I'll give an account for every step I've taken; I'll approach him confidently like a Commander-in-Chief."

If I have taken its produce without payment, causing the death of its owners;

Take care that you do not say, Wisdom is here; God may overcome him, but not man.

For I have not known to give flattering titles, In a little doth my Maker take me away.

And now, O Job, give ear to my words, and take note of all I say.

"If you are able, answer me. Present [your argument] {before me}; take your stand.

Why do you take Him to court
for not answering anything a person asks?

For God speaks once, yea, twice, but not one takes notice.

In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep comes on men, while they take their rest on their beds;

In order that man may be turned from his evil works, and that pride may be taken away from him;

Take note O Job, give ear to me; keep quiet, while I say what is in my mind.

For Job has said, I am righteous: and God has taken away my justice.

Indeed, he says, 'A man does not profit when he takes delight in God.'

Now then, you wise, take note; you men of knowledge, give ear to me. Let it be far from God to do evil, and from the Ruler of all to do wrong.

If he were to decide to do so, that is, to take back to himself his spirit and breath of life,

If you are wise, take note of this; give ear to the voice of my words.

who {shows no partiality to officials} and [who] {does not take note of the noble more than of the insignificant}, for all of them [are] the work of his hands?

[In] a moment they die, and [in] the middle of [the] night [the] people are shaken, and they pass away, and they take away [the] mighty {effortlessly}.

There is no dark place, and no thick cloud, in which the workers of evil may take cover.

Therefore he takes knowledge of their works. He overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

For unto God hath any said: 'I have taken away, I do not corruptly,

"Observe the heavens! Take a look around! Look! The clouds are higher than you, aren't they?

If thou wert just, what wilt thou give to him? or what shall he take from thy hand?

Indeed, God does not listen to empty cries,
and the Almighty does not take note of it—

I'll take what I know to its logical conclusion and ascribe righteousness to my Creator,

He does not take his eyes off the righteous; but with kings on the throne he seats the righteous and exalts them forever.

If they are bound in fetters, and are taken in the cords of afflictions,

Then he makes clear to them what they have done, even their evil works in which they have taken pride.

If they now will take heed and be obedient, they shall wear out their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasure and joy.

But you are obsessed with [the] judgment of [the] wicked; judgment and justice take hold of you.

Because there is wrath, beware lest it take thee away through chastisement: then a great ransom could not avail thee.

Take heed -- do not turn unto iniquity, For on this thou hast fixed Rather than on affliction.

For he takes up the drops from the sea; he sends them through his mist as rain,

He takes the light in his hands, sending it against the mark.

On the hand of every man, he setteth a seal, that all men may take note of his doing.

Then the animals take cover, and remain in their dens.

Give ear to this, O Job, and keep quiet in your place; and take note of the wonders worked by God.

To take hold on the skirts of the earth, And the wicked are shaken out of it,

The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features are dyed like a garment.

Have you taken note of the wide limits of the earth? Say, if you have knowledge of it all.

That thou dost take it unto its boundary, And that thou dost understand The paths of its house.

The waters shall be hid as a stone, and the face of the depth will be taken.

And that because God hath taken wisdom from her, and hath not given her understanding.

Leaping in his excitement, he takes in the ground; he cannot stand still when the trumpets sound!

Does the hawk take flight by your understanding
and spread its wings to the south?

See now the Great Beast, whom I made, even as I made you; he takes grass for food, like the ox.

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

that the mountains should give him grass, where all the beasts of the field take their pastime.

He takes his rest under the trees of the river, and in the pool, under the shade of the water-plants.

Before his eyes doth one take him, With snares doth one pierce the nose?

Will you put a cord into his nose, or take him away with a cord round his tongue?

Doth he make a covenant with thee? Dost thou take him for a servant age-during?

Wilt thou take thy pastime with him as with a bird? Or give him unto thy maidens,

Who can take me to court and be reconciled to me? All of heaven is mine.

Who can take off the surface of his skin; who can come to him with his double bridle?

They take a grip of one another; they are joined together, so that they may not be parted.

Therefore I take back my words
and repent in dust and ashes.

And now, take to you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go ye unto My servant Job, and ye have caused a burnt-offering to ascend for you; and Job My servant doth pray for you, for surely his face I accept, so as not to do with you folly, because ye have not spoken concerning Me rightly, like My servant Job.

BOOK I
(Psalms 1–41)How happy is the man
who does not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path of sinners
or join a group of mockers!

The evil-doers are not so; but are like the dust from the grain, which the wind takes away.

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,

Let their chains be broken, and their cords taken from off us.

Now therefore, O kings, show discernment;
Take warning, O judges of the earth.

Kiss the Son lest he be angry and you perish [on the] way, for his anger burns quickly. Blessed are all [who] take refuge in him.

I am not afraid of the thousands of people
who have taken their stand against me on every side.

I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest; for it is thou, LORD, only that makest me dwell in safety.

For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;
No evil dwells with You.

But let all who take shelter in you rejoice. Let them ever sing for joy, {because} you spread protection over them; And let those [who] love your name exult in you.

O Yahweh, my God, in you I have taken refuge. Save me from all [who] pursue me, and deliver me.

If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;

Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

Let the assembly of peoples gather around You;
take Your seat on high over it.

What is man that You take thought of him,
And the son of man that You care for him?

For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help

Be gracious to me, LORD, take note of my affliction, because of those who hate me. You snatch me away from the gates of death,

The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

The Lord has given knowledge of himself through his judging: the evil-doer is taken in the net which his hands had made. (Higgaion. Selah.)

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

[But] you have seen; indeed you have noted trouble and grief to take [it] into your hand. The helpless abandons [himself] upon you; you have been [the] helper [for the] orphan.

In Yahweh I have taken refuge; how can you say to my soul, "Flee to your mountain [like] a bird"?

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

Have all the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food as they would take bread; they make no prayer to the Lord.

He that backbites not with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor.

In his eyes a rejected one [is] contemptible, but he honors those who respect Yahweh. He takes an oath to [his own] injury and does not retract it.

His silver he hath not given in usury, And a bribe against the innocent Hath not taken; Whoso is doing these is not moved to the age!

Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you.

Multiplied are their griefs, Who have hastened backward; I pour not out their libations of blood, Nor do I take up their names on my lips.

Because of this my heart is glad, and my glory is full of joy: while my flesh takes its rest in hope.

As for the workings of men, By the word of thy lips, have, I, taken heed of the paths of the violent one.

Show wondrously your acts of loyal love, O Savior of those who take refuge at your right hand from those who rise up against [them].

from the ungodly that trouble me. Mine enemies compass me round about, to take away my soul.

They track us down and have now surrounded us in our steps;
They set their eyes to force us to the ground,

Yahweh [is] my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I have taken refuge, my shield and the horn of my deliverance, my stronghold.

He shall send down from on high to fetch me, and shall take me out of many waters. {TYNDALE: He sent from on high and fetched me, and plucked me out of mighty waters.}

He brought me out to a spacious place; he delivered me, for in me he takes delight.

This God--his way [is] blameless. The word of Yahweh [is] flawless. He [is] a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

May he take notice of your offerings; may he accept your burnt sacrifice! (Selah)

Some take pride in chariots, and others in horses,
but we take pride in the name of Yahweh our God.

For the music director; a psalm of David. O Lord, the king rejoices in the strength you give; he takes great delight in the deliverance you provide.

O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not: and in the night season also I take no rest.