God

For He hath not afflicted with His heart, Nor doth He grieve the sons of men.

To bruise under one's feet any bound ones of earth,

To turn aside the judgment of a man, Over-against the face of the Most High,

To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord hath not approved.

Who is this--he hath said, and it is, And the Lord hath not commanded it ?

From the mouth of the Most High Go not forth the evils and the good.

We search our ways, and investigate, And turn back unto Jehovah.

We lift up our heart on the hands unto God in the heavens.

We--we have transgressed and rebelled, Thou--Thou hast not forgiven.

Thou hast covered Thyself with anger, And dost pursue us; Thou hast slain--Thou hast not pitied.

Thou hast covered Thyself with a cloud, So that prayer doth not pass through.

Till Jehovah looketh and seeth from the heavens,

I called Thy name, O Jehovah, from the lower pit.

My voice Thou hast heard, Hide not Thine ear at my breathing--at my cry.

Thou hast drawn near in the day I call Thee, Thou hast said, Fear not.

Thou hast pleaded, O Lord, the pleadings of my soul, Thou hast redeemed my life.

Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, my overthrow, Judge Thou my cause.

Thou hast heard their reproach, O Jehovah, All their thoughts against me,

Thou returnest to them the deed, O Jehovah, According to the work of their hands.

Thou givest to them a covered heart, Thy curse to them.

Thou pursuest in anger, and destroyest them, From under the heavens of Jehovah!

Completed hath Jehovah His fury, He hath poured out the fierceness of His anger, And he kindleth a fire in Zion, And it devoureth her foundations.

The face of Jehovah hath divided them, He doth not add to behold them, The face of priests they have not lifted up, Elders they have not favoured.

The breath of our nostrils--the anointed of Jehovah, Hath been captured in their pits, of whom we said: `In his shadow we do live among nations.'

Completed is thy iniquity, daughter of Zion, He doth not add to remove thee, He hath inspected thy iniquity, O daughter of Edom, He hath removed thee because of thy sins!