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See how he spreads the lightning around him and how it lights up the depths of the sea.

See its powerful loins and the muscles of its belly.

Job lived 140 years after that, living to see four generations of his children and grandchildren.

When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers— the moon and the stars you set in place—

Lord , have mercy on me. See how my enemies torment me. Snatch me back from the jaws of death.

Yet they succeed in everything they do. They do not see your punishment awaiting them. They sneer at all their enemies.

The wicked think, "God isn't watching us! He has closed his eyes and won't even see what we do!"

But you see the trouble and grief they cause. You take note of it and punish them. The helpless put their trust in you. You defend the orphans.

For the righteous Lord loves justice. The virtuous will see his face.

The Lord looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God.

Declare me innocent, for you see those who do right.

Because I am righteous, I will see you. When I awake, I will see you face to face and be satisfied.

For they will turn and run when they see your arrows aimed at them.

Feel my pain and see my trouble. Forgive all my sins.

See how many enemies I have and how viciously they hate me!

Yet I am confident I will see the Lord 's goodness while I am here in the land of the living.

I am scorned by all my enemies and despised by my neighbors— even my friends are afraid to come near me. When they see me on the street, they run the other way.

Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!

In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are.

For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see.