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Job 21

Amplified Bible, 2015 (AMP)

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¹ Blessed be the LORD, For He has shown His marvelous favor and lovingkindness to me [when I was assailed] in a besieged city.

² As for me, I said in my alarm, "I am cut off from Your eyes." Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications (specific requests) When I cried to You [for help].

³ O love the LORD, all you His godly ones! The LORD preserves the faithful [those with moral and spiritual integrity] And fully repays the [self-righteousness of the] arrogant.

⁴ Be strong and let your hearts take courage, All you who wait for and confidently expect the LORD.

⁵ A Psalm of David. A skillful[1] song, or a didactic or reflective poem. Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, favored by God] is he whose transgression is forgiven, And whose sin is covered.

⁶ Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute wickedness, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.

⁷ When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all the day long.

⁸ For day and night Your hand [of displeasure] was heavy upon me; My[2] energy (vitality, strength) was drained away as with the burning heat of summer. Selah.

⁹ I acknowledged my sin to You, And I did not hide my wickedness; I said, "I will confess [all] my transgressions to the LORD"; And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.

¹⁰ Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You [for forgiveness] in a time when You [are near and] may be found; Surely when the great waters [of trial and distressing times] overflow they will not reach [the spirit in] him.

¹¹ You are my hiding place; You, LORD, protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs and shouts of deliverance. Selah.

¹² I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you [who are willing to learn] with My eye upon you.

¹³ Do not be like the horse or like the mule which have no understanding, Whose trappings include bridle and rein to hold them in check, Otherwise they will not come near to you.

¹⁴ Many are the sorrows of the wicked, But he who trusts in and relies on the LORD shall be surrounded with compassion and lovingkindness.

¹⁵ Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous [who actively seek right standing with Him]; Shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

¹⁶ Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones; Praise is becoming and appropriate for those who are upright [in heart—those with moral integrity and godly character].

¹⁷ Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre; Sing praises to Him with the harp of ten strings.

¹⁸ Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully [on the strings] with a loud and joyful sound.

¹⁹ For the word of the LORD is right; And all His work is done in faithfulness.

²⁰ He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.

²¹ By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, And all their host by the breath of His mouth.

²² He gathers the waters of the sea together as in a wineskin; He puts the deeps in storehouses.

²³ Let all the earth fear and worship the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

²⁴ For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

²⁵ The LORD nullifies the counsel of the nations; He makes the thoughts and plans of the people ineffective.

²⁶ The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The thoughts and plans of His heart through all generations.

²⁷ Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen as His own inheritance.

²⁸ The LORD looks [down] from heaven; He sees all the sons of man;

²⁹ From His dwelling place He looks closely Upon all the inhabitants of the earth—

³⁰ He who fashions the hearts of them all, Who considers and understands all that they do.

³¹ The king is not saved by the great size of his army; A warrior is not rescued by his great strength.

³² A horse is a false hope for victory; Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.

³³ Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon those who fear Him [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience], On those who hope [confidently] in His compassion and lovingkindness,

³⁴ To rescue their lives from death And keep them alive in famine.

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1	Blessed be the LORD, For He has shown His marvelous favor and lovingkindness to me [when I was assailed] in a besieged city.
2	As for me, I said in my alarm, "I am cut off from Your eyes." Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications (specific requests) When I cried to You [for help].
3	O love the LORD, all you His godly ones! The LORD preserves the faithful [those with moral and spiritual integrity] And fully repays the [self-righteousness of the] arrogant.
4	Be strong and let your hearts take courage, All you who wait for and confidently expect the LORD.
5	A Psalm of David. A skillful[1] song, or a didactic or reflective poem. Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, favored by God] is he whose transgression is forgiven, And whose sin is covered.
6	Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute wickedness, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.
7	When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all the day long.
8	For day and night Your hand [of displeasure] was heavy upon me; My[2] energy (vitality, strength) was drained away as with the burning heat of summer. Selah.
9	I acknowledged my sin to You, And I did not hide my wickedness; I said, "I will confess [all] my transgressions to the LORD"; And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.
10	Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You [for forgiveness] in a time when You [are near and] may be found; Surely when the great waters [of trial and distressing times] overflow they will not reach [the spirit in] him.
11	You are my hiding place; You, LORD, protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs and shouts of deliverance. Selah.
12	I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you [who are willing to learn] with My eye upon you.
13	Do not be like the horse or like the mule which have no understanding, Whose trappings include bridle and rein to hold them in check, Otherwise they will not come near to you.
14	Many are the sorrows of the wicked, But he who trusts in and relies on the LORD shall be surrounded with compassion and lovingkindness.
15	Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous [who actively seek right standing with Him]; Shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
16	Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones; Praise is becoming and appropriate for those who are upright [in heart—those with moral integrity and godly character].
17	Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre; Sing praises to Him with the harp of ten strings.
18	Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully [on the strings] with a loud and joyful sound.
19	For the word of the LORD is right; And all His work is done in faithfulness.
20	He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.
21	By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, And all their host by the breath of His mouth.
22	He gathers the waters of the sea together as in a wineskin; He puts the deeps in storehouses.
23	Let all the earth fear and worship the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
24	For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
25	The LORD nullifies the counsel of the nations; He makes the thoughts and plans of the people ineffective.
26	The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The thoughts and plans of His heart through all generations.
27	Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen as His own inheritance.
28	The LORD looks [down] from heaven; He sees all the sons of man;
29	From His dwelling place He looks closely Upon all the inhabitants of the earth—
30	He who fashions the hearts of them all, Who considers and understands all that they do.
31	The king is not saved by the great size of his army; A warrior is not rescued by his great strength.
32	A horse is a false hope for victory; Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.
33	Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon those who fear Him [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience], On those who hope [confidently] in His compassion and lovingkindness,
34	To rescue their lives from death And keep them alive in famine.

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