Study Desk

"Can you bind the wild ox with a harness [to the plow] in the furrow? Or will he plow the valleys for you?

For she leaves her eggs on the ground And warms them in the dust,

"She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor is in vain because she is unconcerned [for the safety of her brood],

For God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.

"Will he make a covenant or an arrangement with you? Will you take him for your servant forever?

"Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you bind him [and put him on a leash] for your maidens?

"[You said to me] 'Who is this that darkens and obscures counsel [by words] without knowledge?' Therefore [I now see] I have [rashly] uttered that which I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.

It came about that after the LORD had spoken these words to Job, that the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "My wrath is kindled against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.

"Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves, and My servant Job will pray for you. For I will accept him [and his prayer] so that I may not deal with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken of Me the thing that is right, as My servant Job has."

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

And the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

For the LORD knows and fully approves the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked shall perish.

"Yet as for Me, I have anointed and firmly installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain."

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!

Many are saying of me, "There is no help [no salvation] for him in God." Selah.

But You, O LORD, are a shield for me, My glory [and my honor], and the One who lifts my head.

I lay down and slept [safely]; I awakened, for the LORD sustains me.

Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the cheek; You have shattered the teeth of the wicked.

But know that the LORD has set apart for Himself [and dealt wonderfully with] the godly man [the one of honorable character and moral courage—the one who does right]. The LORD hears and responds when I call to Him.

In peace [and with a tranquil heart] I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety and confident trust.