<t /><n id="2" /><p class="bodytext">There was a man<n id="3" /> in the land of Uz<n id="4" /> whose<n id="5" /> name was Job.<n id="6" /> And that man was pure<n id="7" /> and upright,<n id="8" /> one who feared God and turned away from evil.<n id="9" />

He said, &#8220;Naked<n id="1" /> I came from my mother&#8217;s womb, and naked I will return there.<n id="2" /> The <sc>Lordsc> gives, and the <sc>Lordsc> takes away.<n id="3" /> May the name of the <sc>Lordsc><n id="4" /> be blessed!&#8221;

<p class="poetry">But may all who take shelter<n id="1" /> in you be happy!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">May they continually<n id="3" /> shout for joy!<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">Shelter them<n id="5" /> so that those who are loyal to you<n id="6" /> may rejoice!<n id="7" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director, according to the <i>gittithi> style;<n id="2" /> a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, our Lord,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">how magnificent<n id="4" /> is your reputation<n id="5" /> throughout the earth!p> <p class="poetry">You reveal your majesty in the heavens above!<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">their troubles multiply,p> <p class="poetry">they desire other gods.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I will not pour out drink offerings of blood to their gods,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">nor will I make vows in the name of their gods.<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song<n id="2" /> by David. It was written when the Ziphites came and informed Saul: &#8220;David is hiding with us.&#8221;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">O God, deliver me by your name!<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">Vindicate me<n id="5" /> by your power!p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; according to the <i>al-tashchethi> style;<n id="2" /> a psalm of Asaph; a song.p> <p class="poetry">We give thanks to you, O God! We give thanks!p> <p class="poetry">You reveal your presence;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">people tell about your amazing deeds.p>

<p class="poetry">Pour out your anger on the nations that do not acknowledge you,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">on the kingdoms that do not pray to you!<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Not to us, O <sc>Lordsc>, not to us!p> <p class="poetry">But to your name bring honor,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">for the sake of your loyal love and faithfulness.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Free me<n id="1" /> from prison,p> <p class="poetry">that I may give thanks to your name.p> <p class="poetry">Because of me the godly will assemble,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">for you will vindicate me.<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Whatever has happened was foreordained,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and what happens to a person<n id="2" /> was also foreknown.p> <p class="poetry">It is useless for him to argue with God about his fatep> <p class="poetry">because God is more powerful than he is.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Seven women will grab hold ofp> <p class="poetry">one man at that time.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They will say, &#8220;We will provide<n id="2" /> our own food,p> <p class="poetry">we will provide<n id="3" /> our own clothes;p> <p class="poetry">but let us belong to you<n id="4" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">take away our shame!&#8221;<n id="5" />p>

For this reason the sovereign master himself will give you a confirming sign.<n id="1" /> Look, this<n id="2" /> young woman<n id="3" /> is about to conceive<n id="4" /> and will give birth to a son. You, young woman, will name him<n id="5" /> Immanuel.<n id="6" />

I then had sexual relations with the prophetess; she conceived and gave birth to a son. The <sc>Lordsc> told me, &#8220;Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz,

<p class="poetry">&#8220;I will rise up against them,&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">says the <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies.p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;I will blot out all remembrance of Babylon and destroy all her people,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">including the offspring she produces,&#8221;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">says the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, you are my God!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I will exalt you in praise, I will extol your fame.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">For you have done extraordinary things,p> <p class="poetry">and executed plans made long ago exactly as you decreed.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">For when they see their children,p> <p class="poetry">whom I will produce among them,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">they will honor<n id="2" /> my name.p> <p class="poetry">They will honor the Holy One of Jacob;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">they will respect<n id="4" /> the God of Israel.p>

<p class="poetry">Look, the name<n id="1" /> of the <sc>Lordsc> comes from a distant placep> <p class="poetry">in raging anger and awesome splendor.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">He speaks angrilyp> <p class="poetry">and his word is like destructive fire.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">I have stirred up one out of the north<n id="1" /> and he advances,p> <p class="poetry">one from the eastern horizon who prays in my name.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">He steps on<n id="3" /> rulers as if they were clay,p> <p class="poetry">like a potter treading the clay.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Now, this is what the <sc>Lordsc> says,p> <p class="poetry">the one who created you, O Jacob,p> <p class="poetry">and formed you, O Israel:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Don&#8217;t be afraid, for I will protect<n id="1" /> you.p> <p class="poetry">I call you by name, you are mine.p>