God

He incloseth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his cloud upon it.

The pillars of heaven tremble And are astonished at his rebuke.

He stirreth up the sea with his power, And by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.

By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.

Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?

As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul

(For my life is yet whole in me, And the spirit of God is in my nostrils);

Far be it from me that I should justify you: Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.

For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?

Will God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?

Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?

I will teach you concerning the hand of God; That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:

ForGodshall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.

He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.

He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing.

He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.

God understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place thereof.

For he looketh to the ends of the earth, And seeth under the whole heaven;

To make a weight for the wind: Yea, he meteth out the waters by measure.

When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder;

Then did he see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.

Oh that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when God watched over me;

When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness;