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Psalm 34

¹I will bless the LORD at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
²My soul will make its boast in the LORD;
The humble will hear it and rejoice.
³O magnify the LORD with me,
And let us exalt His name together.
⁴I sought the LORD, and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
⁵They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces will never be ashamed.
⁶This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him
And saved him out of all his troubles.
⁷The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.
⁸O taste and see that the LORD is good;
How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
⁹O fear the LORD, you His saints;
For to those who fear Him there is no want.
¹⁰The young lions do lack and suffer hunger;
But they who seek the LORD shall not be in want of any good thing.
¹¹Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
¹²Who is the man who desires life
And loves length of days that he may see good?
¹³Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
¹⁴Depart from evil and do good;
Seek peace and pursue it.
¹⁵The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous
And His ears are open to their cry.
¹⁶The face of the LORD is against evildoers,
To cut off the memory of them from the earth.
¹⁷The righteous cry, and the LORD hears
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
¹⁸The LORD is near to the brokenhearted
And saves those who are crushed in spirit.
¹⁹Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the LORD delivers him out of them all.
²⁰He keeps all his bones,
Not one of them is broken.
²¹Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
²²The LORD redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
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Job 37

¹ “My heart pounds as I think of this.
It trembles within me.
² Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice
as it rolls from his mouth.
³ It rolls across the heavens,
and his lightning flashes in every direction.
⁴ Then comes the roaring of the thunder—
the tremendous voice of his majesty.
He does not restrain it when he speaks.
⁵ God’s voice is glorious in the thunder.
We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power.

⁶ “He directs the snow to fall on the earth
and tells the rain to pour down.
⁷ Then everyone stops working
so they can watch his power.
⁸ The wild animals take cover
and stay inside their dens.
⁹ The stormy wind comes from its chamber,
and the driving winds bring the cold.
¹⁰ God’s breath sends the ice,
freezing wide expanses of water.
¹¹ He loads the clouds with moisture,
and they flash with his lightning.
¹² The clouds churn about at his direction.
They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.
¹³ He makes these things happen either to punish people
or to show his unfailing love.

¹⁴ “Pay attention to this, Job.
Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God!
¹⁵ Do you know how God controls the storm
and causes the lightning to flash from his clouds?
¹⁶ Do you understand how he moves the clouds
with wonderful perfection and skill?
¹⁷ When you are sweltering in your clothes
and the south wind dies down and everything is still,
¹⁸ he makes the skies reflect the heat like a bronze mirror.
Can you do that?

¹⁹ “So teach the rest of us what to say to God.
We are too ignorant to make our own arguments.
²⁰ Should God be notified that I want to speak?
Can people even speak when they are confused?
²¹ We cannot look at the sun,
for it shines brightly in the sky
when the wind clears away the clouds.
²² So also, golden splendor comes from the mountain of God.
He is clothed in dazzling splendor.
²³ We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty;
but even though he is just and righteous,
he does not destroy us.
²⁴ No wonder people everywhere fear him.
All who are wise show him reverence.”