God

When others are cast downe, then shalt thou say, I am lifted vp: and God shall saue the humble person.

Would God yet I knew how to finde him, I would enter vnto his place.

I would pleade the cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

I would knowe the wordes, that he would answere me, and would vnderstand what he would say vnto me.

Would he plead against me with his great power? No, but he would put strength in me.

There the righteous might reason with him, so I shoulde be deliuered for euer from my Iudge.

Behold, if I go to the East, he is not there: if to the West, yet I can not perceiue him:

If to the North where he worketh, yet I cannot see him: he wil hide himselfe in the South, and I cannot beholde him.

But he knoweth my way, and trieth mee, and I shall come forth like the gold.

My foote hath followed his steps: his way haue I kept, and haue not declined.

Neyther haue I departed from the commandement of his lippes, and I haue esteemed the words of his mouth more then mine appointed foode.

Yet he is in one minde, and who can turne him? yea, he doeth what his minde desireth.

For he will performe that, which is decreed of me, and many such things are with him.

Therefore I am troubled at his presence, and in considering it, I am afraid of him.

For God hath softened mine heart, and the Almightie hath troubled me.

For I am not cut off in darknesse, but he hath hid the darkenesse from my face.

Howe should not the times be hid from the Almightie, seeing that they which knowe him, see not his dayes?

Men cry out of the citie, and the soules of the slayne cry out: yet God doth not charge them with follie.

Though men giue him assurance to be in safetie, yet his eyes are vpon their wayes.

Power and feare is with him, that maketh peace in his hie places.

Is there any nomber in his armies? and vpon whom shall not his light arise?

And howe may a man be iustified with God? or how can he be cleane, that is borne of woman?

Behold, he wil giue no light to the moone, and the starres are vncleane in his sight.

The graue is naked before him, and there is no couering for destruction.

He bindeth the waters in his cloudes, and the cloude is not broken vnder them.