Would he contend with me with great power? No, he would only pay attention to me.

“You say, ‘He is foam on the face of the waters; their portion of the land is cursed so that no one goes to their vineyard.

Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for the ore in the deepest darkness.

For he looks to the ends of the earth and observes everything under the heavens.

So these three men refused to answer Job further, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

For to the snow he says, ‘Fall to earth,’ and to the torrential rains, ‘Pour down.’

But now, the sun cannot be looked at – it is bright in the skies – after a wind passed and swept the clouds away.

Is it not fierce when it is awakened? Who is he, then, who can stand before it?

(Who has confronted me that I should repay? Everything under heaven belongs to me!)

It looks on every haughty being; it is king over all that are proud.”

The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord’s promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

I continually look to the Lord for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy’s net.

would not God discover it, for he knows one’s thoughts?

Then the king will be attracted by your beauty. After all, he is your master! Submit to him!

For God, our God, is our defender forever! He guides us!

He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.

For he is our God; we are the people of his pasture, the sheep he owns. Today, if only you would obey him!

For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise; he is more awesome than all gods.

I will favor the honest people of the land, and allow them to live with me. Those who walk in the way of integrity will attend me.

and execute the judgment to which their enemies have been sentenced. All his loyal followers will be vindicated. Praise the Lord!