God does not need to examine a person further,
that one should approach Him in court.

so that godless men should not rule
or ensnare the people.

who gives us more understanding than the animals of the earth
and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?”

how much less when you complain
that you do not see Him,
that your case is before Him
and you are waiting for Him.

Be careful that no one lures you with riches;
do not let a large ransom lead you astray.

Be careful that you do not turn to iniquity,
for that is why you have been tested by affliction.

Remember that you should praise His work,
which people have sung about.

Just listen to His thunderous voice
and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.

God thunders marvelously with His voice;
He does great things that we cannot comprehend.

serve as His sign to all mankind,
so that all men may know His work.

Should He be told that I want to speak?
Can a man speak when he is confused?

What road leads to the place where light is dispersed?
Where is the source of the east wind that spreads across the earth?

Can you command the clouds
so that a flood of water covers you?

She forgets that a foot may crush them
or that some wild animal may trample them.

She treats her young harshly, as if they were not her own,
with no fear that her labor may have been in vain.

Then I will confess to you
that your own right hand can deliver you.

Will he make a covenant with you
so that you can take him as a slave forever?

Who confronted Me, that I should repay him?
Everything under heaven belongs to Me.

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

The sword that reaches him will have no effect,
nor will a spear, dart, or arrow.

He surveys everything that is haughty;
he is king over all the proud beasts.

I know that You can do anything
and no plan of Yours can be thwarted.

So the Lord blessed the last part of Job’s life more than the first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

He is like a tree planted beside streams of water
that bears its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.

The wicked are not like this;
instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.

Know that the Lord has set apart
the faithful for Himself;
the Lord will hear when I call to Him.

You have put more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and new wine abound.

what is man that You remember him,
the son of man that You look after him?

You made him little less than God
and crowned him with glory and honor.

so that I may declare all Your praises.
I will rejoice in Your salvation
within the gates of Daughter Zion.

The wicked will return to Sheol—
all the nations that forget God.

doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressed
so that men of the earth may terrify them no more.

May the Lord cut off all flattering lips
and the tongue that speaks boastfully.

Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion!
When the Lord restores the fortunes of His people,
Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.

You have tested my heart;
You have examined me at night.
You have tried me and found nothing evil;
I have determined that my mouth will not sin.

They are more desirable than gold—
than an abundance of pure gold;
and sweeter than honey,
which comes from the honeycomb.

Now I know that the Lord gives victory to His anointed;
He will answer him from His holy heaven
with mighty victories from His right hand.

Lord, give victory to the king!
May He answer us on the day that we call.

I am certain that I will see the Lord’s goodness
in the land of the living.

so that I can sing to You and not be silent.
Lord my God, I will praise You forever.

You will free me from the net
that is secretly set for me,
for You are my refuge.

How great is Your goodness
that You have stored up for those who fear You
and accomplished in the sight of everyone
for those who take refuge in You.

Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to You
at a time that You may be found.
When great floodwaters come,
they will not reach him.

Do not be like a horse or mule,
without understanding,
that must be controlled with bit and bridle
or else it will not come near you.

Taste and see that the Lord is good.
How happy is the man who takes refuge in Him!

Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,
and let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it—to his ruin.

Even on his bed he makes malicious plans.
He sets himself on a path that is not good
and does not reject evil.

God, Your faithful love is so valuable
that people take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

The Lord laughs at him
because He sees that his day is coming.

The little that the righteous man has is better
than the abundance of many wicked people.

For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm.I said, “I will guard my ways
so that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard my mouth with a muzzle
as long as the wicked are in my presence.”

Turn Your angry gaze from me
so that I may be cheered up
before I die and am gone.”

Lord my God, You have done many things—
Your wonderful works and Your plans for us;
none can compare with You.
If I were to report and speak of them,
they are more than can be told.

For troubles without number have surrounded me;
my sins have overtaken me; I am unable to see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
and my courage leaves me.

By this I know that You delight in me:
my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.

You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joy
more than your companions.

“Stop your fighting—and know that I am God,
exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth.”

Trembling seized them there,
agony like that of a woman in labor,

note its ramparts; tour its citadels
so that you can tell a future generation:

so that he may live forever
and not see the Pit.

For one can see that wise men die;
foolish and stupid men also pass away.
Then they leave their wealth to others.

But despite his assets, man will not last;
he is like the animals that perish.

A man with valuable possessions
but without understanding
is like the animals that perish.

Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

You love any words that destroy,
you treacherous tongue!

Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion!
When God restores the fortunes of His people,
Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.

His buttery words are smooth,
but war is in his heart.
His words are softer than oil,
but they are drawn swords.

They have venom like the venom of a snake,
like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,

that does not listen to the sound of the charmers
who skillfully weave spells.

They will vanish like water that flows by;
they will aim their useless arrows.

Like a slug that moves along in slime,
like a woman’s miscarried child,
they will not see the sun.

Consume them in rage;
consume them until they are gone.
Then people will know throughout the earth
that God rules over Jacob.Selah

You have made Your people suffer hardship;
You have given us wine to drink
that made us stagger.

You have given a signal flag to those who fear You,
so that they can flee before the archers.Selah

Save with Your right hand, and answer me,
so that those You love may be rescued.

I call to You from the ends of the earth
when my heart is without strength.
Lead me to a rock that is high above me,

Men are only a vapor;
exalted men, an illusion.
Weighed in the scales, they go up;
together they are less than a vapor.

A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.

My lips will glorify You
because Your faithful love is better than life.

that my lips promised
and my mouth spoke during my distress.

so that Your way may be known on earth,
Your salvation among all nations.

You ascended to the heights, taking away captives;
You received gifts from people,
even from the rebellious,
so that the Lord God might live there.

so that your foot may wade in blood
and your dogs’ tongues may have their share
from the enemies.”

Those who hate me without cause
are more numerous than the hairs of my head;
my deceitful enemies, who would destroy me,
are powerful.
Though I did not steal, I must repay.

That will please Yahweh more than an ox,
more than a bull with horns and hooves.

Let heaven and earth praise Him,
the seas and everything that moves in them,

May he be like rain that falls on the cut grass,
like spring showers that water the earth.

Make Your way to the everlasting ruins,
to all that the enemy has destroyed in the sanctuary.

Rise up, God, defend Your cause!
Remember the insults
that fools bring against You all day long.

Do not forget the clamor of Your adversaries,
the tumult of Your opponents that goes up constantly.

So I say, “I am grieved
that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

things we have heard and known
and that our fathers have passed down to us.

so that a future generation—
children yet to be born—might know.
They were to rise and tell their children

so that they might put their confidence in God
and not forget God’s works,
but keep His commands.

They remembered that God was their rock,
the Most High God, their Redeemer.

He remembered that they were only flesh,
a wind that passes and does not return.

He built His sanctuary like the heights,
like the earth that He established forever.

Pour out Your wrath on the nations
that don’t acknowledge You,
on the kingdoms that don’t call on Your name,

Why have You broken down its walls
so that all who pass by pick its fruit?

the root Your right hand has planted,
the shoot that You made strong for Yourself.