But no one says, 'Where [is] God my Maker, [who] gives songs in the night,

There they cry out, but he does not answer {because of the pride of evildoers}.

"Surely God does not hear an empty plea, and Shaddai does not regard it.

{How much less} [when] you say [that] you do not see him, that [the] case [is] {before him}, and you are waiting for him!

But now, because his anger does not punish, and he does not acknowledge the transgression at all,

for truly my words [are] not falsehood; [one who has] perfect knowledge [is] with you.

Look, God [is] mighty but does not despise [anyone]; [he is] mighty [and] {good in understanding}.

He does not keep [the] wicked alive but grants justice [to the] afflicted.

He does not withdraw his eyes from [the] righteous, but he sets them forever with kings on the throne, and they are exalted.

But if they do not listen, they perish by [the] sword, and they pass away without knowledge.

And [the] godless of heart cherish anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them.

Yes, [it is] wrath, so that it will not incite you into mockery; and do not let [the] ransom's greatness turn you aside.

You must not long for the night, to cut off people {in their place}.

Take care, you must not turn to mischief, for because of this you have been tried by misery.

"Look, God [is] exalted, and we do not know [him]; the number of his years is unsearchable.

After it, his voice roars; it thunders {with his majestic voice}, and he does not restrain it when his voice is heard.

So then, they do not look at the light [when it is] bright in the skies, when [the] wind has passed and has cleansed them.

[As for] Shaddai, we cannot attain him; [he is] exalted [in] power, and he does not oppress justice and abundant righteousness.

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

and I said, 'You shall come up to here, but you shall not go further, and here it will set [a boundary] {for your proud surging waves}'?

Their young ones grow strong; they grow up in the open; they go forth and do not return to them.

It scorns [the] city's turmoil; it does not hear [the] driver's shouts.

"Is [the] wild ox willing to serve you, or will he spend the night at your feeding trough?

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

because God made it forget wisdom, and he did not give it a share in understanding.

It laughs at danger and is not dismayed, and it does not turn back from {before} [the] sword.

It lives [on the] rock and spends the night {on the rock point and the mountain stronghold}.

Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; even twice, but I will not proceed."

Look, [if the] river is turbulent, it is not frightened; it is confident even though [the] Jordan rushes against its mouth.

Lay your hands on it; think about [the] battle--you will not do [it] again!

[Is] it not fierce when somebody stirs it? Who [then] [is] he [who] would stand {before it}?

"I will not keep quiet [concerning] its limbs or concerning [the] extent of its might and [the] gracefulness of its frame.

Its flesh's folds of skin cling together; it is cast on it--it will not be moved.

Reaching it [with the] sword does not avail, [nor] [with the] spear, [the] dart, or [the] javelin.

{An arrow} will not make it flee; sling stones are turned to stubble for it.

"I know that you can do all [things], and [any] scheme from you will not be thwarted.

'Who [is] this darkening counsel without knowledge?' Therefore I uttered, but I did not understand; {things too wonderful for me}, but I did not know.

{And then} after Yahweh spoke these words to Job, Yahweh said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "{My wrath has been kindled} against you and against [the] two of your friends, for you have not spoken to me what is right as my servant Job [has].

{So then}, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job will pray for you, for {I will certainly accept his prayer}, so that it will not be done with you [according to your] folly, for you have not spoken to me what is right as my servant Job [has]."

And beautiful women were not found in all the land like Job's daughters, and their father gave to them an inheritance in the midst of their brothers.

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the advice of [the] wicked; nor does he stand in [the] way of sinners; nor does he sit in [the] assembly of mockers.

Instead, in the law of Yahweh [is] his delight, and on his law he meditates day and night.

And so, he is like a tree planted by streams of water that gives its fruit in its season; its leaf also does not wither. Therefore all that he does prospers.

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

Therefore [the] wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of [the] righteous;

I am not afraid of the ten thousands of people who all around have set themselves against me.

Be disturbed but do not sin. Commune in your heart on your bed and be silent. Selah

For you [are] not a God [who] desires wickedness. Evil cannot dwell with you.

The boastful do not stand before your eyes. You hate all evildoers.

For there is not [anything] reliable in his mouth; their inner part [is] destruction. Their throat is an open grave; [with] their tongue they speak deceit.

O Yahweh, do not rebuke me in your anger, and do not discipline me in your wrath.

I am weary with my groaning; {I flood} my bed every night. With my tears {I drench} my couch.

If he does not repent, he will sharpen his sword. He has bent his bow and he has {strung} it.

And those who know your name will trust in you, for you do not forsake those [who] seek you, O Yahweh.

for he [who] {avenges bloodshed} remembers them. He does not forget the distressed cry of [the] afflicted.

[The] nations have fallen in [the] pit [that] they made; their foot is caught in [the] net that they hid.

for [the] needy shall not always be forgotten; the hope of the poor shall never perish.

Rise up, O Yahweh, let not humans prevail; let [the] nations be judged before you.

{With bald-faced pride} [the] wicked will not seek [God]. There is no God in any of his thoughts.

He says in his heart, "I shall not be moved {throughout all generations}, [during] which [I will have] no trouble."

He lies in ambush {secretly,} like a lion in a thicket. He lies in ambush to seize [the] poor; he seizes [the] poor by catching him in his net.

Rise up, O Yahweh; O God, lift up your hand. Do not forget [the] afflicted.

Why does the wicked treat God with contempt? He says in his heart, "You will not call [me] to account."

All have gone astray; they are altogether corrupt. There is not one who does good; there is not even one.

All who do evil--do they not know, [they] who eat my people [as though] they were eating bread? They do not call on Yahweh.

He does not slander with his tongue. He does not harm his friend, nor {bring up} a disgrace 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.

He does not lend his money at interest, and does not take a bribe against [the] innocent. He who does these [things] will never be shaken.

Those [who] hurry [after] another [god] increase their sorrows. I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, nor take up their names on my lips.

I will bless Yahweh who advises me; yes, [at] night my {innermost being} instructs me.

I have set Yahweh before me always. Because [he is] at my right hand I will not be shaken.

for you will not abandon my soul to Sheol; you will not give your faithful one to see [the] grave.

You have tried my heart; you have examined [me] by night; you have tested me; you found nothing. I have decided [that] my mouth will not transgress.

[I have] held my steps in your path My feet will not slip.

Because I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not acted wickedly against my God,

because all his ordinances [are] before me, and his statutes I have not removed from me,

You enlarged my step under me, and my ankles did not slip.

I chased my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were finished [off].

I struck them and they were not able to stand up; they fell under my feet.

They cried out but there was no rescuer, [even] to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.

You rescued me from strife with people; you set me as head (over) nations. People I did not know served me;

{Every day} [they] pour forth speech, and {every night} [they] tell knowledge.

Also, keep back your servant from arrogant [sins]; let them not rule over me. Then I shall be blameless, and I shall be innocent of great transgression.

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

Because the king trusts Yahweh, and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.

Though they have {plotted} evil against you, [though] they have planned a scheme, they will not prevail.

O my God, I call by day and you do not answer, and [by] night but I have no rest.

They cried to you and were saved; they trusted you and were not ashamed.

But I [am] a worm and not a man, scorned by humankind and despised by people.

Do not be far from me because trouble [is] near; because there is no helper.

But you, O Yahweh, do not remain distant. O my help, hasten to help me.

because he has not despised nor abhorred [the] affliction of [the] afflicted, and has not hid his face from him; but he listened to him when he cried for help.

Yahweh is my shepherd; I will not lack [for anything].

He who is innocent of hands and pure of heart, who does not lift up his soul to falseness, and does not swear deceitfully.

O my God, I trust you; let me not be put to shame. Do not let my enemies exult over me.

Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions. According to your loyal love remember me [if] you [will], for the sake of your goodness, O Yahweh.

My eyes [are] continually toward Yahweh, because he will take my feet from [the] net.

Protect my life and deliver me. Let me not be put to shame, because I take shelter in you.

Judge me, O Yahweh, because I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted Yahweh and not wavered.

I do not sit with deceitful people, nor will I go about with hypocrites.