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Beholde, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?

Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his yeeres be searched out.

God thundereth maruellously with his voice: great things doth hee, which we cannot comprehend.

By the breath of God, frost is giuen: and the breadth of the waters is straitned.

Hearken vnto this, O Iob: stand still, and consider the wondrous workes of God.

Doest thou knowe when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

Faire weather commeth out of the North: with God is terrible maiestie.

When the morning starres sang together, and all the sonnes of God shouted for ioy.

Who prouideth for the rauen his foode? when his young ones cry vnto God, they wander for lacke of meate.

Because God hath depriued her of wisedome, neither hath he imparted to her vnderstanding.

Shall hee that contendeth with the Almightie, instruct him? he that reproueth God, let him answere it.

Hast thou an arme like God? or canst thou thunder with a voyce like him?

Hee is the chiefe of the wayes of God: he that made him, can make his sword to approach vnto him.

Many there bee which say of my soule, There is no helpe for him in God. Selah.

Arise, O Lord, saue mee, O my God; for thou hast smitten all mine enemies vpon the cheeke bone: thou hast broken the teeth of the vngodly.

[To the chiefe Musician on Neginoth, A Psalme of Dauid.] Heare me, when I call, O God of my righteousnesse: thou hast inlarged mee when I was in distresse, haue mercy vpon me, and heare my prayer.

Hearken vnto the voice of my crie, my King, and my God: for vnto thee will I pray.

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickednesse: neither shall euill dwell with thee.

Destroy thou them, O God, let them fall by their owne counsels: cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they haue rebelled against thee.

[Shiggaion of Dauid; which he sang vnto the Lord concerning the words of Cush the Beniamite.] O Lord, my God, in thee doe I put my trust: saue me from all them that persecute me, and deliuer me.