They will teach Jacob your ordinances and Israel your law; they will offer incense as a pleasant odor, and a whole offering on your altar.

When Zebul, the city commissioner, heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he was furious.

The Lord was furious with Israel and turned them over to the Philistines and Ammonites.

But he would give a double portion to Hannah, because he especially loved her. Now the Lord had not enabled her to have children.

The Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and he became very angry.

She arose, bowed her face toward the ground, and said, “Your female servant, like a lowly servant, will wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”

Smoke ascended from his nose; fire devoured as it came from his mouth; he hurled down fiery coals.

The depths of the sea were exposed; the inner regions of the world were uncovered by the Lord’s battle cry, by the powerful breath from his nose.

Now listen to me! Send back those you have seized from your brothers, for the Lord is very angry at you!”

Now I intend to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, so that he may relent from his raging anger.

“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!

His anger has torn me and persecuted me; he has gnashed at me with his teeth; my adversary locks his eyes on me.

You who tear yourself to pieces in your anger, will the earth be abandoned for your sake? Or will a rock be moved from its place?

“While he is filling his belly, God sends his burning anger against him, and rains down his blows upon him.

“How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain to them in his anger?

With Job’s three friends he was also angry, because they could not find an answer, and so declared Job guilty.

But when Elihu saw that the three men had no further reply, he became very angry.

And further, when you say that his anger does not punish, and that he does not know transgression!

Stand up angrily, Lord! Rise up with raging fury against my enemies! Wake up for my sake and execute the judgment you have decreed for them!

The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks, “God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.”