Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.

Will he who is protesting give teaching to the Ruler of all? Let him who has arguments to put forward against God give an answer.

And an arm like God hast thou? And with a voice like Him dost thou thunder?

Now take a look at the strength that he has in his loins, and in the muscles of his abdomen.

It ranks first among the works of God, the One who made it has furnished it with a sword.

Truly, if the river is overflowing, it gives him no cause for fear; he has no sense of danger, even if Jordan is rushing against his mouth.

Behold, his hope has been made false; will not one be cast down at the sight of him?

Who has given to me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

Who has ever taken off his outer skin? who may come inside his inner coat of iron?

Who has made open the doors of his face? Fear is round about his teeth.

Its back [has] scales of shields; it is shut up closely [as with] a seal.

Behind it, {it leaves a glistening wake}; one would think [that] the deep [has] gray hair.

"{On the ground it has no equal}-- a creature without fear.

Thou hast known that for all things Thou art able, And not withheld from Thee is any device:

By the ear's hearing I heard [of] you, but now my eye has seen you.

And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against you, and against your two friends: for you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job has.

{So then}, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job will pray for you, for {I will certainly accept his prayer}, so that it will not be done with you [according to your] folly, for you have not spoken to me what is right as my servant Job [has]."

Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of the scornful.

He who sits [enthroned] in the heavens laughs [at their rebellion];
The [Sovereign] Lord scoffs at them [and in supreme contempt He mocks them].

I will declare the decree: the LORD has said unto me, You are my Son; this day have I begotten you.

Rise, O Jehovah! save me, my God. Because Thou hast smitten All mine enemies on the cheek. The teeth of the wicked Thou hast broken.

{To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.} When I call, answer me, O God of my righteousness: in pressure thou hast enlarged me; be gracious unto me, and hear my prayer.

But know that Yahweh has set apart for himself [the] faithful one. Yahweh hears when I call to him.

There are numbers who say, Who will do us any good? the light of his face has gone from us.

Thou hast given joy in my heart, From the time their corn and their wine Have been multiplied.

For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can't live with you.

The boastful station not themselves before Thine eyes: Thou hast hated all working iniquity.

My eye has wasted away with grief;
It has become old because of all my adversaries.

Depart from me, all workers of evil, for Yahweh has heard the sound of my weeping.

Yahweh has heard my plea; Yahweh has accepted my prayer.

Rise, O Jehovah, in Thine anger, Be lifted up at the wrath of mine adversaries, And awake Thou for me: Judgment Thou hast commanded:

God [is] a righteous judge, and a God who has indignation every day.

If he does not repent, he will sharpen his sword. He has bent his bow and he has {strung} it.

And he has prepared for him weapons of death. He has made his arrows fiery shafts.

Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

He makes a pit and digs it out, then falls in [the] trap he has made.

{To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.} O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

From the mouths of infants and sucklings Thou hast founded strength, Because of Thine adversaries, To still an enemy and a self-avenger.

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

Thou dost cause him to rule Over the works of Thy hands, All Thou hast placed under his feet.

For Thou hast done my judgment and my right. Thou hast sat on a throne, A judge of righteousness.

Thou hast rebuked nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Their name Thou hast blotted out to the age and for ever.

O thou Enemy, Finished have been destructions for ever, As to cities thou hast plucked up, Perished hath their memorial with them.

But Yahweh sits [enthroned] forever. He has established his throne for judgment.

They trust in Thee who do know Thy name, For Thou hast not forsaken Those seeking Thee, O Jehovah.

Sing praises to Yahweh, who dwells in Zion, and declare among the people what he has done.

As an avenger of blood, he remembers them; he has not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.

The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made;
In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.

Yahweh has made himself known; he has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his hands. Higgaion Selah

The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.

He is secure at all times. He has no regard for your commands; he disdains all his enemies.

He has said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

He says in his heart, "God has forgotten. He has hidden his face. He never sees."

Why does the wicked renounce God? he has said in his heart, You will not require it.

Thou hast seen, For Thou perverseness and anger beholdest; By giving into Thy hand, On Thee doth the afflicted leave it, Of the fatherless Thou hast been an helper.

The desire of the humble Thou hast heard, O Jehovah. Thou preparest their heart; Thou causest Thine ear to attend,

“If the foundations [of a godly society] are destroyed,
What can the righteous do?”

The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.

Send help, Lord, for mercy has come to an end; there is no more faith among the children of men.

that has said, With our tongue we shall do much; our lips are our own; who is lord over us?

I will sing to Yahweh because he has dealt bountifully with me.

The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none who does good.

Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who cares about God.

in whose eyes the reprobate is despised, but he honors those who fear Jehovah; he has sworn to his hurt, and does not change it;

he has not put out his money at interest, nor has he taken a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall not be moved forever.

Thou hast said to Jehovah, 'My Lord Thou art;' My good is not for thine own sake;

To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent thou hast said, In them is all my delight.

I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.

Thou hast proved my heart, Thou hast inspected by night, Thou hast tried me, Thou findest nothing; My thoughts pass not over my mouth.

Thou hast held fast my goings on to thy ways, My footsteps have not been shaken:

Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands he has repaid me.

Therefore Yahweh has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

As to mine enemies -- Thou hast given to me the neck, As to those hating me -- I cut them off.

Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

Great salvation does he give to his king; he has mercy on the king of his selection, David, and on his seed for ever.

[Yet] in all [the] world their line goes out, and their words to [the] end of [the] world. In them he has pitched a tent for the sun,

The fear of the Lord is clean, and has no end; the decisions of the Lord are true and full of righteousness.

Who has full knowledge of his errors? make me clean from secret evil.

Now I know that the LORD has delivered his anointed; he has answered him from his sanctuary with the strength of his right hand of deliverance.

The desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. Selah.

For thou hast met him with the blessings of goodness; thou hast set a crown of pure gold on his head.

Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him -- length of days, Age-during -- and for ever.

His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

For the king has faith in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High he will not be moved.

To the Overseer, on 'The Hind of the Morning.' -- A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation, The words of my roaring?

Upon thee, was I cast from the time I was born, From the womb of my mother, my GOD, hast thou been.

I am flowing away like water, and all my bones are out of place: my heart is like wax, it has become soft in my body.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

Because dogs have surrounded me; a gang of evildoers has encircled me. Like the lion [they are at] my hands and my feet.

Save me from the mouth of a lion: -- And -- from the horns of the high places Thou hast answered me!

because he has not despised nor abhorred [the] affliction of [the] afflicted, and has not hid his face from him; but he listened to him when he cried for help.

All the fat ones of the earth will give him worship; all those who go down to the dust will make themselves low before him, even he who has not enough for the life of his soul.

They will come and tell his saving [deeds] to a people [yet] to be born, that he has done [it].