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Job 13

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¹ The God who encircles me with strength And makes my way blameless?

² He makes my feet like[3] hinds' feet [able to stand firmly and tread safely on paths of testing and trouble]; He sets me [securely] upon my high places.

³ He trains my hands for war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

⁴ You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your right hand upholds and sustains me; Your gentleness [Your gracious response when I pray] makes me great.

⁵ You enlarge the path beneath me and make my steps secure, So that my feet will not slip.

⁶ I pursued my enemies and overtook them; And I did not turn back until they were consumed.

⁷ I shattered them so that they were not able to rise; They fell [wounded] under my feet.

⁸ For You have encircled me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

⁹ You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me [in defeat], And I silenced and destroyed those who hated me.

¹⁰ They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— Even to the LORD [they cried], but He did not answer them.

¹¹ Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind; I emptied them out as the dirt of the streets.

¹² You have rescued me from the contentions of the people; You have placed me as the head of the nations; A people whom I have not known serve me.

¹³ As soon as they hear me, they respond and obey me; Foreigners feign obedience to me.

¹⁴ Foreigners lose heart, And come trembling out of their strongholds.

¹⁵ The LORD lives, blessed be my rock; And may the God of my salvation be exalted,

¹⁶ The God who avenges me, And subdues peoples (nations) under me.

¹⁷ He rescues me from my enemies; Yes, You lift me up above those who rise up against me; You deliver me from the man of violence.

¹⁸ Therefore will I give thanks and praise You, O LORD, among the nations, And sing praises to Your name.

¹⁹ He gives great triumphs to His king, And shows steadfast love and mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forever.

²⁰ To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And the expanse [of heaven] is declaring the work of His hands.

²¹ Day after day pours forth speech, And night after night reveals knowledge.

²² There is no speech, nor are there [spoken] words [from the stars]; Their voice is not heard.

²³ Yet their voice [in quiet evidence] has gone out through all the earth, Their words to the end of the world. In them and in the heavens He has made a tent for the sun,

²⁴ Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber; It rejoices as a strong man to run his course.

²⁵ The sun's rising is from one end of the heavens, And its circuit to the other end of them; And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

²⁶ The law of the LORD is perfect (flawless), restoring and refreshing the soul; The statutes of the LORD are reliable and trustworthy, making wise the simple.

²⁷ The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

²⁸ The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true, they are righteous altogether.

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1	The God who encircles me with strength And makes my way blameless?
2	He makes my feet like[3] hinds' feet [able to stand firmly and tread safely on paths of testing and trouble]; He sets me [securely] upon my high places.
3	He trains my hands for war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
4	You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your right hand upholds and sustains me; Your gentleness [Your gracious response when I pray] makes me great.
5	You enlarge the path beneath me and make my steps secure, So that my feet will not slip.
6	I pursued my enemies and overtook them; And I did not turn back until they were consumed.
7	I shattered them so that they were not able to rise; They fell [wounded] under my feet.
8	For You have encircled me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
9	You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me [in defeat], And I silenced and destroyed those who hated me.
10	They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— Even to the LORD [they cried], but He did not answer them.
11	Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind; I emptied them out as the dirt of the streets.
12	You have rescued me from the contentions of the people; You have placed me as the head of the nations; A people whom I have not known serve me.
13	As soon as they hear me, they respond and obey me; Foreigners feign obedience to me.
14	Foreigners lose heart, And come trembling out of their strongholds.
15	The LORD lives, blessed be my rock; And may the God of my salvation be exalted,
16	The God who avenges me, And subdues peoples (nations) under me.
17	He rescues me from my enemies; Yes, You lift me up above those who rise up against me; You deliver me from the man of violence.
18	Therefore will I give thanks and praise You, O LORD, among the nations, And sing praises to Your name.
19	He gives great triumphs to His king, And shows steadfast love and mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forever.
20	To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And the expanse [of heaven] is declaring the work of His hands.
21	Day after day pours forth speech, And night after night reveals knowledge.
22	There is no speech, nor are there [spoken] words [from the stars]; Their voice is not heard.
23	Yet their voice [in quiet evidence] has gone out through all the earth, Their words to the end of the world. In them and in the heavens He has made a tent for the sun,
24	Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber; It rejoices as a strong man to run his course.
25	The sun's rising is from one end of the heavens, And its circuit to the other end of them; And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
26	The law of the LORD is perfect (flawless), restoring and refreshing the soul; The statutes of the LORD are reliable and trustworthy, making wise the simple.
27	The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
28	The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true, they are righteous altogether.

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