<p class="poetry">They will teach Jacob your ordinancesp> <p class="poetry">and Israel your law;p> <p class="poetry">they will offer incense as a pleasant odor,p> <p class="poetry">and a whole offering on your altar.p>

<p class="bodytext">When Zebul, the city commissioner, heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he was furious.<n id="1" />

The <sc>Lordsc> was furious with Israel<n id="1" /> and turned them over to<n id="2" /> the Philistines and Ammonites.

But he would give a double<n id="1" /> portion to Hannah, because he especially loved her.<n id="2" /> Now the <sc>Lordsc> had not enabled her to have children.<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">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, &#8220;Your female servant, like a lowly servant, will wash<n id="1" /> the feet of the servants of my lord.&#8221;

<p class="poetry">Smoke ascended from<n id="1" /> his nose;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">fire devoured as it came from his mouth;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">he hurled down fiery coals.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The depths<n id="1" /> of the sea were exposed;p> <p class="poetry">the inner regions<n id="2" /> of the world were uncoveredp> <p class="poetry">by the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s battle cry,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">by the powerful breath from his nose.<n id="4" />p>

Now listen to me! Send back those you have seized from your brothers, for the <sc>Lordsc> is very angry at you!&#8221;<n id="1" />

Now I intend<n id="1" /> to make a covenant with the <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel, so that he may relent from his raging anger.<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;O that<n id="1" /> you would hide me in Sheol,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and conceal me till your anger has passed!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">O that you would set me a time<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">and then remember me!<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">His<n id="1" /> anger has torn me<n id="2" /> and persecuted<n id="3" /> me;p> <p class="poetry">he has gnashed at me with his teeth;p> <p class="poetry">my adversary locks<n id="4" /> his eyes on me.p>

<p class="poetry">You who tear yourself<n id="1" /> to pieces in your anger,p> <p class="poetry">will the earth be abandoned<n id="2" /> for your sake?p> <p class="poetry">Or will a rock be moved from its place?<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;While he is<n id="1" /> filling his belly,p> <p class="poetry">God<n id="2" /> sends his burning anger<n id="3" /> against him,p> <p class="poetry">and rains down his blows upon him.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;How often<n id="1" /> is the lamp of the wicked extinguished?p> <p class="poetry">How often does their<n id="2" /> misfortune come upon them?p> <p class="poetry">How often does God apportion pain<n id="3" /> to them<n id="4" /> in his anger?p>

With Job&#8217;s<n id="1" /> three friends he was also angry, because they could not find<n id="2" /> an answer, and so declared Job guilty.<n id="3" />

But when Elihu saw<n id="1" /> that the three men had no further reply,<n id="2" /> he became very angry.p>

<p class="poetry">And further,<n id="1" /> when you sayp> <p class="poetry">that his anger does not punish,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and that he does not know transgression!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Stand up angrily,<n id="1" /> <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">Rise up with raging fury against my enemies!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Wake up for my sake and execute the judgment you have decreed for them!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;God won&#8217;t hold me accountable; he doesn&#8217;t care.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>