<p class="poetry">After that a voice roars;p> <p class="poetry">he thunders with an exalted voice,p> <p class="poetry">and he does not hold back his lightning bolts<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">when his voice is heard.p>

<p class="poetry">Terrifying sounds fill<n id="1" /> his ears;p> <p class="poetry">in a time of peace marauders<n id="2" /> attack him.p>

<p class="poetry">They sing<n id="1" /> to the accompaniment of tambourine and harp,p> <p class="poetry">and make merry to the sound of the flute.p>

<p class="poetry">When he imposed a limit<n id="1" /> for the rain,p> <p class="poetry">and a path for the thunderstorm,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">the voices of the nobles fell silent,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.p>

<p class="poetry">My harp is used for<n id="1" /> mourningp> <p class="poetry">and my flute for the sound of weeping.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;Indeed, you have said in my hearing<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">(I heard the sound of the words!):p>

<p class="poetry">Can you raise your voice to the cloudsp> <p class="poetry">so that a flood of water covers you?<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">There<n id="1" /> the prisoners<n id="2" /> relax<n id="3" /> together;<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">There is<n id="1" /> the roaring of the lion<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and the growling<n id="3" /> of the young lion,p> <p class="poetry">but the teeth of the young lions are broken.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">If I summoned him, and he answered me,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I would not believe<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">that he would be listening to my voice &#8211;p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;If you have<n id="1" /> understanding, listen to this,p> <p class="poetry">hear what I have to say.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Listen carefully<n id="1" /> to the thunder of his voice,p> <p class="poetry">to the rumbling<n id="2" /> that proceeds from his mouth.p>

<p class="poetry">God thunders with his voice in marvelous ways;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he does great things beyond our understanding.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Who carves out a channel for the heavy rains,p> <p class="poetry">and a path for the rumble of thunder,p>

<p class="poetry">Do you have an arm as powerful as God&#8217;s,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and can you thunder with a voice like his?p>

<p class="poetry">It stands still,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but I cannot recognize<n id="2" /> its appearance;p> <p class="poetry">an image is before my eyes,p> <p class="poetry">and I hear a murmuring voice:<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">In excitement and impatience it consumes the ground;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">it cannot stand still<n id="2" /> when the trumpet is blown.p>

But when they gazed intently<n id="1" /> from a distance but did not recognize<n id="2" /> him, they began to weep loudly. Each of them tore his robes, and they threw dust into the air over their heads.<n id="3" />