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And the LORD restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends; and the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.

Then came to him all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and ate bread with him in his house; and they showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him; and each of them gave him a piece of money and a ring of gold.

for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

kiss his feet, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way; for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

many are saying of me, there is no help for him in God. [Selah]

I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.

Arise, O LORD! Deliver me, O my God! For thou dost smite all my enemies on the cheek, thou dost break the teeth of the wicked.

But know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; the LORD hears when I call to him.

In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for thou alone, O LORD, makest me dwell in safety.

To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; give heed to my groaning.

Hearken to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to thee do I pray.

O LORD, in the morning thou dost hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for thee, and watch.

For thou art not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not sojourn with thee.

For there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is destruction, their throat is an open sepulchre, they flatter with their tongue.

Make them bear their guilt, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; because of their many transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against thee.

But let all who take refuge in thee rejoice, let them ever sing for joy; and do thou defend them, that those who love thy name may exult in thee.

For thou dost bless the righteous, O LORD; thou dost cover him with favor as with a shield.

Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am languishing; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.

Turn, O LORD, save my life; deliver me for the sake of thy steadfast love.

For in death there is no remembrance of thee; in Sheol who can give thee praise?