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Job 31

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¹ You make us a byword among the nations, A[1] laughingstock among the people.

² My dishonor is before me all day long, And humiliation has covered my face,

³ Because of the voice of the taunter and reviler, Because of the presence of the enemy and the avenger.

⁴ All this has come upon us, yet we have not forgotten You, Nor have we been false to Your covenant [which You made with our fathers].

⁵ Our heart has not turned back, Nor have our steps wandered from Your path,

⁶ Yet You have [distressingly] crushed us in the place of jackals And covered us with [the deep darkness of] the shadow of death.

⁷ If we had forgotten the name of our God Or stretched out our hands to a strange god,

⁸ Would not God discover this? For He knows the secrets of the heart.

⁹ [2] But for Your sake we are killed all the day long; We are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.

¹⁰ Awake! Why do You sleep, O Lord? Awaken, do not reject us forever.

¹¹ Why do You hide Your face And forget our affliction and our oppression?

¹² For our life has melted away into the dust; Our body clings to the ground.

¹³ Rise up! Come be our help, And ransom us for the sake of Your steadfast love.

¹⁴ To the Chief Musician; set to the [tune of] "Lilies." A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A skillful song, or a didactic or reflective poem. A Song of Love. [1] My heart overflows with a good theme; I address my psalm to the King. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.

¹⁵ You are fairer than the sons of men; Graciousness is poured upon Your lips; Therefore God has blessed You forever.

¹⁶ Strap Your sword on Your thigh, O mighty One, In Your splendor and Your majesty!

¹⁷ And in Your majesty ride on triumphantly For the cause of truth and humility and righteousness; Let Your right hand guide You to awesome things.

¹⁸ Your arrows are sharp; The peoples (nations) fall under You; Your arrows pierce the hearts of the King's enemies.

¹⁹ [2] Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

²⁰ You have loved righteousness (virtue, morality, justice) and hated wickedness; Therefore God, your God, has anointed You Above Your companions with the oil of jubilation.

²¹ All Your garments are fragrant with myrrh, aloes and cassia; From ivory palaces stringed instruments have made You glad.

²² Kings' daughters are among Your noble ladies; At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.

²³ Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear [to my instruction]: Forget your people and your father's house;

²⁴ Then the King will desire your beauty; Because He is your Lord, bow down and honor Him.

²⁵ The daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; The rich among the people will seek your favor.

²⁶ Glorious is the King's daughter within [the palace]; Her robe is interwoven with gold.

²⁷ She will be brought to the King in embroidered garments; The virgins, her companions who follow her, Will be brought to You.

²⁸ With gladness and rejoicing will they be led; They will enter into the King's palace.

²⁹ In place of your fathers will be[3] your sons; You shall make princes in all the land.

³⁰ I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations; Therefore the peoples will praise and give You thanks forever and ever.

³¹ To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah, set to soprano voices. A Song. God is our refuge and strength [mighty and impenetrable], A very present and well-proved help in trouble.

³² Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains be shaken and slip into the heart of the seas,

³³ Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains tremble at its roaring. Selah.

³⁴ There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, The holy dwelling places of the Most High.

³⁵ God is in the midst of her [His city], she will not be moved; God will help her when the morning dawns.

³⁶ The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered and were moved; He raised His voice, the earth melted.

³⁷ The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold [our refuge, our high tower]. Selah.

³⁸ Come, behold the works of the LORD, Who has wrought desolations and wonders in the earth.

³⁹ He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow into pieces and snaps the spear in two; He burns the chariots with fire.

⁴⁰ "Be still and know (recognize, understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth."

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1	You make us a byword among the nations, A[1] laughingstock among the people.
2	My dishonor is before me all day long, And humiliation has covered my face,
3	Because of the voice of the taunter and reviler, Because of the presence of the enemy and the avenger.
4	All this has come upon us, yet we have not forgotten You, Nor have we been false to Your covenant [which You made with our fathers].
5	Our heart has not turned back, Nor have our steps wandered from Your path,
6	Yet You have [distressingly] crushed us in the place of jackals And covered us with [the deep darkness of] the shadow of death.
7	If we had forgotten the name of our God Or stretched out our hands to a strange god,
8	Would not God discover this? For He knows the secrets of the heart.
9	[2] But for Your sake we are killed all the day long; We are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
10	Awake! Why do You sleep, O Lord? Awaken, do not reject us forever.
11	Why do You hide Your face And forget our affliction and our oppression?
12	For our life has melted away into the dust; Our body clings to the ground.
13	Rise up! Come be our help, And ransom us for the sake of Your steadfast love.
14	To the Chief Musician; set to the [tune of] "Lilies." A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A skillful song, or a didactic or reflective poem. A Song of Love. [1] My heart overflows with a good theme; I address my psalm to the King. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
15	You are fairer than the sons of men; Graciousness is poured upon Your lips; Therefore God has blessed You forever.
16	Strap Your sword on Your thigh, O mighty One, In Your splendor and Your majesty!
17	And in Your majesty ride on triumphantly For the cause of truth and humility and righteousness; Let Your right hand guide You to awesome things.
18	Your arrows are sharp; The peoples (nations) fall under You; Your arrows pierce the hearts of the King's enemies.
19	[2] Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
20	You have loved righteousness (virtue, morality, justice) and hated wickedness; Therefore God, your God, has anointed You Above Your companions with the oil of jubilation.
21	All Your garments are fragrant with myrrh, aloes and cassia; From ivory palaces stringed instruments have made You glad.
22	Kings' daughters are among Your noble ladies; At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.
23	Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear [to my instruction]: Forget your people and your father's house;
24	Then the King will desire your beauty; Because He is your Lord, bow down and honor Him.
25	The daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; The rich among the people will seek your favor.
26	Glorious is the King's daughter within [the palace]; Her robe is interwoven with gold.
27	She will be brought to the King in embroidered garments; The virgins, her companions who follow her, Will be brought to You.
28	With gladness and rejoicing will they be led; They will enter into the King's palace.
29	In place of your fathers will be[3] your sons; You shall make princes in all the land.
30	I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations; Therefore the peoples will praise and give You thanks forever and ever.
31	To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah, set to soprano voices. A Song. God is our refuge and strength [mighty and impenetrable], A very present and well-proved help in trouble.
32	Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains be shaken and slip into the heart of the seas,
33	Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains tremble at its roaring. Selah.
34	There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, The holy dwelling places of the Most High.
35	God is in the midst of her [His city], she will not be moved; God will help her when the morning dawns.
36	The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered and were moved; He raised His voice, the earth melted.
37	The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold [our refuge, our high tower]. Selah.
38	Come, behold the works of the LORD, Who has wrought desolations and wonders in the earth.
39	He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow into pieces and snaps the spear in two; He burns the chariots with fire.
40	"Be still and know (recognize, understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth."

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