<p class="poetry">In God &#8211; I boast in his promise<n id="1" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">in God I trust, I am not afraid.p> <p class="poetry">What can mere men<n id="2" /> do to me?<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">in God I trust, I am not afraid.p> <p class="poetry">What can mere men<n id="1" /> do to me?<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Say to God:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;How awesome are your deeds!p> <p class="poetry">Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear<n id="1" /> before you.p>

<p class="poetry">We do not see any signs of God&#8217;s presence;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">there are no longer any prophets<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and we have no one to tell us how long this will last.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">How long will this go on, O <sc>Lordsc>?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Will you stay angry forever?p> <p class="poetry">How long will your rage<n id="2" /> burn like fire?p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; according to the <i>gittithi> style;<n id="2" /> written by the Korahites, a psalm.p> <p class="poetry">How lovely is the place where you live,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lord who rules over allsc>!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">How long, O <sc>Lordsc>, will this last?p> <p class="poetry">Will you remain hidden forever?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Will your anger continue to burn like fire?p>

<p class="poetry">How many living things you have made, O <sc>Lordsc>!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">You have exhibited great skill in making all of them;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">the earth is full of the living things you have made.p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A song of ascents,<n id="2" /> by David.p> <p class="poetry">Look! How good and how pleasant it isp> <p class="poetry">when brothers live together!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">How much better it is to acquire<n id="1" /> wisdom than gold;p> <p class="poetry">to acquire understanding is more desirable<n id="2" /> than silver.p>

<p class="poetry">Do not go out hastily to litigation,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">or<n id="2" /> what will you do afterwardp> <p class="poetry">when your neighbor puts you to shame?p>

<p class="poetry">Do not boast<n id="1" /> about tomorrow;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">for you do not know<n id="3" /> what a day may bring forth.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">What does a man acquire from all his laborp> <p class="poetry">and from the anxiety that accompanies his toil on earth?<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Whatever exists now has already been, and whatever will be has already been;p> <p class="poetry">for God will seek to do again<n id="1" /> what has occurred<n id="2" /> in the past.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">How does that benefit him?<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Surely the king&#8217;s authority<n id="1" /> is absolute;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">no one can say<n id="3" /> to him, &#8220;What are you doing?&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">Surely no one knows the future,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and no one can tell another person what will happen.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="sosspeaker"><b><i>The Beloved to the Maidens:i>b>p> <p class="poetry">I admonish you, O maidens<n id="1" /> of Jerusalem:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Do not<n id="2" /> arouse or awaken love until it pleases!&#8221;p>

<t /><p class="sosspeaker"><b><i>The Beloved&#8217;s Brothers:i>b>p> <p class="poetry">We have a little sister,p> <p class="poetry">and as yet she has no breasts.p> <p class="poetry">What shall we do for our sisterp> <p class="poetry">on the day when she is spoken for?<n id="1" />p>

<n id="1" /><p class="poetry">Why do you insist on being battered?p> <p class="poetry">Why do you continue to rebel?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Your head has a massive wound,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">your whole body is weak.<n id="4" />p>