so that [they] cause [the] cry of distress from [the] helpless to come to him, and he hears [the] cry of distress from [the] needy,

Job's words do not come from knowledge; they are not the fruit of wisdom.

Behold attentively the heavens -- and see, And behold the clouds, They have been higher than thou.

Because of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.

There they cry, and He doth not answer, Because of the pride of evil doers.

He withdraweth not from the righteous His eyes, And from kings on the throne, And causeth them to sit for ever, and they are high,

And if prisoners in fetters They are captured with cords of affliction,

Then He declareth to them their work, And their transgressions, Because they have become mighty,

And He uncovereth their ear for instruction, And saith that they turn back from iniquity.

If they do hear and serve, They complete their days in good, And their years in pleasantness.

And if they do not hearken, By the dart they pass away, And expire without knowledge.

And the profane in heart set the face, They cry not when He hath bound them.

{They die in their youth}, and their life [ends] among the male shrine prostitutes.

He'll deliver the afflicted through their afflictions and open their ears when they are oppressed."

yea, wonder at him, and yet they see him but afar off.

When He doth diminish droppings of the waters, They refine rain according to its vapour,

Which clouds do drop, They distil on man abundantly.

He sendeth fear upon every man, that they might know their own works.

And the wild beast goeth into its lair, and they remain in their dens.

And {they} turn around by his guidance to accomplish all that he has commanded them on [the] face of {the habitable world}.

And now, they have not seen the light, Bright it is in the clouds, And the wind hath passed by and cleanseth them.

Therefore people revered him; he does not regard any {who think that they are wise}."

It turneth itself as clay of a seal And they station themselves as clothed.

Moreover, canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that they may pour down a great rain upon thee?

Dost thou send out lightnings, and they go And say unto thee, 'Behold us?'

When they bow down in dens -- Abide in a thicket for a covert?

Who doth prepare for a raven his provision, When his young ones cry unto God? They wander without food.

Thou dost number the months they fulfil? And thou hast known the time of their bringing forth!

They bow down, Their young ones they bring forth safely, Their pangs they cast forth.

Safe are their young ones, They grow up in the field, they have gone out, And have not returned to them.

That they may give no force for the multitude of people in the cities, neither regard the crying of the driver,

"[The] wings of [the] female ostrich flap-- [are they] [the] pinions of [the] stork or [the] falcon?

She remembereth not that they might be trodden with feet or broken with some wild beast.

It deals cruelly with its young ones, as [if] [they were] not its [own], as [if] without fear [that] its labor [were] in vain,

They dig in a valley, and he rejoiceth in power, He goeth forth to meet the armour.

And its young ones lick blood greedily, and where [the] dead carcasses [are], there they [are]."

Look at all [the] proud, humble them, and tread down [the] wicked {where they stand}.

Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through his nose in the trap?

(Feast upon him do companions, They divide him among the merchants!)

His protective scales are his pride, they lie sealed tightly together.

One unto another they draw nigh, And air doth not enter between them.

One unto another they adhere, They stick together and are not separated.

The folds of his flesh are joined together: they are firm on him; they cannot be moved.

From his rising are the mighty afraid, From breakings they keep themselves free.

And they go -- Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, Zophar the Naamathite -- and do as Jehovah hath spoken unto them; and Jehovah doth accept the face of Job.

And come unto him do all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all his former acquaintances, and they eat bread with him in his house, and bemoan him, and comfort him concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him, and they gave to him each one kesitah, and each one ring of gold.

Not so the wicked. Instead, [they are] like the chaff that [the] wind scatters.

For this cause there will be no mercy for sinners when they are judged, and the evil-doers will have no place among the upright,

As the kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers conspire together against the LORD and his anointed one, they say,

They say, "Let's tear off the shackles they've put on us! Let's free ourselves from their ropes!"

Then will his angry words come to their ears, and by his wrath they will be troubled:

They will be ruled by you with a rod of iron; they will be broken like a potter's vessel.

Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

{A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.} Jehovah, how many are they that trouble me, many they that rise up against me!

I am not afraid of myriads of people, That round about they have set against me.

You have put more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and new wine abound.

For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart is mischiefs, An open grave is their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.

Declare them guilty, O God, Let them fall from their own counsels, In the abundance of their transgressions Drive them away, Because they have rebelled against Thee.

And rejoice do all trusting in Thee, To the age they sing, and Thou coverest them over, And those loving Thy name exult in Thee.

My eyes are swollen from grief;
they grow old because of all my enemies.

Ashamed and troubled greatly are all mine enemies, They turn back -- ashamed in a moment!

lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

O Lord my God, if I have done what they say, or am guilty of unjust actions,

In mine enemies turning backward, they stumble and perish from Thy face.

The enemy are come to an end, they are desolate for ever; And the cities which thou hast overthrown, The very remembrance of them is perished.

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

when they prayed: "Have mercy on me, Lord! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!

Sunk have nations in a pit they made, In a net that they hid hath their foot been captured.

Appoint, O Jehovah, a director to them, Let nations know they are men! Selah.

Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.

Their ways always seem prosperous. Your judgments are on high, far away from them. They scoff at all their enemies.

They say to themselves, "We will not be moved throughout all time, and we will not experience adversity."

They wait in ambush in the villages, they kill the innocent in secret.

Their eyes secretly watch the helpless, lying in wait like a lion in his den. They lie in wait to catch the afflicted. They catch the afflicted when they pull him into their net.

The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.

To the Overseer. -- By David. In Jehovah I trusted, how say ye to my soul, 'They moved to Thy mountain for the bird?

For lo, the wicked tread a bow, They have prepared their arrow on the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

Yahweh [is] in his holy temple; Yahweh [is] in the heavens [on] his throne. His eyelids see; they test [the] children of humankind.

May the Lord rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve!

Vanity they speak each with his neighbour, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.

They say, “Through our tongues we have power;
our lips are our own—who can be our master?”

"Because of [the] oppression of [the] afflicted, because of [the] groaning of [the] poor, now I will rise up," Yahweh says. "I shall put [them] in [the] safety [for which] they long."

The Lord's words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined.

The ungodly walk on every side; when they are exalted, the children of men are put to rebuke.

lest mine enemy say, "I have prevailed against him." For if I be cast down, they that trouble me will rejoice at it.

To the Overseer. -- By David. A fool hath said in his heart, 'God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good.

The whole have turned aside, Together they have been filthy: There is not a doer of good, not even one.

Have all working iniquity not known? Those consuming my people have eaten bread, Jehovah they have not called.

There they have feared a fear, For God is in the generation of the righteous.

With regard to [the] saints who [are] in the land, they [are the] noble ones in [whom is] all my desire.

their troubles multiply, they desire other gods. I will not pour out drink offerings of blood to their gods, nor will I make vows in the name of their gods.

from [the] {presence} of [the] wicked who destroy me, [those] enemies against my life, [they that] surround me.

Their fat they have closed up, Their mouths have spoken with pride:

Our steps now have compassed him;' Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land.

They are like a lion eager to tear,
like a young lion lurking in ambush.

From men, Thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, their portion is in life, And with Thy hidden things Thou fillest their belly, They are satisfied with sons; And have left their abundance to their sucklings.

They have children at their desire, and leave the rest of their substance for their babes. But as for me, I shall behold thy presence in righteousness: and when I awake up after thy likeness, I shall be satisfied with it.

And shake and tremble doth the earth, And foundations of hills are troubled, And they shake -- because He hath wrath.

He sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.

He delivereth me from my strong enemy, And from those hating me, For they have been stronger than I.