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Job 27

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¹ For the LORD delights in justice And does not abandon His saints (faithful ones); They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.

² The righteous will inherit the land And live in it forever.

³ The mouth of the righteous proclaims wisdom, And his tongue speaks justice and truth.

⁴ The law of his God is in his heart; Not one of his steps will slip.

⁵ The wicked lies in wait for the righteous And seeks to kill him.

⁶ The LORD will not leave him in his hand Or let him be condemned when he is judged.

⁷ Wait for and expect the LORD and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; [In the end] when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

⁸ I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power] Spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,

⁹ Yet he passed away, and lo, he was no more; I sought him, but he could not be found.

¹⁰ Mark the blameless man [who is spiritually complete], and behold the upright [who walks in moral integrity]; There is a [good] future for the man of peace [because a life of honor blesses one's descendants].

¹¹ As for transgressors, they will be completely destroyed; The future of the wicked will be cut off.

¹² But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their refuge and stronghold in the time of trouble.

¹³ The LORD helps them and rescues them; He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, Because they take refuge in Him.

¹⁴ A Psalm of David; to bring to remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, Nor discipline me in Your burning anger.

¹⁵ For Your arrows have sunk into me and penetrate deeply, And Your hand has pressed down on me and greatly disciplined me.

¹⁶ There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin.

¹⁷ For my iniquities have gone over my head [like the waves of a flood]; As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.

¹⁸ My wounds are loathsome and foul Because of my foolishness.

¹⁹ I am bent over and greatly bowed down; I go about mourning all day long.

²⁰ For my sides are filled with burning, And there is no health in my flesh.

²¹ I am numb and greatly bruised [deadly cold and completely worn out]; I groan because of the disquiet and moaning of my heart.

²² Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.

²³ My heart throbs violently, my strength fails me; And as for the light of my eyes, even that has also gone from me.

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1	For the LORD delights in justice And does not abandon His saints (faithful ones); They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.
2	The righteous will inherit the land And live in it forever.
3	The mouth of the righteous proclaims wisdom, And his tongue speaks justice and truth.
4	The law of his God is in his heart; Not one of his steps will slip.
5	The wicked lies in wait for the righteous And seeks to kill him.
6	The LORD will not leave him in his hand Or let him be condemned when he is judged.
7	Wait for and expect the LORD and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; [In the end] when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
8	I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power] Spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,
9	Yet he passed away, and lo, he was no more; I sought him, but he could not be found.
10	Mark the blameless man [who is spiritually complete], and behold the upright [who walks in moral integrity]; There is a [good] future for the man of peace [because a life of honor blesses one's descendants].
11	As for transgressors, they will be completely destroyed; The future of the wicked will be cut off.
12	But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their refuge and stronghold in the time of trouble.
13	The LORD helps them and rescues them; He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, Because they take refuge in Him.
14	A Psalm of David; to bring to remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, Nor discipline me in Your burning anger.
15	For Your arrows have sunk into me and penetrate deeply, And Your hand has pressed down on me and greatly disciplined me.
16	There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin.
17	For my iniquities have gone over my head [like the waves of a flood]; As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.
18	My wounds are loathsome and foul Because of my foolishness.
19	I am bent over and greatly bowed down; I go about mourning all day long.
20	For my sides are filled with burning, And there is no health in my flesh.
21	I am numb and greatly bruised [deadly cold and completely worn out]; I groan because of the disquiet and moaning of my heart.
22	Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.
23	My heart throbs violently, my strength fails me; And as for the light of my eyes, even that has also gone from me.

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