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"Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

Or darkness, so that you cannot see, And a flood of water covers you.

'Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see; And He walks on the vault of heaven.'

"The righteous see and are glad, And the innocent mock them, saying,

When He acts on the left, I cannot see Him; He turns to the right, but I cannot see Him.

"Why are times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not see His days?

"The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight, Saying, 'No eye will see me.' And he disguises his face.

"Does He not see my ways, And count all my steps?

Then he will pray to God, and He will accept him, So that he may see His face with joy, And He will restore His righteousness to that person.

'He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit, And my life will see the light.'

Teach me what I do not see; If I have done wrong, I will not do it again'?

"Look at the heavens and see; And look at the clouds—they are higher than you.

"Now people do not see the light which is bright in the skies; But the wind has passed and cleared them.

Be gracious to me, LORD; See my oppression from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,

He says to himself, "God has forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see it."

The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD'S throne is in heaven; His eyes see, His eyelids test the sons of mankind.

For the LORD is righteous, He loves righteousness; The upright will see His face.

The LORD has looked down from heaven upon the sons of mankind To see if there are any who understand, Who seek God.

All who see me deride me; They sneer, they shake their heads, saying,

I certainly believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.