice? Would you declare me guilty so that you might be right?

(Who has confronted me that I should repay? Everything under heaven belongs to me!)

you asked, 'Who is this who darkens counsel without knowledge?' But I have declared without understanding things too wonderful for me to know.

You said, 'Pay attention, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.'

I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye has seen you.

After the Lord had spoken these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "My anger is stirred up against you and your two friends, because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has.

So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job will intercede for you, and I will respect him, so that I do not deal with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has."

"I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy hill."

The king says, "I will announce the Lord's decree. He said to me: 'You are my son! This very day I have become your father!

Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your personal property.

A psalm of David, written when he fled from his son Absalom. Lord, how numerous are my enemies! Many attack me.

Many say about me, "God will not deliver him." (Selah)

But you, Lord, are a shield that protects me; you are my glory and the one who restores me.

To the Lord I cried out, and he answered me from his holy hill. (Selah)

I rested and slept; I awoke, for the Lord protects me.

I am not afraid of the multitude of people who attack me from all directions.

Rise up, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked.

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of David. When I call out, answer me, O God who vindicates me! Though I am hemmed in, you will lead me into a wide, open place. Have mercy on me and respond to my prayer!

You men, how long will you try to turn my honor into shame? How long will you love what is worthless and search for what is deceptive? (Selah)

You make me happier than those who have abundant grain and wine.

I will lie down and sleep peacefully, for you, Lord, make me safe and secure.

For the music director, to be accompanied by wind instruments; a psalm of David. Listen to what I say, Lord! Carefully consider my complaint!

Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, for I am praying to you!

Lord, in the morning you will hear me; in the morning I will present my case to you and then wait expectantly for an answer.

But as for me, because of your great faithfulness I will enter your house; I will bow down toward your holy temple as I worship you.

Lord, lead me in your righteousness because of those who wait to ambush me, remove the obstacles in the way in which you are guiding me!

Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall! Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you.

But may all who take shelter in you be happy! May they continually shout for joy! Shelter them so that those who are loyal to you may rejoice!

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments, according to the sheminith style; a psalm of David. Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger! Do not discipline me in your raging fury!

Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am frail! Heal me, Lord, for my bones are shaking!

Relent, Lord, rescue me! Deliver me because of your faithfulness!

I am exhausted as I groan; all night long I drench my bed in tears; my tears saturate the cushion beneath me.

My eyes grow dim from suffering; they grow weak because of all my enemies.

Turn back from me, all you who behave wickedly, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping!

The Lord has heard my appeal for mercy; the Lord has accepted my prayer.

May all my enemies be humiliated and absolutely terrified! May they turn back and be suddenly humiliated!

A musical composition by David, which he sang to the Lord concerning a Benjaminite named Cush. O Lord my God, in you I have taken shelter. Deliver me from all who chase me! Rescue me!

Otherwise they will rip me to shreds like a lion; they will tear me to bits and no one will be able to rescue me.

O Lord my God, if I have done what they say, or am guilty of unjust actions,

or have wronged my ally, or helped his lawless enemy,

may an enemy relentlessly chase me and catch me; may he trample me to death and leave me lying dishonored in the dust. (Selah)

Stand up angrily, Lord! Rise up with raging fury against my enemies! Wake up for my sake and execute the judgment you have decreed for them!

The Lord judges the nations. Vindicate me, Lord, because I am innocent, because I am blameless, O Exalted One!

May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!

The Exalted God is my shield, the one who delivers the morally upright.

For the music director; according to the alumoth-labben style; a psalm of David. I will thank the Lord with all my heart! I will tell about all your amazing deeds!

When my enemies turn back, they trip and are defeated before you.

For you defended my just cause; from your throne you pronounced a just decision.

when they prayed: "Have mercy on me, Lord! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!

Rise up, Lord! Don't let men be defiant! May the nations be judged in your presence!

The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks, "God won't hold me accountable; he doesn't care."

Why does the wicked man reject God? He says to himself, "You will not hold me accountable."

You defend the fatherless and oppressed, so that mere mortals may no longer terrorize them.

For the music director; by David. In the Lord I have taken shelter. How can you say to me, "Flee to a mountain like a bird!

May the Lord rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve!

May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!

For the music director; a psalm of David. How long, Lord, will you continue to ignore me? How long will you pay no attention to me?

How long must I worry, and suffer in broad daylight? How long will my enemy gloat over me?

Look at me! Answer me, O Lord my God! Revive me, or else I will die!

Then my enemy will say, "I have defeated him!" Then my foes will rejoice because I am upended.

But I trust in your faithfulness. May I rejoice because of your deliverance!

I will sing praises to the Lord when he vindicates me.

All those who behave wickedly do not understand -- those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to the Lord.

I wish the deliverance of Israel would come from Zion! When the Lord restores the well-being of his people, may Jacob rejoice, may Israel be happy!

A psalm of David. Lord, who may be a guest in your home? Who may live on your holy hill?

A prayer of David. Protect me, O God, for I have taken shelter in you.

I say to the Lord, "You are the Lord, my only source of well-being."

Lord, you give me stability and prosperity; you make my future secure.

I will praise the Lord who guides me; yes, during the night I reflect and learn.

I constantly trust in the Lord; because he is at my right hand, I will not be upended.

So my heart rejoices and I am happy; My life is safe.

You will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful follower to see the Pit.

You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.

A prayer of David. Lord, consider my just cause! Pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to the prayer I sincerely offer!

Make a just decision on my behalf! Decide what is right!

You have scrutinized my inner motives; you have examined me during the night. You have carefully evaluated me, but you find no sin. I am determined I will say nothing sinful.

I call to you for you will answer me, O God. Listen to me! Hear what I say!

Protect me as you would protect the pupil of your eye! Hide me in the shadow of your wings!

Protect me from the wicked men who attack me, my enemies who crowd around me for the kill.

They attack me, now they surround me; they intend to throw me to the ground.

Rise up, Lord! Confront him! Knock him down! Use your sword to rescue me from the wicked man!

Lord, use your power to deliver me from these murderers, from the murderers of this world! They enjoy prosperity; you overwhelm them with the riches they desire. They have many children, and leave their wealth to their offspring.

As for me, because I am innocent I will see your face; when I awake you will reveal yourself to me.

For the music director; by the Lord's servant David, who sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord rescued him from the power of all his enemies, including Saul. He said: "I love you, Lord, my source of strength!

The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I was delivered from my enemies.

The waves of death engulfed me, the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.

The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, the snares of death trapped me.

In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried out to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.

He reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me from the surging water.

He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hate me, for they were too strong for me.

They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the Lord helped me.

He brought me out into a wide open place; he delivered me because he was pleased with me.

The Lord repaid me for my godly deeds; he rewarded my blameless behavior.

For I have obeyed the Lord's commands; I have not rebelled against my God.

The Lord rewarded me for my godly deeds; he took notice of my blameless behavior.

Indeed, you are my lamp, Lord. My God illuminates the darkness around me.

Indeed, with your help I can charge against an army; by my God's power I can jump over a wall.

The one true God gives me strength; he removes the obstacles in my way.