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Job 11

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¹ Let my verdict of vindication come from Your presence; May Your eyes look with equity and behold things that are just.

² You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tested me and You find nothing [evil in me]; I intend that my mouth will not transgress.

³ Concerning the deeds of men, by the word of Your lips I have kept away from the paths of the violent.

⁴ My steps have held closely to Your paths; My feet have not staggered.

⁵ I have called upon You, for You, O God, will answer me; Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.

⁶ Wondrously show Your [marvelous and amazing] lovingkindness, O Savior of those who take refuge at Your right hand From those who rise up against them.

⁷ Keep me [in Your affectionate care, protect me] as the[1] apple of Your eye; Hide me in the [protective] shadow of Your wings

⁸ From the wicked who despoil and deal violently with me, My deadly enemies who surround me.

⁹ They have closed their[2] unfeeling heart [to kindness and compassion]; With their mouths they speak proudly and make presumptuous claims.

¹⁰ They track us down and have now surrounded us in our steps; They set their eyes to force us to the ground,

¹¹ He is like a lion eager to tear [his prey], And like a young lion lurking in hiding places.

¹² Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down; Save my soul from the wicked with Your sword,

¹³ From men with Your hand, O LORD, From men of the world [these moths of the night] whose portion [of enjoyment] is in this life—idle and vain, And whose belly You fill with Your treasure; They are satisfied with children, And they leave what they have left [of wealth] to their children.

¹⁴ As for me, I shall see Your face in righteousness; I will be [fully] satisfied when I awake [to find myself] seeing Your likeness.

¹⁵ To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said: "I love You [fervently and devotedly], O LORD, my strength."

¹⁶ The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and the One who rescues me; My God, my rock and strength in whom I trust and take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower—my stronghold.

¹⁷ I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; And I am saved from my enemies.

¹⁸ The cords of death surrounded me, And the streams of ungodliness and torrents of destruction terrified me.

¹⁹ The cords of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

²⁰ In my distress [when I seemed surrounded] I called upon the LORD And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry for help came before Him, into His very ears.

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1	Let my verdict of vindication come from Your presence; May Your eyes look with equity and behold things that are just.
2	You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tested me and You find nothing [evil in me]; I intend that my mouth will not transgress.
3	Concerning the deeds of men, by the word of Your lips I have kept away from the paths of the violent.
4	My steps have held closely to Your paths; My feet have not staggered.
5	I have called upon You, for You, O God, will answer me; Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.
6	Wondrously show Your [marvelous and amazing] lovingkindness, O Savior of those who take refuge at Your right hand From those who rise up against them.
7	Keep me [in Your affectionate care, protect me] as the[1] apple of Your eye; Hide me in the [protective] shadow of Your wings
8	From the wicked who despoil and deal violently with me, My deadly enemies who surround me.
9	They have closed their[2] unfeeling heart [to kindness and compassion]; With their mouths they speak proudly and make presumptuous claims.
10	They track us down and have now surrounded us in our steps; They set their eyes to force us to the ground,
11	He is like a lion eager to tear [his prey], And like a young lion lurking in hiding places.
12	Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down; Save my soul from the wicked with Your sword,
13	From men with Your hand, O LORD, From men of the world [these moths of the night] whose portion [of enjoyment] is in this life—idle and vain, And whose belly You fill with Your treasure; They are satisfied with children, And they leave what they have left [of wealth] to their children.
14	As for me, I shall see Your face in righteousness; I will be [fully] satisfied when I awake [to find myself] seeing Your likeness.
15	To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said: "I love You [fervently and devotedly], O LORD, my strength."
16	The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and the One who rescues me; My God, my rock and strength in whom I trust and take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower—my stronghold.
17	I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; And I am saved from my enemies.
18	The cords of death surrounded me, And the streams of ungodliness and torrents of destruction terrified me.
19	The cords of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.
20	In my distress [when I seemed surrounded] I called upon the LORD And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry for help came before Him, into His very ears.

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