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And I had not long to wait before God showed me the insolent one Slain on the mountains of Egypt, Esteemed of less account than the least on land and sea;

He said: I will be lord of land and sea; And he recognized not that it is God who is great, Mighty in His great strength.

And now behold, ye princes of the earth, the judgment of the Lord, For a great king and righteous (is He), judging (all) that is under heaven.

And now behold, ye princes of the earth, the judgment of the Lord, For a great king and righteous (is He), judging (all) that is under heaven.

Bless God, ye that fear the Lord with wisdom, For the mercy of the Lord will be upon them that fear Him, in the Judgment;

And have mercy on the righteous, (delivering him) from the affliction of the sinner, And recompensing the sinner for what he hath done to the righteous.

The righteous remember the Lord at all times, With thanksgiving and declaration of the righteousness of the Lord's judgments.

The righteous remember the Lord at all times, With thanksgiving and declaration of the righteousness of the Lord's judgments.

The righteous despiseth not the chastening of the Lord; His will is always before the Lord.

The steadfastness of the righteous is from God their deliverer; There lodgeth not in the house of the righteous sin upon sin.

The steadfastness of the righteous is from God their deliverer; There lodgeth not in the house of the righteous sin upon sin.

He maketh atonement for (sins of) ignorance by fasting and afflicting his soul,

He falleth—verily grievous is his fall—and riseth no more. The destruction of the sinner is for ever,

This is the portion of sinners for ever.

But they that fear the Lord shall rise to life eternal, And their life (shall be) in the light of the Lord, and shall come to an end no more.

Wherefore sittest thou, O profane (man), in the council of the pious, Seeing that thy heart is far removed from the Lord, Provoking with transgressions the God of Israel

Wherefore sittest thou, O profane (man), in the council of the pious, Seeing that thy heart is far removed from the Lord, Provoking with transgressions the God of Israel

Extravagant in speech, extravagant in outward seeming beyond all (men), Is he that is severe of speech in condemning sinners in judgment.

And his hand is first upon him as (though he acted) in zeal, And (yet) he is himself guilty in respect of manifold sins and of wantonness.

And his hand is first upon him as (though he acted) in zeal, And (yet) he is himself guilty in respect of manifold sins and of wantonness.

By night and in secret he sinneth as though unseen, With his eyes he talketh to every woman of evil compacts.

Let God remove those that live in hypocrisy in the company of the pious, (Even) the life of such an one with corruption of his flesh and penury.

Let God remove those that live in hypocrisy in the company of the pious, (Even) the life of such an one with corruption of his flesh and penury.

Let God remove those that live in hypocrisy in the company of the pious, (Even) the life of such an one with corruption of his flesh and penury.

Let God reveal the deeds of the men-pleasers, The deeds of such an one with laughter and derision;

Let God reveal the deeds of the men-pleasers, The deeds of such an one with laughter and derision;

That the pious may count righteous the judgment of their God, When sinners are removed from before the righteous,

And their eyes (are fixed) upon any man's house that is (still) secure, That they may, like (the) Serpent, destroy the wisdom of . . . with words of transgressors,

And their eyes (are fixed) upon any man's house that is (still) secure, That they may, like (the) Serpent, destroy the wisdom of . . . with words of transgressors,

He never ceaseth from scattering (families) as though (they were) orphans, Yea, he layeth waste a house on account of (his) lawless desire.

Let sleep be withdrawn from his eyelids at night; Let him fail dishonorably in every work of his hands.

Let him come home empty-handed to his house, And his house be void of everything wherewith he could sate his appetite.

Let the flesh of the men-pleasers be rent by wild beasts, And (let) the bones of the lawless (lie) dishonored in the sight of the sun.

Let the flesh of the men-pleasers be rent by wild beasts, And (let) the bones of the lawless (lie) dishonored in the sight of the sun.

Let the flesh of the men-pleasers be rent by wild beasts, And (let) the bones of the lawless (lie) dishonored in the sight of the sun.

Let ravens peck out the eyes of the hypocrites.

For they have laid waste many houses of men, in dishonor, And scattered (them) in (their) lust;

But they have provoked God's anger and vexed Him. May He remove them from off the earth, Because with deceit they beguiled the souls of the flawless.

The Lord shall deliver them from guileful men and sinners, And deliver us from every stumbling-block of the lawless (men).

O Lord God, I will praise Thy name with joy, In the midst of them that know Thy righteous judgments.

For Thou art good and merciful, the refuge of the poor;

Who, then, can take aught of all that Thou hast made, except Thou Thyself givest

Kings and rulers and peoples Thou dost nourish, O God; And who is the help of the poor and needy, if not Thou, O Lord

And Thou wilt hearken -for who is good and gentle but Thou— Making glad the soul of the humble by opening Thine hand in mercy.

But Thy gift is great in goodness and wealth, And he whose hope is (set) on Thee shall have no lack of gifts.

Sufficient are moderate means with righteousness, And hereby the blessing of the Lord (becomes) abundance with righteousness.

They that fear the Lord rejoice in good (gifts), And Thy goodness is upon Israel in Thy kingdom. Blessed is the glory of the Lord for He is our king.

Happy is the man whose heart is fixed to call upon the name of the Lord;

When he remembereth the name of the Lord, he will be saved.

His ways are made even by the Lord, And the works of his hands are preserved by the Lord his God.

When he passes through rivers and the tossing of the seas, he shall not be dismayed.

He ariseth from his sleep, and blesseth the name of the Lord:

When his heart is at peace, he singeth to the name of his God, And he entreateth the Lord for all his house.

And the Lord heareth the prayer of every one that feareth God, And every request of the soul that hopes for Him doth the Lord accomplish.

And the Lord heareth the prayer of every one that feareth God, And every request of the soul that hopes for Him doth the Lord accomplish.

For, if Thou sendest pestilence, Thou Thyself givest it charge concerning us; For Thou art merciful, And wilt not be angry to the point of consuming us.

For Thou wilt pity the seed of Israel for ever And Thou wilt not reject (them): But we (shall be) under Thy yoke for ever, And (under) the rod of Thy chastening.

For Thou wilt pity the seed of Israel for ever And Thou wilt not reject (them): But we (shall be) under Thy yoke for ever, And (under) the rod of Thy chastening.

Thou wilt establish us in the time that Thou helpest us, Showing mercy to the house of Jacob on the day wherein Thou didst promise (to help them).

Distress and the sound of war hath my ear heard; The sound of a trumpet announcing slaughter and calamity,

Distress and the sound of war hath my ear heard; The sound of a trumpet announcing slaughter and calamity,

The sound of much people as of an exceeding high wind, As a tempest with mighty fire sweeping through the Negeb.

The sound of much people as of an exceeding high wind, As a tempest with mighty fire sweeping through the Negeb.

I said: They establish their ways in righteousness. I thought upon the judgments of God since the creation of heaven and earth; I held God righteous in His judgments which have been from of old.

I said: They establish their ways in righteousness. I thought upon the judgments of God since the creation of heaven and earth; I held God righteous in His judgments which have been from of old.

I said: They establish their ways in righteousness. I thought upon the judgments of God since the creation of heaven and earth; I held God righteous in His judgments which have been from of old.

God laid bare their sins in the full light of day; All the earth came to know the righteous judgments of God.

God laid bare their sins in the full light of day; All the earth came to know the righteous judgments of God.

They plundered the sanctuary of God, as though there was no avenger.

They trode the altar of the Lord, (coming straight) from all manner of uncleanness; And with menstrual blood they defiled the sacrifices, as (though these were) common flesh.

They trode the altar of the Lord, (coming straight) from all manner of uncleanness; And with menstrual blood they defiled the sacrifices, as (though these were) common flesh.

Therefore God mingled for them a spirit of wandering; And gave them to drink a cup of undiluted wine, that they might become drunken.

Therefore God mingled for them a spirit of wandering; And gave them to drink a cup of undiluted wine, that they might become drunken.

He brought him that is from the end of the earth, that smiteth mightily;

The princes of the land went to meet him with joy: they said unto him: Blessed be thy way! Come ye, enter ye in with peace.

As a father (entereth) the house of his sons, (so) he entered (Jerusalem) in peace; He established his feet (there) in great safety.

He captured her fortresses and the wall of Jerusalem;

He destroyed their princes and every one wise in counsel; He poured out the blood of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, like the water of uncleanness.

He destroyed their princes and every one wise in counsel; He poured out the blood of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, like the water of uncleanness.

He destroyed their princes and every one wise in counsel; He poured out the blood of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, like the water of uncleanness.

They defiled Jerusalem and the things that had been hallowed to the name of God.

(But) God hath shown Himself righteous in His judgments upon the nations of the earth;

And the pious (servants) of God are like innocent lambs in their midst.

For Thou art the God of righteousness, judging Israel with chastening.

Gather together the dispersed of Israel, with mercy and goodness;

The Lord is worthy to be praised for His judgments with the mouth of His pious ones; And blessed be Israel of the Lord for ever.

The Lord is worthy to be praised for His judgments with the mouth of His pious ones; And blessed be Israel of the Lord for ever.

They were cast away from the inheritance, which Lord had given them. Among every nation (were) the dispersed of Israel according to the word of God,

They were cast away from the inheritance, which Lord had given them. Among every nation (were) the dispersed of Israel according to the word of God,

That Thou mightest be justified, O God, in Thy righteousness by reason of our transgressions:

For Thou art a just judge over all the peoples of the earth.

And the righteous deeds of Thy pious ones (are) before Thee, O Lord, Where, then, can a man hide himself from Thy knowledge, O God

Our works are subject to our own choice and power To do right or wrong in the works of our hands

And in Thy righteousness Thou visitest the sons of men.

For the judgments of the Lord are (given) in righteousness to (every) man and (his) house. Unto whom art Thou good, O God, except to them that call upon the Lord

For shame is upon us and upon our faces on account of all these things.

And, now, Thou art our God, and we the people whom Thou hast loved: Behold and show pity, O God of Israel, for we are Thine; And remove not Thy mercy from us, lest they assail us.

For Thou didst choose the seed of Abraham before all the nations, And didst set Thy name upon us, O Lord,

And we hope in Thee, when our soul turneth (unto Thee). The mercy of the Lord be upon the house of Israel for ever and ever.

And we hope in Thee, when our soul turneth (unto Thee). The mercy of the Lord be upon the house of Israel for ever and ever.