Who has appointed Him His way; or who can say, You have done wrong?

every man has seen it; man may see it afar off.

Behold, He spreads His light on it, and He covers the bottom of the sea.

He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.

and it is turned around by His guidance, so that they may do whatever He commands them on the face of the world in the earth.

Teach us what we shall say to Him; for because of darkness we cannot arrange our case.

Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth as it came from the womb?

Have you gone to the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in search of the depths?

Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, so that floods of waters may cover you?

Can you send lightnings, that they may go, and say to you, Here we are?

He scorns the turmoil of the city; he does not hear the driver's shouts.

The wing of the ostrich beats joyously; though not like the stork's pinions for flight.

From there he seeks food, and his eyes see afar off.

Will you also set aside My judgment? Will you condemn Me so that you may be justified?

see, now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.

None is so fierce as to dare to stir him up; who then is able to stand before Me?

one is so near to another that no air can come between them;

they are joined one to another, they clasp each other so that they can not be separated.

He makes the deep boil like a pot; he makes the sea like a pot of ointment.

And now take to yourselves seven young bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering. And My servant Job will pray for you. Surely I will lift up his face so as not to do with you according to your foolishness, in that you have not spoken of Me what is right, like My servant Job.

After this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and he saw his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations.

The wicked are not so, but are like chaff which the wind drives away.

You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

There are many who say, Who will show us any good? Jehovah, lift up the light of Your face on us.

Return, O Jehovah, return; deliver my soul; save me for Your mercy's sake.

the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, and all that pass through the paths of the seas.

Have mercy on me, O Jehovah; see my trouble from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,

so that I may declare all Your praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion; I will rejoice in Your salvation.

For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the covetous whom Jehovah despises.

He has said in his heart, God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will not see forever!

to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, so that the man of the earth may no more terrify.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I put my trust in Jehovah; how can you say to me, Flee like a bird to the mountains;

for lo, the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow on the string, so that they may secretly shoot at the upright in heart.

Jehovah is in His holy temple; Jehovah's throne is in Heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids examine the children of men.

lest my enemy say, I have overcome him, and my foes rejoice when I am shaken.

Jehovah looked down from Heaven on the sons of men, to see if there were any who understood and sought God.

For You will not leave My soul in hell; You will not allow Your Holy One to see corruption.

My steps have been held in Your paths, so that my footsteps have not slipped.

I will call on Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

He teaches my hands to war, so that a bow of bronze is bent by my arms.

You have given a wide place for my steps under me, so that my feet have not slipped.

You have also given me the neck of my enemies; so that I might destroy those who hate me.

You have given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld the prayer of his lips. Selah.

All who see Me mock me; they shoot out the lip; they shake the head, saying,

For You are He who took Me out of the womb, causing Me to trust while on My mother's breasts.

I was cast on You from the womb; You are My God from My mother's belly.

Deliver My soul from the sword, My only one from the dog's hand.

Save Me from the lion's mouth; from the wild oxen's horns. You have answered Me.

For the kingdom is Jehovah's; and He is the ruler among the nations.

He restores my soul; He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

A Psalm of David. The earth is Jehovah's, and the fullness of it; the world, and those who dwell in it.

For Your name's sake, O Jehovah, pardon my iniquity; for it is great.

I will wash my hands in innocency; so I will go around Your altar, O Jehovah,

so that I may cry out with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all Your wonderful works.

I would have fainted unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah in the land of the living.

O Jehovah, You have brought up my soul from the grave; You have kept me alive, so that I should not go down to the Pit.

so that my glory may sing praise to You, and not be silent. O Jehovah my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

For You are my rock and my fortress; and for Your name's sake lead me and guide me.

I was a reproach among all my foes, but especially among my neighbors, and a fear to my friends; those who saw me outside fled from me.

Be not like the horse, or like the mule, who have no understanding, whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, so that they do not come near you.

He gathered the waters of the sea like a heap, setting the depths in storehouses.

Taste and see that Jehovah is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him.

Who is the man that desires life, and loves days, that he may see good?

Also draw out the spear and the lance against those who pursue me; say to my soul, I am your salvation.

All my bones shall say, O Jehovah, who is like You, who delivers the poor from those stronger than he; yea, the poor and the needy from him who plunders him?

And they widen their mouths against me; they say, Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen.

Let them not say in their hearts, Aha! Our Soul! Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

Let those who delight in my justification shout and rejoice; and they shall say without ceasing, The Lord be magnified, delighting in the peace of His servant.

For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we shall see light.

Wait on Jehovah, and keep His way, and He shall lift you up to inherit the earth; when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

To the Chief Musician, to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways so that I do not sin with my tongue; I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked are before me.

And He has put a new song in my mouth, praise to our God; many shall see it and fear, and shall trust in Jehovah.

For evils without number have hemmed me in; my sins have taken hold on me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails me.

Let them be desolate as a reward for their shame, those who say to me, Aha, aha!

Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You, and the ones loving your salvation always say, Let Jehovah be magnified.

And when he comes to see me, he speaks vanity; his heart gathers iniquity to itself; he goes out and speaks of it.

They say, A wicked thing is poured out on him, and he who lies down shall rise no more.

But You, O Jehovah, be merciful to me, and raise me up, so that I may repay them.

To the Chief Musician. A contemplation; for the sons of Korah. As the hart pants after the water brooks, so my soul pants after You, O God.

My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day, Where is your God?

I will say to God my rock, Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the cruelty of the enemy?

As with a sword in my bones, my enemies shame me; while they say daily to me, Where is your God?

Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King's enemies; peoples fall under You.

Listen, O daughter, and look; and bow down your ear; and forget your own people and your father's house.

The king's daughter is all glorious within; her clothing is trimmed with gold.

They shall be led with joy and gladness; they shall enter into the King's palace.

The rulers of the peoples are gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth are God's; He is lifted up on high.

They saw, so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hurried away.

as we have heard, so we have seen in the city of Jehovah of Hosts, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah.

According to Your name, O God, so is Your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness; let mount Zion rejoice!

Set your heart on its ramparts, pass between its strongholds; so that you may tell it to the coming generation.

yea, he shall yet live forever; he shall never see corruption.

He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.

He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, so that He may judge His people.

When you saw a thief, then you were pleased to be with him, and you have taken part with adulterers.

You sit; you speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son.

And the righteous shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying,

God looked down from Heaven on the sons of mankind to see if any was discerning, who was seeking God.

For You have delivered my soul from death; have You not kept my feet from falling, so that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

which will not listen to the charmer's voice, a skillful caster of spells.