God

He holdeth backe the face of his throne: and spreadeth his cloude vpon it.

The pillars of heauen tremble and quake at his reproofe.

The sea is calme by his power, and by his vnderstanding he smiteth the pride thereof.

His Spirite hath garnished the heauens, and his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

Loe, these are part of his wayes: but how litle a portion heare we of him? and who can vnderstand his fearefull power?

The liuing God hath taken away my iudgement: for the Almightie hath put my soule in bitternesse.

Yet so long as my breath is in me, and the Spirit of God in my nostrels,

God forbid, that I should iustifie you: vntill I dye, I will neuer take away mine innocencie from my selfe.

For what hope hath the hypocrite when he hath heaped vp riches, if God take away his soule?

Will God heare his cry, when trouble commeth vpon him?

Will he set his delight on the Almightie? will he call vpon God at all times?

I will teache you what is in the hande of God, and I wil not conceale that which is with the Almightie.

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of tyrants, which they shall receiue of the Almightie.

And God shall cast vpon him and not spare, though he would faine flee out of his hand.

He putteth his hand vpon the rockes, and ouerthroweth the mountaines by the rootes.

He breaketh riuers in the rockes, and his eye seeth euery precious thing.

He bindeth the floods, that they doe not ouerflowe, and the thing that is hid, bringeth he to light.

But God vnderstandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.

For he beholdeth the endes of the world, and seeth all that is vnder heauen,

To make the weight of the windes, and to weigh the waters by measure.

When he made a decree for the rayne, and a way for the lightening of the thunders,

Then did he see it, and counted it: he prepared it and also considered it.

And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the Lord is wisedome, and to depart from euil is vnderstanding.

Oh that I were as in times past, when God preserued me!

When his light shined vpon mine head: and when by his light I walked thorowe the darkenesse,