Study Desk

After this, Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons and his grandsons, four generations.

But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night.

The kings of the earth take their stand; And the rulers take counsel together Against the LORD and His Anointed (the Davidic King, the Messiah, the Christ), saying,

Then He will speak to them in His [profound] anger And terrify them with His displeasure, saying,

Kiss (pay respect to) the Son, so that He does not become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled and set aflame. How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] are all those who take refuge in Him!

With my voice I was crying to the LORD, And He answered me from His holy mountain. Selah.

If a man does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has strung and bent His [mighty] bow and made it ready.

He has also prepared [other] deadly weapons for Himself; He makes His arrows fiery shafts [aimed at the unrepentant].

His mischief will return on his own head, And his violence will come down on the top of his head [like loose dirt].

I will give thanks to the LORD according to His righteousness and justice, And I will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

You made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet,

But the LORD will remain and sit enthroned forever; He has prepared and established His throne for judgment.

Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; Declare among the peoples His [great and wondrous] deeds.

For He who avenges blood [unjustly shed] remembers them (His people); He does not forget the cry of the afflicted and abused.

For the wicked boasts and sings the praises of his heart's desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns [and even despises] the LORD.

The wicked, in the haughtiness of his face, will not seek nor inquire for Him; All his thoughts are, "There is no God [so there is no accountability or punishment]."

His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments [LORD] are on high, out of his sight [so he never thinks about them]; As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.

His mouth is full of curses and deceit (fraud) and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness [injustice and sin].

He lurks in a hiding place like a lion in his lair; He lies in wait to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.

He crushes [his prey] and crouches; And the unfortunate fall by his mighty claws.