Lexicon :: Strong's H1077 - bal

let the whole earth tremble before him.

The world is firmly established;

it cannot be shaken.

The folds of his flesh are joined together,

solid as metal[fn] and immovable.

In all his scheming,

the wicked person arrogantly thinks,[fn]

“There’s no accountability,

since there’s no God.”

He says to himself, “I will never be moved —

from generation to generation I will be without calamity.”

He says to himself, “God has forgotten;

he hides his face and will never see.”

Break the arm of the wicked, evil person,

until you look for his wickedness,

but it can’t be found.

doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressed

so that mere humans from the earth may terrify them no more.

I[fn] said to the LORD, “You are my Lord;

I have nothing good besides you.”[fn]

The sorrows of those who take another god

for themselves will multiply;

I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,

and I will not speak their names with my lips.

I always let the LORD guide me.[fn]

Because he is at my right hand,

I will not be shaken.

You have tested my heart;

you have examined me at night.

You have tried me and found nothing evil;

I have determined that my mouth will not sin.[fn]

My steps are on your paths;

my feet have not slipped.

You have given him his heart’s desire

and have not denied the request of his lips.Selah

For the king relies on the LORD;

through the faithful love of the Most High

he is not shaken.

Though they intend to harm[fn] you

and devise a wicked plan, they will not prevail.

When I was secure, I said,

“I will never be shaken.”

Do not be like a horse or mule,

without understanding,

that must be controlled with bit and bridle

or else it will not come near you.

God is within her; she will not be toppled.

God will help her when the morning dawns.

But despite his assets,[fn] mankind will not last;

he is like the animals that perish.

I will praise you, Lord, among the peoples;

I will sing praises to you among the nations.

Like a slug that moves along in slime,

like a woman’s miscarried child,

may they not see the sun.

He turned their rivers into blood,

and they could not drink from their streams.

The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty;

the LORD is robed, enveloped in strength.

The world is firmly established;

it cannot be shaken.

Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns.

The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken.

He judges the peoples fairly.”

He established the earth on its foundations;

it will never be shaken.

You set a boundary they cannot cross;

they will never cover the earth again.

I will praise you, LORD, among the peoples;

I will sing praises to you among the nations.

I have done what is just and right;

do not leave me to my oppressors.

Let hot coals fall on them.

Let them be thrown into the fire,

into the abyss, never again to rise.

Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing

or perform wicked acts with evildoers.

Do not let me feast on their delicacies.

He has not done this for every nation;

they do not know his judgments.

Hallelujah!

inflicting vengeance on the nations

and punishment on the peoples,

Folly is a rowdy woman;

she is gullible and knows nothing.

The righteous will never be shaken,

but the wicked will not remain on the earth.

No one can be made secure by wickedness,

but the root of the righteous is immovable.

Stay away from a foolish person;

you will gain no knowledge from his speech.

The fear of the LORD leads to life;

one will sleep at night[fn] without danger.

Do you see a person skilled in his work?

He will stand in the presence of kings.

He will not stand in the presence of the unknown.

for it’s like someone calculating inwardly.[fn]

“Eat and drink,” he says to you,

but his heart is not with you.

“They struck me, but[fn] I feel no pain!

They beat me, but I didn’t know it!

When will I wake up?

I’ll look for another drink.”

These sayings also belong to the wise:

It is not good to show partiality in judgment.

Prepare a place of slaughter for his sons,

because of the iniquity of their ancestors.

They will never rise up to possess a land

or fill the surface of the earth with cities.

But if the wicked man is shown favor,

he does not learn righteousness.

In a righteous land he acts unjustly

and does not see the majesty of the LORD.

The dead do not live;

departed spirits do not rise up.

Indeed, you have punished and destroyed them;

you have wiped out all memory of them.

We became pregnant, we writhed in pain;

we gave birth to wind.

We have won no victories on earth,

and the earth’s inhabitants have not fallen.

Look at Zion, the city of our festival times.

Your eyes will see Jerusalem,

a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander;

its tent pegs will not be pulled up

nor will any of its cords be loosened.

Your ropes are slack;

they cannot hold the base of the mast

or spread out the flag.

Then abundant spoil will be divided,

the lame will plunder it,