The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate.
who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!
The King in his might loves justice. You have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
“Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any; he is mighty in strength of understanding.
but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; for he does not afflict from his heart or grieve the children of men.
He is wise in heart and mighty in strength —who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded?—
For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord God; so turn, and live.”
Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord God, and not rather that he should turn from his way and live?
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together! Who told this long ago? Who declared it of old? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no other god besides me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me.
I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One. Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Surely you know!
For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
“Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?
For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.
All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.
who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever; who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free;
The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.
Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.
the one who by his strength established the mountains, being girded with might;
Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God,
Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O Lord. How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.
Behold, God is great, and we know him not; the number of his years is unsearchable.
Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways, and how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?”
Surely now God has worn me out; he has made desolate all my company. And he has shriveled me up, which is a witness against me, and my leanness has risen up against me; it testifies to my face. He has torn me in his wrath and hated me; he has gnashed his teeth at me; my adversary sharpens his eyes against me. Men have gaped at me with their mouth; they have struck me insolently on the cheek; they mass themselves together against me. God gives me up to the ungodly and casts me into the hands of the wicked.
“With God are wisdom and might; he has counsel and understanding.
If it is a contest of strength, behold, he is mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon him?
Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert the right?
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