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So now, get yourselves seven young bulls and seven rams, go to my servant Iyov, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering. My servant Iyov will pray for you - because him I will accept - so that I won't punish you as your boorishness deserves; because you have not spoken rightly about me, as my servant Iyov has."

So Elifaz the Teimani, Bildad the Shuchi and Tzofar the Na'amati went and did what ADONAI had ordered them to do, and ADONAI accepted Iyov['s prayer].

When Iyov prayed for his friends, ADONAI restored his fortunes; ADONAI gave Iyov twice as much as he had had before.

Then all his brothers and sisters came to him, also all who had known him before, and they ate a meal with him in his house. They consoled and comforted him for all the evils ADONAI had inflicted on him. Each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.

ADONAI blessed Iyov's later situation even more than his earlier one - he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 pairs of oxen and 1,000 female donkeys.

Their delight is in ADONAI's Torah; on his Torah they meditate day and night.

For ADONAI watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked is doomed.

The earth's kings are taking positions, leaders conspiring together, against ADONAI and his anointed.

He who sits in heaven laughs; Adonai looks at them in derision.

Then in his anger he rebukes them, terrifies them in his fury.

"I myself have installed my king on Tziyon, my holy mountain."

"I will proclaim the decree: ADONAI said to me, 'You are my son; today I became your father.

Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance; the whole wide world will be your possession.

You will break them with an iron rod, shatter them like a clay pot.'"

Serve ADONAI with fear; rejoice, but with trembling.

A psalm of David, when he fled from Avshalom his son: ADONAI, how many enemies I have! How countless are those attacking me;

how countless those who say of me, "There is no salvation for him in God." (Selah)

But you, ADONAI, are a shield for me; you are my glory, you lift my head high.

With my voice I call out to ADONAI, and he answers me from his holy hill. (Selah)

I lie down and sleep, then wake up again, because ADONAI sustains me.

Rise up, ADONAI! Save me, my God! For you slap all my enemies in the face, you smash the teeth of the wicked.

Victory comes from ADONAI; may your blessing rest on your people. (Selah)

For the leader. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David: O God, my vindicator! Answer me when I call! When I was distressed, you set me free; now have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.

Men of rank, how long will you shame my honor, love what is vain, chase after lies? (Selah)

Understand that ADONAI sets apart the godly person for himself; ADONAI will hear when I call to him.