Now there was a day when the sons of God (angels) came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan (adversary, accuser) also came among them.

Again there was a day when the sons of God (angels) came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan (adversary, accuser) also came among them to present himself before the Lord.

With kings and counselors of the earth,Who built up [now desolate] ruins for themselves;

Because the arrows of the Almighty are within me,My spirit drinks their poison;The terrors of God are arrayed against me.

“They have gaped at me with their mouths,With contempt they have struck me on the cheek;They massed themselves together [and conspired] against me.

“They lift up their voices and sing to the tambourine and the lyreAnd rejoice to the sound of the flute.

“They crowd the needy off the road;The poor of the land all hide themselves.

“In the dark they dig into [the penetrable walls of] houses;They shut themselves up by day;They do not know the light [of day].

The young men saw me and hid themselves,The aged arose and stood [respectfully];

“Among the bushes they cry out [like wild animals];Beneath the prickly scrub they gather and huddle together.

“They break up and clutter my path [upsetting my plans],They profit from my destruction;No one restrains them.

“As through a wide breach they come,Amid the crash [of falling walls] they roll on [over me].

“There is no darkness nor deep shadowWhere the evildoers may hide themselves.

“They kneel down, they bring forth their young,They cast out their labor pains.

“When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid;Because of the crashing they are bewildered.