them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

16 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?

Before CHRIST, 1520.

18 Hast thou with him spread out the sky which is strong, and as a molten looking-glass?

19 Teach us what we shall say to him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.

20 Shall it be told him that I speak? If a man shall speak, surely he will be swallowed up.

21 And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.

9

22 Fair weather cometh from the north: with God is terrible majesty.

23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundance of justice: he will not afflict.

24 Men therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.

CHAP. XXXVIII.

1 God challengeth Job to answer. 4 God, by his mighty works, convinceth Job of igno rance, 31 and of imbecility.

me know.

it all.

Prov. 30. 4.

2 Heb. if thou know

3 Heb. sockets.

Heb. made

to sink.

5 or, estab. lished my decree upon it.

6 Heb. the

pride of thy waves.

Tthe whirlwind, and said,

HEN the LORD answered Job out of 7 Heb.

2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel

by words without knowledge?

3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and 1 answer thou me.

4 a Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, 2 if thou hast understanding.

5 Who hath laid the measures of it, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

wings.

8 or, at. Heb. is taken.

10 or, the sev en stars. 11 Heb. Cimah.

Cecil.

6 Upon what are the 3 foundations of it 4 fastened? or who laid its corner stone; 12 Heb. 7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

9 When I made a cloud its garment, and thick darkness a swaddling band for it,

10 And 5 broke up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall 6 thy proud waves be stayed.

12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know its place;

13 That it might take hold of the 7 ends of earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

14 It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.

15 And from the wicked their light is withheld, and the high arm shall be broken.

16 Hast thou entered into the springs

24 By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?

25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness in which there is no man;

27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of the dew?

29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

30 The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of 10 11 Pleiades, or loose the bands of 12 Orion?

32 Canst thou bring forth 13 Mazzaroth in its season? or canst thou 14 guide Arcturus with its sons?

33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set its dominion on the earth?

34 Canst thou lift thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say to thee, 15 Here we are? 36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or 16 who can stay the bottles of heaven,

38 17 When the dust is groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?

39 a Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill is the appetite of the young lions,

40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?

6 Whose house I have made the wil-rors. derness, and the 1 barren land his dwellings.

25 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings towards the south? 27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? 28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

29 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she. CHAP. XL.

1 Job humbleth himself to God. 6 God inciteth him to show his righteousness, power, and wisdom. 15 of the behemoth.

M Job, and said,

OREOVER, the LORD answered

the driver.

8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every 6 Heb. the green thing.

9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?

10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with

his band in the furrow? or will he har

row the valleys after thee?

11 Wilt thou trust him, because his

armor.

3 ¶ Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.

5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yes, twice; but I will proceed no further.

6¶ Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

a

12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?

13 Gavest thou the goodly wings to the peacocks? or 3 wings and fethers to the ostrich !

mouth.

b Matt. 24.28.

to me.

14 Which leaveth her eggs in the c. 38. 3. earth, and warmeth them in the dust,

15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.

16 She is hardened against her young 6 Ps. 51. 4. ones, as though they were not hers: her labor is in vain without fear;

17 Because God hath withheld wisdom from her, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

18 When she lifteth herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

19 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? 20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is 4 terrible.

21 5 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet 6 the armed men.

22 He mocketh at fear, and is not af frighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.

23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.

24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.

Rom. 3. 4.

c Ps. 104. 1.

1 Perhaps,

2

the hippo potamus,

or, river horse.

or, He set teth up.

9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like his?

10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellence; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.

14 Then will I also confess to thee that thy own right hand can save thee. 15 Behold now 1 behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an

ox.

16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. 17 2 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his male organs are wrapped together.

18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach him.

20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.

7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears? 8 Lay thy hand upon him, remember 7 Heb. sor. the battle, do no more.

9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

10 None is so fierce that he dare rouse him who then is able to stand before me?

11 Who hath first 3 benefited me, that I should repay him? a whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.

12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion. 13 Who can 4 discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him 5 with his double bridle?

14 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible around. 15 His scales are his pride, shut together as with a close seal.

16 One is so near to another, that no

air can come between them.

row re.

joiceth. 8 Heb. The fallings.

33 Upon earth there is not his like, 11 who is made without fear.

34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride. CHAP. XLII.

1 Job submitteth himself to God. 7 God preferring Job's cause, maketh his friends submit themselves, and accepteth him: 10 He magnifieth and blesseth Job. 16 Job's age and death.

THE

10 Heb.

Sharp pieces of the pot. sherd.

11 or, who behave themselves

without fear.

1 or, no

knew not.

4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will ask of thee, and declare thou to me.

5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now my eye seeth thee. 6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

7¶ And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words to Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of

18 His sneezings flash light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. 19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire dart forth.

thine can be hinder. ed.

a c. 38. 2.

20 Out of his nostrils issueth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

2 Heb. his face, or, person.

21 His breath kindleth coals, and a

flame issueth from his mouth.

22 In his neck remaineth strength, 3 Heb. the and 7 sorrow is turned into joy before

him.

23 8 The flakes of his flesh are joined together they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

face of Job.

4 Heb.added

all that had been to Job 24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yes, to the douas hard as a piece of the nether mill

stone.

25 When he raiseth himself, the migh-l

ble.

Job hath.

8 Therefore take to you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for 2 him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.

9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted 3 Job.

10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD 4 gave Job twice as much as he had before.

11 Then came there to him all his Ibrethren, and all his sisters, and all they

that had been of his acquaintance before,

and ate bread with him in his house: and they condoled with him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an ear-ring of gold.

12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.

13 He had also seven sons, and three daughters.

5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

PSALM II.

2

tate.

3 Heb.

4

6 Yet have I 3 set my king 4 upon my Ps. 27. 3. holy hill of Zion.

7 I will declare 5 the decree: the LORD hath said to me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

8 d Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thy inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy posses

Sion.

e

9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

10 Be wise now therefore, Oye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

PSALM III.

The security of God's protection. ¶ A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.

LORD how are they multiplied that

trouble me? many are they that rise up against me.

2 Many there are who say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. 3 But thou, O LORD, art a shield 1 for me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

4 I cried to the LORD with my voice, and he heard me from his holy hill. Selah.

5 I laid me down and slept; I awakfor the LORD sustained me.

ed;

6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me on all sides.

7 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all my enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.