God Is Just 1Call now, is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
2For anger slays the foolish man,
3I have seen the foolish taking root,
4His sons are far from safety,
5His harvest the hungry devour
6For affliction does not come from the dust,
7For man is born for trouble,
8But as for me, I would seek God,
9Who does great and unsearchable things,
10He gives rain on the earth
11So that He sets on high those who are lowly,
12He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd,
13He captures the wise by their own shrewdness,
14By day they meet with darkness,
15But He saves from the sword of their mouth,
16So the helpless has hope,
17Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves,
18For He inflicts pain, and gives relief;
19From six troubles He will deliver you,
20In famine He will redeem you from death,
21You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
22You will laugh at violence and famine,
23For you will be in league with the stones of the field,
24You will know that your tent is secure,
25You will know also that your descendants will be many,
26You will come to the grave in full vigor,
27Behold this; we have investigated it, and so it is. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org Bible Apps |