Then the glory of the <sc>Lordsc> arose from the cherub and moved to the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud while the court was filled with the brightness of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s glory.

<p class="bodytext">The earth was ruined<n id="1" /> in the sight of<n id="2" /> God; the earth was filled with violence.<n id="3" />

<t /><n id="1" /><p class="bodytext">Seven full days passed<n id="2" /> after the <sc>Lordsc> struck<n id="3" /> the Nile.

and with cutting and setting stone, and with cutting wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.

<p class="poetry">or with princes who possessed gold,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">who filled their palaces<n id="2" /> with silver.p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Does a wise man answer with blustery knowledge,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">or fill his belly<n id="2" /> with the east wind?<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">His bones<n id="1" /> were full of his youthful vigor,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but that vigor will lie down with him in the dust.p>

<p class="poetry">In the fullness of his sufficiency,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">distress<n id="2" /> overtakes him.p> <p class="poetry">the full force of misery will come upon him.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">But it was he<n id="1" /> who filled their housesp> <p class="poetry">with good things &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">yet the counsel of the wicked<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">was far from me.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Can you fill its hide with harpoonsp> <p class="poetry">or its head with fishing spears?p>

<p class="poetry">May he grant your heart&#8217;s desire;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">may he bring all your plans to pass!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> promotes<n id="1" /> equity and justice;p> <p class="poetry">the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s faithfulness extends throughout the earth.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For I am overcome with shame<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and my whole body is sick.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Remember your covenant promises,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">for the dark regions of the earth are full of places where violence rules.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">You cleared the ground for it;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">it took root,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and filled the land.p>

<p class="poetry">Cover<n id="1" /> their faces with shame,p> <p class="poetry">so they might seek<n id="2" /> you,<n id="3" /> O <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">For he has satisfied those who thirst,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and those who hunger he has filled with food.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">We will seize<n id="1" /> all kinds<n id="2" /> of precious wealth;p> <p class="poetry">we will fill our houses with plunder.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The righteous do not encounter<n id="1" /> any harm,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the wicked are filled with calamity.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Bread gained by deceit<n id="1" /> tastes sweet to a person,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.<n id="3" />p>