“From the breath of God ice is made,
And the expanse of the waters is frozen.

You whose garments are hot,
When the land is still because of the south wind?

“Can you, with Him, spread out the skies,
Strong as a molten mirror?

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

“Now men do not see the light which is bright in the skies;
But the wind has passed and cleared them.

“Out of the north comes golden splendor;
Around God is awesome majesty.

“The Almighty—we cannot find Him;
He is exalted in power
And He will not do violence to justice and abundant righteousness.

“Therefore men fear Him;
He does not regard any who are wise of heart.”

“Who is this that darkens counsel
By words without knowledge?

“It is changed like clay under the seal;
And they stand forth like a garment.

“From the wicked their light is withheld,
And the uplifted arm is broken.

“Where is the way to the dwelling of light?
And darkness, where is its place,

“You know, for you were born then,
And the number of your days is great!

“Where is the way that the light is divided,
Or the east wind scattered on the earth?

“From whose womb has come the ice?
And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth?

“Water becomes hard like stone,
And the surface of the deep is imprisoned.

“Will you trust him because his strength is great
And leave your labor to him?

“She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers;
Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned;

“Do you make him leap like the locust?
His majestic snorting is terrible.

“He laughs at fear and is not dismayed;
And he does not turn back from the sword.

“As often as the trumpet sounds he says, ‘Aha!’
And he scents the battle from afar,
And the thunder of the captains and the war cry.

“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars,
Stretching his wings toward the south?

“Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up
And makes his nest on high?

“His young ones also suck up blood;
And where the slain are, there is he.”

“Pour out the overflowings of your anger,
And look on everyone who is proud, and make him low.

“Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him,
And tread down the wicked where they stand.

“Behold now, Behemoth, which I made as well as you;
He eats grass like an ox.

“He is the first of the ways of God;
Let his maker bring near his sword.

“If a river rages, he is not alarmed;
He is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth.

“Can anyone capture him when he is on watch,
With barbs can anyone pierce his nose?

“Will you play with him as with a bird,
Or will you bind him for your maidens?

“Behold, your expectation is false;
Will you be laid low even at the sight of him?

“No one is so fierce that he dares to arouse him;
Who then is he that can stand before Me?

“Who has given to Me that I should repay him?
Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine.

“Who can open the doors of his face?
Around his teeth there is terror.

“His strong scales are his pride,
Shut up as with a tight seal.

“One is so near to another
That no air can come between them.

“Out of his nostrils smoke goes forth
As from a boiling pot and burning rushes.

“His heart is as hard as a stone,
Even as hard as a lower millstone.

“He regards iron as straw,
Bronze as rotten wood.

“Clubs are regarded as stubble;
He laughs at the rattling of the javelin.

“Nothing on earth is like him,
One made without fear.

“He looks on everything that is high;
He is king over all the sons of pride.”

‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’
Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand,
Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.”

It came about after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and against your two friends, because you have not spoken of Me what is right as My servant Job has.

Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves, and My servant Job will pray for you. For I will accept him so that I may not do with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.”

So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the Lord told them; and the Lord accepted Job.

In all the land no women were found so fair as Job’s daughters; and their father gave them inheritance among their brothers.

How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.

“Let us tear their fetters apart
And cast away their cords from us!”

“But as for Me, I have installed My King
Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”

‘Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance,
And the very ends of the earth as Your possession.

Many are saying of my soul,
“There is no deliverance for him in God.” Selah.

O sons of men, how long will my honor become a reproach?
How long will you love what is worthless and aim at deception? Selah.

Many are saying, “Who will show us any good?”
Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, O Lord!

But as for me, by Your abundant lovingkindness I will enter Your house,
At Your holy temple I will bow in reverence for You.

There is nothing reliable in what they say;
Their inward part is destruction itself.
Their throat is an open grave;
They flatter with their tongue.

For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O Lord,
You surround him with favor as with a shield.

And my soul is greatly dismayed;
But You, O Lord—how long?

For there is no mention of You in death;
In Sheol who will give You thanks?

Or he will tear my soul like a lion,
Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver.

O Lord my God, if I have done this,
If there is injustice in my hands,

The Lord judges the peoples;
Vindicate me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.

My shield is with God,
Who saves the upright in heart.

God is a righteous judge,
And a God who has indignation every day.

For the choir director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of David.
O Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is Your name in all the earth,
Who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens!

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

O Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is Your name in all the earth!

The Lord has made Himself known;
He has executed judgment.
In the work of his own hands the wicked is snared. Higgaion Selah.

The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him.
All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

His ways prosper at all times;
Your judgments are on high, out of his sight;
As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.

His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.

He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his lair;
He lurks to catch the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.

The Lord is King forever and ever;
Nations have perished from His land.

To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed,
So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
In the Lord I take refuge;
How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain;

The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven;
His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.

For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness;
The upright will behold His face.

Who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?”

The words of the Lord are pure words;
As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times.

The wicked strut about on every side
When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds;
There is no one who does good.

They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt;
There is no one who does good, not even one.

Do all the workers of wickedness not know,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And do not call upon the Lord?

There they are in great dread,
For God is with the righteous generation.

You would put to shame the counsel of the afflicted,
But the Lord is his refuge.

In whose eyes a reprobate is despised,
But who honors those who fear the Lord;
He swears to his own hurt and does not change;

As for the saints who are in the earth,
They are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight.

The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup;
You support my lot.

The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.

I have set the Lord continually before me;
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will dwell securely.

You will make known to me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.

A Prayer of David.
Hear a just cause, O Lord, give heed to my cry;
Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.

As for the deeds of men, by the word of Your lips
I have kept from the paths of the violent.

Keep me as the apple of the eye;
Hide me in the shadow of Your wings

They have now surrounded us in our steps;
They set their eyes to cast us down to the ground.

He is like a lion that is eager to tear,
And as a young lion lurking in hiding places.

From men with Your hand, O Lord,
From men of the world, whose portion is in this life,
And whose belly You fill with Your treasure;
They are satisfied with children,
And leave their abundance to their babes.