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 know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.

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

If thou canst, answer me; array thy words before me: take thy 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 hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.

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 shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.

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

“Therefore He knows of their works,
And He overthrows them in the night,
So that they are crushed and 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 you are upright, what do you give to him? or what does he take from your 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.

And if they be bound in fetters, And be 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 thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.

Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than 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.

That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be 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 shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

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

For God has taken wisdom from her mind, and given her no measure of knowledge.

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.

He takes the produce of the mountains, where all the beasts of the field are at play.

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

Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?

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

Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?

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

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.

Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, 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.

So now be wise, you kings: take his teaching, you judges of the earth.

Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that 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 take my rest on my bed in peace, because you only, Lord, keep me safe.

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

But let all those that take refuge in thee rejoice, Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge: Save me from all them that 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 keep him in mind? the son of man, that you take him into account?

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 Jehovah do I take refuge: How say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain;

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 does not slander with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
Nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

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!

Preserve me, O God; for in thee do I take refuge.

Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into 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 thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that take refuge in thee From those that 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,

Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

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.

As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that 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.