Study Desk

He says to himself, "God has [quite] forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see my deed."

Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until You find no more.

The LORD is King forever and ever; The nations will perish from His land.

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

The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, And His soul hates the [malevolent] one who loves violence.

For the LORD is [absolutely] righteous, He loves righteousness (virtue, morality, justice); The upright shall see His face.

The [spiritually ignorant] fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have committed repulsive and unspeakable deeds; There is no one who does good.

The LORD has looked down from heaven upon the children of men To see if there are any who understand (act wisely), Who [truly] seek after God, [longing for His wisdom and guidance].

You [evildoers] shamefully plan against the poor, But the LORD is his safe refuge.

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, Then Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.

He who walks with integrity and strength of character, and works righteousness, And speaks and holds truth in his heart.

He does not slander with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

In his eyes an evil person is despised, But he honors those who fear the LORD [and obediently worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder]. He keeps his word even to his own disadvantage and does not change it [for his own benefit];

He does not put out his money at interest [to a fellow Israelite], And does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.

He is like a lion eager to tear [his prey], And like a young lion lurking in hiding places.

In my distress [when I seemed surrounded] I called upon the LORD And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry for help came before Him, into His very ears.

Smoke went up from His nostrils, And fire from His mouth devoured; Coals were kindled by it.

He bowed the heavens also and came down; And thick darkness was under His feet.

He made darkness His hiding place (covering); His pavilion (canopy) around Him, The darkness of the waters, the thick clouds of the skies.

Out of the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds, Hailstones and coals of fire.