“So now Pharaoh should look for a wise and discerning man and give him authority over all the land of Egypt.

And Pharaoh turned and went into his house. He did not pay any attention to this.

“You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

When the people heard this troubling word they mourned; no one put on his ornaments.

Naomi took the child and placed him on her lap; she became his caregiver.

Are not my days few? Cease, then, and leave me alone, that I may find a little comfort,

“O that you would hide me in Sheol, and conceal me till your anger has passed! O that you would set me a time and then remember me!

when I said, ‘To here you may come and no farther, here your proud waves will be confined’?

Who has put wisdom in the heart, or has imparted understanding to the mind?

I am not afraid of the multitude of people who attack me from all directions.

Terrify them, Lord! Let the nations know they are mere mortals! (Selah)

He shrouded himself in darkness, in thick rain clouds.

For you bring him rich blessings; you place a golden crown on his head.

For you grant him lasting blessings; you give him great joy by allowing him into your presence.

You burn them up like a fiery furnace when you appear; the Lord angrily devours them; the fire consumes them.

Your sons will carry on the dynasty of your ancestors; you will make them princes throughout the land.

Consider its defenses! Walk through its fortresses, so you can tell the next generation about it!

But as for me, God’s presence is all I need. I have made the sovereign Lord my shelter, as I declare all the things you have done.

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,

As they pass through the Baca Valley, he provides a spring for them. The rain even covers it with pools of water.